UN Must Reflect Changing World Order

Interview on the Trump Presidency, the Defeat of the U.S. in Afghanistan, Syria’s Civil War, Yemen, Venezuela, and the Agenda of Vladimir Putin and Russia

One of the most significant political prisoners of the current period is kept in isolation so that the “soft coup” in Brazil can proceed on course, with likely consequences that will be severe for Brazilian society

The US government’s decision to slash funds provided to the United Nations agency that cares for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, is part of a new American-Israeli strategy aimed at redefining the rules of the game altogether

Interview on the Trump presidency; the defeat of the U.S. in Afghanistan; what he believes is a just position on Syria’s civil war; and the agenda of Vladimir Putin and Russia and why a life of resisting and fighting is worth it

Our leading weapons dealers have developed a business model that feeds on war, terrorism, chaos, political instability, and human rights violations

Interview with Noam Chomsky

Khan Al-Ahmar as Representation of Greater Genocide

Complex stories are reported to a cult-like formula of bias, hearsay and omission: Brexit, Venezuela, Russia, Syria

The real battle is now between two post-globalization camps: social democrats… and fascists

We need to demonstrate that the only way the many can regain control of our lives, our communities, our cities and our countries is by coordinating our struggles along the axis of an Internationalist New Deal

Oslo will not go away. It remains a problem because the intellectual foundation that led to its conception is still firmly in place – where only Israel matters and the aspirations of the Palestinian people are still inconsequential

“Don’t put the Nazis in a place where you think it has nothing to do with yourself. That’s the biggest danger, historical danger, I think we can make.”

Are Leading Democrats Really on the Wagon (or Still Sneaking a Drink)?

They endure and persist, despite the massive price they pay and continue the struggle of generations of courageous Palestinian women who came before them

With unconditional support from the Trump Administration, Tel Aviv sees a golden opportunity to redefine what has, for decades, constituted the legal and political foundation for the so-called ‘Palestinian-Israeli conflict’

In California’s “jungle primary” in June, a Teamster from Richmond astounded many observers by placing second in her state legislative race.

McCain faithfully served the empire and will be rewarded with a lofty place in the official narrative

Officials rarely decide to reduce their own power. And the Democratic Party has not made such a historic reform to its presidential nominating process in decades. So, how did it happen?

Haley Blames Arabs for Washington’s Sins

For over half a century, Noam Chomsky, celebrated linguist and current Laureate Professor of Linguistics and Agnese Nelms Haury Chair at the…

Samir Amin’s celebrated life was amongst the most trying, but also rewarding, of his generation’s left intelligentsia

Interview on the continued aftershocks of the Sanders campaign as well as the problematic issue of BDS and how progressives and third parties can reorganize and repurpose forward thinking stances to refocus on future elections

The power and effectiveness of this kind of solidarity goes even beyond Gaza and Palestine

A FERC which is no longer a rubber-stamp for the gas industry would be huge

Why don’t we all aid the aims of every valid priority, not just with lip service, but with strategic care and sustained commitment?

“I cannot protect my kid. But many other parents can still protect their kids. You don’t have to pay the price that I paid”

With Trump setting the agenda on the building and destruction of political alliances between states while wrecking prospects of multilateral action, the world requires a new generation of international leaders to develop a genuine alternative

Michael Albert responds to R. Burke again

Israeli leaders feel that Europe’s move to the far-right is irrevocable and are keen to benefit from the anti-Muslim sentiment that accompanies this shift as much as possible

Humans beings, right now, this generation, for the first time in history, have to ask, “Will human life survive?”

Responding to R. Burke on parecon

Interview on Family Separation & the U.S. Roots of Today’s Refugee Crisis

Trump’s crippling sanctions will go into effect on November 4th

Honest, dedicated, courageous and persistent engagement, ranging from education and organization to direct activism, carefully honed for effectiveness under prevailing circumstances

Progressives should figure it out. Amplifying the anti-Russia din helps to drown out the left’s core messages for economic fairness, equal rights,…

There is no escaping the moral imperative now. Those who insist on supporting Israel must know that they are supporting an unabashed Apartheid regime

After 45 years of ‘neoliberal destruction’, the time is ripe for moving forward with the adoption of a new set of progressive economic policies

One testimonial after another echoes the sentiments of a woman whose husband has been held incommunicado for more than two years. “Shouldn’t they be given a trial?”

For 43 years, since 1975, I’ve been a member, often a leader, of national and local groups working to build a mass-based,…

‘Social Dialogue’ Reform Frustrations

First, I thank Kim Scipes for his review of a recent book of mine- Practical Utopia – and for the many kind…

How Rohingya Are Lynched and Held Responsible

Repression, Austerity and Worker Militancy

Throughout the day before the summit in Helsinki, the lead story on the New York Times home page stayed the same: “Just…

What is new, complements of Bernie Sanders and the last five years‘ activism is that such people no longer avoid the label socialist

As long as Europe continues to operate with a skewed definition of the crisis, the crisis will continue to grow, leading to far dire consequences for all of those involved

Unpledged delegates exist, really, to make sure that party leaders and elected officials don’t have to be in a position where they are running against grassroots activists

Ex-Teamster Boots Riley Tackles Telemarketing And its Discontents

Where are those of us prepared to “utter unlawful oaths” and stand up to the authoritarians and charlatans in government, who glorify war and invent foreign enemies and criminalise dissent