In the spirit of steering ahead, intent on building ties with diverse people from all corners of the world regarding multiple issues, I hope the stance for peace and justice mentioned above will gain traction, raise discussions and help enlighten our collective future

If civil liberties instead of repression and diplomacy instead of war are progressive values, then all too many progressives — eager to tar Trump as a Kremlin product — have been undermining those values

Capitalists are not the only class that has major relative advantages

A new web site, We Stand for Peace and Justice, offers a statement for signing included below. The site provides links for public discussion and means to comment

In Syria, as in Iraq and other warring regions in the Middle East, the ‘truth’ is not shaped by facts, but opinions, themselves fashioned by blind allegiances

There is only one way that I can see Trump succeeding with his outrageous efforts—such as his Cabinet nominations–to turn back the…

A soon-to-be-published book by a longtime labor organizer chronicles how a grass-roots democracy movement overcame corporate money

Interview on some of the problems facing the United States today, and whether the American Dream is “dead” — if it ever existed in the first place

True security for the US will be achieved through caring for and respecting the world’s most needy, not through the rampages of war and destruction which has made the US the most feared country in the world

On Monday, over 2,000 people packed into Riverside Church in Manhattan to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Democracy Now! It was an…

An impossible gap exists between our demands for infinite security and the nightmare precarity suffered in those countries from which our wars rip that security away

The only reasonable solution is progressive delinking from the circuits of world finance through which these agencies accumulate their unjustified power

The movement is now more keenly interested in consolidating the power of Abbas’ allies than fighting Israel

On December 2nd in Washington, DC 65 people from 15 states and the District of Columbia, from as far away as Arizona,…

Trump’s real triumph was his ability to shift Republican politics to straight racism, misogyny and xenophobia with a potent authoritarian tone

In media and government, the journalists and officials who enable blacklisting are cravenly siding with conformity instead of democracy

The surge in right-wing and anti-establishment sentiments as a result of failed neo-liberal policies in Europe is likely to lead to collapse of the EU

It is impossible to discuss Fidel Castro outside of an examination of the Cuban Revolution. And, while I hear that there are…

“Castro’s shadow looms large because social and economic conditions throughout Latin America invite opposition to ruling authority and encourage agitation for radical change”

Interview on how Trump managed to win

The Trump team is filling up with dishonorable men who have made careers out of pandering to Israeli interests and unabashedly discounting Palestinian rights

“Thanksgiving is a part of the mythology that attempts to cover up the real history of the United States”

The challenge for the left is, and always has been, how do we protect people in the here and now while advancing the prospects for the more fundamental changes that we need?

Like a healthy forest, the resistance will depend on great diversity to thrive — a wide range of people engaging in a vast array of activities. And our resistance will need community

Why not establish at least one overarching, multi issue, multi tactic organization to not only fight against reaction but also propose and try to win elements of positive program and vision?

If Big Oil paid its fair share, cities like Richmond would not be forced to reduce services, cut staff, or seek health care concessions from its employees

Sanders’ campaign proved that a presidential candidate can actually capture the imagination of increasingly disillusioned voters left behind by both major parties

Instead of jobs and relief, the Obama administration offered only half-measures to struggling people in the Rust Belt and beyond

The point is to find worthy things to demand, and effective ways to fight to win demands that appeal to every crucial constituency, and polarize none away from progressive participation

As I was growing up, I was always reassured by the sound of the ‘Muadhin’ making the call for prayer in our…

I have been surprised by two electoral events in a few months: Trump’s election victory and the Colombian referendum on the peace…

United Nations University Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility 2016 Annual Guest Lecture Barcelona, Spain 5 November 2016 Pope Francis captured the…

Every day that goes by with the old leadership in place is a day wasted for the essential work to come

CJ Polychroniou: Noam, the unthinkable has happened: in contrast to all forecasts, Donald Trump scored a decisive victory over Hillary Clinton and…

To successfully block reaction, much less to unleash positive potentials, our efforts will have to speak with respect and sincerity to Trump’s voters not as enemies, but allies

Many U.S. people awoke this week with a new understanding of the dangers facing our common life together. These battles we fight are not a game, and they can escalate into even direr realities

The Fatah movement is involved in a massive tug-of-war that will ultimately define its future

As Kermit the Frog, America’s most famous Muppet, says: “it’s not easy being green.” Preliminary results of the Green Party’s latest national…

A misogynistic, racist, narcissistic, profit maximizing capitalist slug – but not a moron – is now President of the United States. The…

Right-wing populism has grown as a result of both the ravages brought on by neo-liberal globalization as well as the demographic and political changes within the USA

Only with eyes wide open do we have a real chance to understand clearly and organize effectively against the Trump regime. Failure to put up a fight should be unthinkable

At this sad, difficult, upsetting, angering time, we need to deepen our powers of resilience and help others do the same

The activism of the last couple of decades is all there somewhere. It just has to be organized

Interview on everything from Donald Trump to the role of artists, social resistance, and economic stagnation

Participatory economics, or parecon, describes the core institutions required to generate solidarity, equity, self-management, and an ecologically sound and classless economy

The ongoing prolific protests by opposition parties, university students, communities and labour, remains on the horizon as the political dust refuses to settle

Palestinians will continue to resist, as long as the reasons that inspired their rebellion nearly a century ago, remain in place

As someone who has made the deepening climate crisis my primary work for the last 13 years, I know that Trump is a huge threat to the planet and all its life forms

“Small differences [coupled with] great power can have enormous consequences.”

What exactly is Duterte up to and why are the Philippines’ neighbors so alarmed?