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

The Trump administration’s gamble in moving the US embassy is likely to ignite a political fire throughout Palestine and the Middle East with horrific and irreversible outcomes

We need to reject Trump’s executive orders in substance as well as style, living more simply so that others may simply live

For countless U.S. reporters and pundits as well as Democrats in Congress, the temptation to attack Trump as a servant of Putin is irresistible

Each and every European country must be stabilized and made to prosper

But what are we to make of the Paris Conference? It was a sad display of a final French-European-American attempt at showing relevance in a region that has vastly changed

This morning, here in Minneapolis, I’ll learn whether six jurors believe beyond a reasonable doubt that Dan Wilson and I are criminals. …

With a spirit of searching-for-unity, appreciating the importance of the concept of a united front in this perilous and dangerous time, there is no question we can do it. If we dare to struggle, dare to act, dare to unite, we can win

Only a third insurgency promoting a New Deal that works equally for Americans and Europeans can restore to a billion people living in the west sovereignty over their lives and communities

Talk on a Trump presidency

A look at violence in the U.S.

Certainly one way to test how powerful Trumpism may become, is to tackle it where its Achilles Heel stands out most – climate change – and with a well-tested strategy and tactics: BDS USA

The Logan Act is antithetical to free speech and other vital liberties

Historical fact shows that Israel is not experiencing a real transition, but what is truly faltering is Israel’s balancing act

On white privilege and terrorism

On the day President Trump is inaugurated, thousands of writers in the United States will express their indignation.  “In order for us…

Shinzo Abe’s on a road trip to define Japan’s new identity in an era of Trump and Duterte

The future of the planet and its people depends on resisting and overcoming Trump’s agenda. The struggle against Trump and Trumpism is nothing less than the defense of society – Social Self-Defense

The scandalous nature of the US health care system is bound to become even more scandalous in the Trump era

It is about civil rights and social justice

In the time between that recommendation eighty years ago, and Kerry’s warning that the two-state solution is “in serious jeopardy,” little has been done in terms of practical steps to establish a Palestinian state

The question is, why do many leftists today close their eyes to Russian crimes given that each one of these lame but understandable reasons for Soviet apologetics no longer applies?

We appreciate the comradely tone and content of the responses of Peter Olney and Ruth Needleman to our essay, “Fighting Back Against…

Instead of creeping repression, the new Philippine president began his reign with a blitzkrieg of extra-judicial killings, stupefying the country and blazing a new trail for fascism

I plan to attend a “Day of Denial” demonstration in downtown Newark, NJ today, one of 70 or more such actions in…

As was made very clear in the reaction to Trump’s electoral victory, the US has the enthusiastic support of the xenophobic ultraright in Europe, including its neofascist elements

Many societies’ resistance politics reflects a much broader, deeper capacity to link up than ever before: within the BRICS, the US and internationally

Trump’s victory was met in Europe with shock and disbelief

The Palestinians, too, will have to make a choice, face the decades-long reality with a united front, or side with those who intend to ‘reset’ the future of the Middle East based on a dark interpretation of biblical prophecies

We should reject the guidance of politicians and commentators who are all too willing to throw basic tenets of civil liberties overboard, while heightening the risks of brinkmanship