Z Friends & Staff Posts
Will Israel Become a UN Security Council Member?
When the Palestinians rise again, as they will, they may not succeed at first ā 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 FERCās 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 Progressās 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 partyās 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
Trumpās refusal to publicly condemn these secret prisons, together with the appointments of people who played a role in George W. Bushās 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 Refinerās Fire 5 Years Later
Why Palestinian Victory in Jerusalem is a Pivotal Moment
Interview on a new documentary āThe Coming War On Chinaā and the military escalation that could lead World War III
The only thing hard about getting ready to be skilled at matters of social change is that it entails arriving at and holding on to thought patterns and insights very different than what we are used to thinking and believing
A socialist alternative to war needs to be built on other foundations: on a real resolution of the Palestinian refugee issue, on an end to occupation, and on true self-determination and social justice for all the people of the Middle East
Interview on a variety of topics
Adding another weapon system into the mix is not the answer
Interview about postmodernism, how it is an instrument of power and why academics embrace it
While parading for sanctions against Russia, the sleepwalkers on Capitol Hill are endangering the future of humanity
We can oppose US intervention, while telling the truth about Assadās chemical weapons use
Fear and Trepidation in Tel Aviv
Today will be remembered as the day the resistance to dictatorship was reborn
Palestinians, who are dying without much media coverage, are desperate and angry as their holy city is crumbling under the heavy boots of soldiers…
Rep. Barbara Lee, has represented Oakland and Berkeley in Washington since 1998, but now….
Preface by Noam Chomsky for Practical Utopia: Strategies for a Desirable Society
A progressive future is not guaranteed. We must work to bring it about, and we will
Putin’s a bit player ā the damage to democracy is “homegrown and self-actualized”
The Left needs to āfind common groundā with Evangelical Christians
Why Americans Hate Muslims
Interview on how the banking, fossil fuel and tech sectors all profit immensely from taxpayer dollars
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
Imagine if equivalent energies were devoted to promoting means and methods of nonviolence, along with ways to end the war against the environment and creation of āgreenā jobs among Chicagoās youngest generations
āThink Through the Implications of Our Actionsā
‘Welcome to Hell’: 100,000 Protesters Aim to ‘Kettle’ G20 Over Inequality, War and Climate Change
These days, apparently, the Democratic leadership in Congress has much bigger fish to fry than merely trying to avert a global nuclear holocaust
āTrumpismā is a Symptom of Decades-long Imperial Arrogance
