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In June, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders wound up his presidential primary campaign by urging his supporters to run for office themselves. About…
Regardless of how the war ends, Syria has been destroyed and its future is bloody and bleak
A broad discussion of media, war, activism, the Mideast and more…
With men at the BRICS helm like Serra and his president Michel Temer (who is also corrupt and widely despised), so too has the bloc become damaged goods
Just about one year ago, on October 16th, 2015, in Keene, New Hampshire, at a public town hall meeting attended by hundreds,…
It seems that the stronger Israel becomes, the larger in size and more destructive in its military capabilities, the weaker and more threatened it perceives itself
Few policies and programs designed to promote economic recovery and social reform have attracted as much attention as those associated with President…
If you vote Stein in a contested state, and Trump wins that state, and wins the election, do you think the Green Party would even survive that? Would you survive that?
Interview about the time period before World War II and what perceptions the United States maintained during it
The Black electorate needs to think far beyond November 8āand to lead the progressive electoral movement
Students and student movements have played a major role in struggles for reform and revolution in the United States and around the world
The top priority for the Left in the November elections is to make sure that Trump is defeated and the dangerous movement which he has advanced is set back
This talk was the second presentation in Massachusetts Peace Action’s Distinguished Peacebuilders Series
As United States Energy Transfers Partners began building the Dakota Access Pipeline through territory sacred to the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, the…
Noam Chomsky Chicagoās at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, hosted by Haymarket Books and the Chicago Center for Contemporary Theory
Several left arguments on the U.S. election frankly leave me baffled.
If current tendencies persist, the outcome will be disastrous before too long. Large parts of the world will become barely habitable affecting hundreds of millions of people, along with other disasters that we can barely contemplate.
The Clean Energy Future will provide many new jobs for each that is lost. There will, however, be fewer jobs in coal, oil, and gas extraction and burning and in nuclear energy.
American intervention was one factor leading to the Chilean coupābut unrest on the part of middle-class Chileans was another
Marxologists typically do all their quoting not caring that it makes normal people want to run and hide due to anticipating they will hear regurgitated unexplained old fashioned jargon
The best way to honor these children is by understanding that the future of Syriaās children cannot be determined according to the whims of American and Russian politicians
The world needs to adopt alternative energy systems as quickly as possible. And finally, it is crucial to explore technologies to assist us in reversing climate change — as time is running out
In sharp contrast to the AFL-CIOās top echelon, some unions really want to restrain climate change and are now vocally opposing the Dakota pipeline
Saudi’s intervention in Yemen is an extension of this hatred of Iran. The Saudis are worried that the Houthis, who rose up in Yemen, are close to Iran
The United States made a major effort to monopolize the basic resource for the early industrial revolution, namely cotton
Well into the 21st century, the Native American-Palestinian struggle remains one and the same
To proclaim “I am right,” no matter which side of this dispute one is on, while ignoring the substance that is at stake and while hurling non sequitur attacks at those you disagree with, will achieve nothing positive
Anybody who is talking to the Iranian government about anything should impress upon them the need to immediately free Homa Hoodfar
I hope that policy makers will let themselves be guided by sanity and the courage to clarify the U.S.ā vast potential to make a positive difference in our world
A quick look back at history tells us that Liebermanās tactics will fail; the question is, however, at what cost?
To sign the petition is, in the eyes of those doing so, a small act seeking desirable change. No one claims it is more that that
Former Greek finance minster Yanis Varoufakis responds to his critics and lays out DiEM25ās plan for resisting within the European Union
Some reflections on the meaning of Seattle for change in knowledge systems, a discussion of how despite the deep crisis of neoliberalism, finance capital has managed to retain tremendous power and an appeal for a new comprehensive vision of the desirable society
Interview on religion and its link to politics, with particular reference to American society and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict
A true humanitarian activist is one who is able to make a tangible difference in the lives of others
If Hillary Clinton wants to be a meaningful symbol for human rights and womenās empowerment, her campaign must live up to the values she claims to represent
The potential of āOur Revolutionā is far too great for those who want to sustain and expand the Sanders momentum to watch from the side
Some guiding principles for the work which must be undertaken in earnest after the November elections to build an independent, democratic, progressive mass organization
The overall structure and objectives of ‘Our Revolution’ are encouraging, but Sanders retreated from positions he took towards the end of his presidential campaign by not addressing U.S. foreign policy and wars
Saudi Arabia is using billions in U.S. aid to fund their onslaught of innocent civilians in Yemen, but it’s not too late for Congress to stop this madness
I am convinced if it develops positively āOur Revolutionā can in those ways continue the momentum of the Sanders campaign fulfilling a very worthy aim
If Bernie and Our Revolution continue to evade the present-day realities of āthe madness of militarism,ā their political agenda will be significantly more limited than what our revolution requires for a truly progressive future
With little or no accountability, Israel will continue with its fight targeting NGOs, threatening activists and restricting the work of anyone that dares to be critical
Albert and Bohmer on Our Revolution: Shouldn’t consistent Sanders supporters, progressives, and leftists of all kinds forego destructive recriminations and instead constructively pursue the political revolution Sanders has proposed all along?
What is most remarkable about the war propaganda now in floodtide is its patent absurdity and familiarity
Everyone seems to have a theory on how to obliterate ISIS, or āDaeshā. However, two points are rarely raised: one, concerning the…
Clinton is showing her solidarity with the nemesis of the Sanders campaign — Wall Street
Dozens of undocumented women being held with their children at the Berks County Residential Center in Pennsylvania are on a hunger strike
Interview on ISIS, NATO and Russia
There are no illusions this time, like there were with Obama. So letās get started building a new anti-war movement, one that is diverse, intergenerational, and closely linked with other key struggles



