Z Friends & Staff Posts
My Contribution to the 100th Anniversary of the Russian Revolution
The angry diplomacy of President Donald Trump is Washington’s way to scare off North Korea’s traditional ally, China, and disrupt Chinese economic, political and military ascendency in Asia
How can protestors beat Trump, owners, and racist policing?
In a time when 20 million people face starvation, it’s particularly obscene for any country to pour resources into nuclear weaponry
What I find myself troubled by – indeed, even more than troubled by – is that we who went through the last fifty years have been so bad at communicating useful lessons to today’s young folks
It should be made clear that any unity agreement that pays heed to the interest of factions at the expense of the collective good of the Palestinian people is a sham
A conversation on what a revived socialist movement could mean for unions—and the broader push for workers’ rights and dignity
These lawsuits, designed to silence criticism, are textbook examples of SLAPPs: Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
Delegates to the recent Labour Party conference in the English seaside town of Brighton seemed not to notice a video playing in…
In South Africa’s fight between hostile brothers – the “Zuptas” and “White Monopoly Capital” – a new consensus appears
13 Questions about the Origins, Objectives and War on BDS
Or How to Further Enrich “The Masters of the Universe”
Violence spreads the famine, and the famine will spread violence.
The Future of Europe
The guardianship system basically means that Saudi women are totally powerless over their own lives and destinies unless their male guardian allows them that power
There is no hope, zero, for transformative change without effective organizations that are deeply rooted among our peoples, it is essential that we identify this problem as fundamental if we are to win
When Trump and Obama Sounded the Same
Justin Podur interviews Michael Albert about the new book, RPS/2044
The Greek ‘economic success’ story advanced by Tsipras et al would have been funny if it wasn’t such a serious matter
Bernie Sanders’ foreign policy address is a major step forward in the effort to challenge the corporate, militarist influences behind U.S. foreign policy
A right-wing insurgency, with the United States’ backing, threatens a fragile democracy
The “meaning” of the Vietnam war is no different from the meaning of the genocidal campaign against the Native Americans, the colonial massacres in the Philippines, the atomic bombings of Japan, the levelling of every city in North Korea
Ralph’s museum, organized as a non-profit educational institution, is a fitting tribute to his life’s work—and a challenge to others to carry it on
Will Israel Become a UN Security Council Member?
When the Palestinians rise again, as they will, they may not succeed at first — but they will eventually if we understand that they are us, and we are them
How elites on both sides of the political spectrum have undermined our social, political, and environmental commons
Big Oil, Failed Democracy and False Prophets
North Korea, China and the Threat of Nuclear War and Accident
Three Years after the War
On the morning of September 20th this movement will gather in front of FERC’s DC headquarters
Potholes in the road to municipal reform
BRICS Xiamen summit doomed by centrifugal economics
The Daesh Story Is Not Ending
Trump and Kim are dubious figures, driven by fragile egos and unsound judgement. Yet, they are both in a position that, if not reigned in soon, could threaten global security and the lives of millions
The Week Since and the Future
Most of the BRICS countries have witnessed sustained protests, many against corruption, environmental destruction and labor abuse
What we must do is rip the cover off of every effort that he undertakes to obscure white supremacist and xenophobic violence and hatred
It seems to me that there are openings now for the anti-racist movement because of what happened today
At Local Progress’s 150-person meet-up, left-leaning politicians from around the country share plans to build rebel cities
Progressive rhetoric notwithstanding, the DNC remains in sync with the same kind of anti-democratic arrogance that oversaw the party’s disastrous 2016 election campaign
Speaking about the urgent need for grassroots movements to oppose war and militarism in the U.S. and around the world
War on BDS is now a War on American Democracy
Interview on the politics in Ecuador, Brazil, Venezuela and across Latin America
Trump’s refusal to publicly condemn these secret prisons, together with the appointments of people who played a role in George W. Bush’s torture program, should set off alarm bells
On Wednesday, two U.S. soldiers died in Afghanistan after a suicide car bomber rammed a NATO-led convoy near a major U.S. base…
Interview on a wide range of topics, from the development of his personal political views to the control of information and media
The CEO of the company that sold and operates the voting machines in Venezuela says that there was a discrepancy of 1 million votes
A Refiner’s Fire 5 Years Later
Why Palestinian Victory in Jerusalem is a Pivotal Moment
