Z Friends & Staff Posts
Republican lawmakers are pressing forward on a final vote on President Trump’s tax plan, which would shower billions of dollars upon the wealthiest Americans, including Trump and his family members
Why are so many of us eager to block Trump, but beyond that not eager to win really positive, humane lasting social progress across all facets of society?
This is chapter eight of the book RPS/2044: An Oral History of the next American Revolution. RPS/2044 has its own book page, with…
Now that the American mask has completely fallen, Palestinians require an urgent rethink in their own political priorities, alliances and national liberation strategy
The only prospect for civilizing society and detoxifying politics is a new political movement that harnesses on behalf of a new humanism the burning injustice that class war manufactures
I first understood the power of the documentary during the editing of my first film, The Quiet Mutiny. In the commentary, I…
The Yemen Civil War could have been a local power struggle, if not for the Saudis’ heavy hand
This is chapter seven of the new boom RPS/2044
Kamal was revitalized by the Intifada. When the uprising broke out, he emerged from his own solitude. Life made sense once again
After the Unity Reform Commission
The Entire US-Middle East Political Framework Just Collapsed
On the first anniversary of Trump’s inauguration, let’s rise up again to show ourselves, the country and the world that there ain’t no power like the power of the people
Chapter six from RPS/2044
By stripping the Rohingya from any name affiliation that makes them a unique collective, it becomes possible, then, to deny them their rights, to dehumanize them
This is chapter five of the book RPS/2044: An Oral History of the next American Revolution.
Why the US Wants to Shut the PLO Office
“’The True Story of Pocohontas’ stands out as one of the greatest true stories of family love, dedication and tragedy.” Bobbie Whitehead,…
This is chapter Four of the book RPS/2044: An Oral History of the next American Revolution.
Andrej Goldman and Bill Hampton discuss hope, activism, and program.
A Proposal for a Radical, Not a Neoliberal Universal Basic Income
Juliet Berkman, Senator Malcolm King, and Andrej Goldman discuss overcoming cynicism and early momentum.
The comfortable nations often authorize the worst atrocities overseas through fear for their own safety, imagining themselves the victims to be protected from crime at all costs. Such attitudes entitle people in Iraq
The Untold Story of the Partition Plan
Chapter One of RPS / 2044, a look at some very early events and their meaning.
The palace coup, Mugabe’s demise and ‘nightmare’ versus ‘national unity’ scenarios
Brexit and Catalonia are the most glaring recent examples of the irrepressibly dynamic forces of nationalism that continue to exert powerful influence
There’s a lot of foundation building that can and should be done, is being done in local races around the country
Front Matter of the book RPS/2044
“Our failed embargo against Cuba has been repeatedly and publicly condemned by the international community as ineffective and harmful to the people of Cuba.”
While Israelis might have ‘gotten used’ to their own corruption, Palestinians have not, because the price of Israel’s moral corruption is too high for them to bear
The theses offered seek seek discussion and refinement to advance five overarching values: Self managed decision making; Equitably distributed benefits and circumstances; Mutual aid and empathy; Sustainable ecological; and social diversity
Internationalism
A couple of weeks ago I was contacted – via the What About Classism? website – by a group of students from…
History is calling upon us to step it up, given the practical victories we can win over the coming year
Why Israel Shelved the ‘Greater Jerusalem Law’
Interview on a new report, “Autopsy: The Democratic Party in Crisis,” which examines the role of Democratic Party loyalists in the party’s 2016 defeat
Interview about the rise of the far-right Golden Dawn party in his country and how their policies “have infiltrated the mainstream” in European politics, including anti-immigrant measures similar to those proposed by Trump
The Origins, Objectives, and War on the BDS Movement
Will Unions be Part of the Solution Or the Problem?
What Does It Mean for Labor and for the Climate?
Interview on how a radical reshaping of our educational system could be undertaken in the US
How Israel Is Exporting Its Occupation to the United States
I feel deeply moved by the commitment my young friends have made to reject wars and dominance, preferring instead to live simply, share resources, and help protect the environment
The action was deeply spiritual and tactically effective
The return of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the Butcher of Kabul, is the latest symbol of the country’s destruction
The possibilities available to create an egalitarian, socially just, ecologically friendly, and decent society lie outside the ideas, practices and policies of the October Revolution
The historical record shows that economic-political elites respond to militant popular action — and the threat of more
Hamas and Fatah Must Transform to Speak on behalf of Palestinians
Interview about about the Universal Dividend, it’s differences with the Basic Income, how it will be financed and whether it will burden the working class
On 16 October, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation aired an interview with Hillary Clinton: one of many to promote her score-settling book about…
In the Trump era, what would an authentically populist, progressive political agenda look like?
