Hamas’ new Charter seems like a scrupulously cautious attempt at finding political balances within extremely tight political margins

Discussion on the future of Palestine

We tend to believe that famine is primarily the result of natural disaster, but the African countries affected by famine are all ones that have all been severely affected by political instability and war

Richmond progressives have succeeded because, with patience and persistence, they built a political organization which functions year round, not just at election time

The Real Reasons behind the Palestinian Hunger Strike

Arguments include a macro socio-economic, psychological, philosophical and moral perspective

The inability of top Clinton operatives to identify with the non-wealthy is so tenacious that they still want to assume “the public will be with us” the more they talk about Russia

Three strategic elements that may be crucial in the aftermath of the march

Saudi Arabia Charged with Shaping Global Standards for Women’s Equality

The Republican Party is dedicated to racing as rapidly as possible to destruction of organized human life. There is no historical precedent for such a stand

Discussion focusing on Chomsky’s new book, “Requiem for the American Dream: The 10 Principles of Concentration of Wealth & Power”

Brexit, the rise of Donald Trump and the emergence of a new right-wing radicalism in both Europe and the United States signify…

The Democratic Party’s anti-Bernie establishment needed to reframe the discourse in a hurry. And — in tandem with mass media — it did.

We should be asking: just where is this escalation leading?

Replay of address at the Mullin Centre, UMASS Amherst

If we don’t take stock, it would be pure luck to do better and we will more likely repeat the same dismal pattern of courageously and wisely struggling but not winning

Palestine’s Tragic Anniversaries Are Not Only About Remembrance

ANC’s leadership called into question as Zuma’s corruption ridden Presidency is headed to an end, who will lead the country next?

Ecuador’s president-elect Lenín Moreno defeats neoliberal candidate Guillermo Lasso amidst an economic downturn and political controversy

Interview on he building of a what is very likely the most successful progressive political organization, The Richmond Progressive Alliance, in Richmond, California, a blue collar city long dominated by Chevron Corp

Vast efforts to portray Donald Trump as Vladimir Putin’s flunky have given Trump huge incentives to prove otherwise

Can someone in the White House, NSC, Pentagon, or State Department please give President Trump an honest assessment of the history of U.S. military actions over the past 15 years?

Guillermo Lasso, the conservative who lost Ecuador’s presidential vote, is aiming to delegitimize the leftist winner, Lenin Moreno, before he takes office

Miguel Guevara: Michael, you are writing a book titled RPS/2044. What kind of weird title is that? Michael Albert: 2044 refers to…

AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, democracynow.org, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. JUAN GONZÁLEZ: And I’m Juan González. Welcome…

Why Trump Is Pushing the Doomsday Clock

What worries Israel most about BDS is what it calls the movement’s attempt to ‘delegitimize’ Israel

We shouldn’t put aside the possibility that there would be some kind of staged or alleged terrorist act, which can change the country instantly.

There are two major reasons why it is so important that the Peoples Climate March April 29th in DC be a big…

Using Hollywood Celebrities to Validate Islam

In addition to countless casualties, Saudi bombing has destroyed civilian infrastructure, from water facilities to sewage treatment plants to hospitals

Interview on Trump, Russia and the press

What the US does is the kind of thing I described in Italy in 1948 by saying look, we’re going to starve you to death or kill you or destroy you unless you vote the way we want. I mean that’s what we do

In a landmark study, the Washington-based group, Physicians for Social Responsibly, showed that the US self-styled ‘war on terror’ had killed anywhere between 1.3 million to 2 million Muslims in the first ten years since the September 11 attacks

We should refuse to be stampeded by the nonstop drumbeats from partisan talking points and mainline media outlets — as well as “the intelligence community”

Israel has laid out its dark vision. Palestinians must present the antithesis to that destructive vision: a road map towards justice, equality and peace for all

When walls arise that would seem to seal the tragedy of war in concrete boundaries, Gabe and Therese find ways to cross the borders

So I could be right about this, or I could be wrong. The question is whether we will find a system that…

The Greek crisis has its actual origins in two directly related developments: first, in the internal dynamics of Greek political culture; and second, in the fact that Greece was ill-equipped to join the euro when it did

For decades, Israeli officials spoke passionately about peace, and did everything in their power to hinder its attainment. Now, they simply do not care. Period

The linked defense of the workers and the climate lie at the core of Social Self-Defense against Trump and Trumpism

Calling the police on corporations

Noam Chomsky on the new Trump era – UpFront special

The story of how a largely nonwhite, working-class community of 110,000 spawned a vibrant culture of resistance to corporate power

So far, the Democratic Party’s leadership in Congress has shown scant interest in impeaching Trump. With escalating pressure from constituents, that may soon change

A neocon hawk who pleaded guilty to involvement in the Iran-Contra scandal

The truth is, today’s political conflict in the US is not a clash over ‘values’, but an elites vs. elites war, par excellence

Protecting Saudi Arabia is not new; it has been US policy since the discovery of oil in the desert nation in the 1930s

A crucial test for democracy is whether people in high places can violate the law with impunity

A healthy movement is one that allows for constructive debate over differences