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
Noam Chomsky delivers the keynote address, “Fate of Humanity”
From now until November 6 we need to be fighting hard for a massive repudiation at the polls of the Trump-run Republicans
Donald Trump’s ‘deal of the century’ will fail. Palestinians will not exchange their 70-year long struggle for freedom for Jared Kushner’s cash
Interview on the history of race and racism in the US from African slavery to today
The debt deal for Greece is indeed a turning point: It marks the death of any prospect or hope for economic recovery and a return to normalcy. Only more difficult times lie ahead
Interview on Trumpocracy, the future of American politics and the Bernie Sanders phenomenon
Reviving the Democratic Party will require making the party democratic in the process of winning genuine progressive victories. Ocasio-Cortez is helping to show the way
The immediate challenge facing labor unions is their transformation into militant, forward-thinking and social justice institutions
It is as if Trump is following an Israeli blueprint, fashioning his decisions around the principles that guided Israeli policies towards the Palestinians for many years
They aren’t rewarded with the titanic achievement of having shaped and ruined a country, but instead with purposeful intent to stop the vicious cycle of war and resist the cruel hierarchies attempting to prevail
America should worry less about China’s economic success and more about a potential Chinese financial implosion
Interview on on a wide range of topics, including the Donald Trump presidency, the recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the declining U.S. power, and rising right-wing politics in the world
Sixteen Lessons Learned in Building the Radical Black Congress
Interview on the latest developments in Trumpland and their consequences for democracy and world order
In the state of Georgia’s Glynn County Detention Center, four activists await trial stemming from their nonviolent action, on April 4, 2018, at the Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay
Europe is facing the most significant refugee crisis since World War II. All attempts at resolving the issue have failed, mostly because they have ignored the root causes of the problem
The persecution of Julian Assange must end. Or it will end in tragedy. The Australian government and prime minister Malcolm Turnbull have…
Whether it was steel workers, hospital workers, under-paid educators, or other public employees fighting back, you could count on Brother Sadlowski being there, in person or in spirit
Israel should not have free reign to abuse Palestinians at will, and the international community should not stand by and watch the bloody spectacle as it continues to unfold
Palestinians Need Urgent Protection from Israel
I hope those walking for peace, working for equality, and imploring a different way forward can be heard and celebrated not only in Afghanistan, but in every country
Destitution, Unemployment & Hunger Must Be Addressed
By their inclusiveness when it comes to issues, as well as the range of social movements involved, the Poor People’s Campaign is modeling a central, essential element of our path forward to revolutionary change
Italy Under an All-Populist Government and EU’s Impasse
The following is the adapted text of an interview that first appeared in Modern Success magazine. So many things have been written about, and…
Ongoing battles between militants, government forces, and international allies have destroyed much of Kabul’s water infrastructure, forcing people to drill their own wells
What’s the Constitution got to do with climate? Current legal cases are now addressing that question
Interview on the state of nuclear geopolitics, international solidarity and more
Whether pushing for action on climate change, peace, LGBTQ equality, feminism, reproductive choice, or fighting racism, Cagan’s voice, presence, and expertise have long been visible
A ‘think tank’ is sometimes a group of people paid to think, by the people who control the tanks (as Naomi Klein once remarked). Here in…
Interacting with hundreds of people and being exposed to multiple media environments in both mainstream and alternative media, I also learned much about the changing political mood on Palestine in the western world
Chapter 24 of RPS/2044
Fathi Harb should have had something to live for, not least the imminent arrival of a new baby. But last week the 21-year-old extinguished his life in an inferno of flames in central Gaza
Interview on the realities and dangers of foreign relations in the age of “gangster capitalism” and the decline of the US as a superpower
Will the international community remain trapped between hollow statements and no action?
As Yemeni civilians’ lives become increasingly desperate, they become increasingly isolated, their suffering made invisible by a near-total lack of Western media interest or attention
How the events of 1968 transformed French society
Trump needs Americans to believe there is an imminent threat to our collective safety and security in order to whip up his base and retain support
This is the best opportunity since 1998 that the opposition has to defeat the Bolivarian Revolution. So why are they boycotting the election?
When Google Earth was launched in 2001, I rushed immediately to locate a village that no longer exists on a map, which…
Noam Chomsky is Political Awareness Committee Student Organization Speaker at St. Olaf College
From the Iran Deal to the Israel Embassy Move
A “non-party opposition” is a convergence of social movements that performs some of the classical functions of an opposition party without the goal of taking state power
Occupy is a tactic, not a movement. It succeeded in placing crucial issues on the agenda, radical inequality for one
Will Buffy The Bernie Slayer Win in Pro-Sanders District?
The Missing Story from the Gaza Protests
We need to mobilize people—left, right, independent—to stop Trump from taking us into war with Iran
With six months to go before the midterm election, new national polls are showing that the Democratic Party’s much-touted momentum to gain control of the House has stalled out
In the first quarter of 2018, according to FERC, approximately 2% of the new electrical generation capacity (power plants) came from natural gas, while 94% of it came from wind and solar
