Z Friends & Staff Posts
Or is its mandate still regime maintenance for financial imperialism?
Democrat Governor Goes South on Single Payer
IOPS was launched in 2012 with the aim of propelling activism for winning a new world
Transforming the South will need to be grounded in local struggles that are knitted together through networks and, more importantly, common strategies
“We are [not so] awesome” after all
Another Politics is an invaluable snapshot of the North American left today
Yes, we can make a new world if we’re willing to undertake the kinds of action called for, actions that become a major component of the new normal of social justice and climate activism in this decisive teens decade
Misunderstanding Foreign Economic Relations and Worker Productivity
Each time I’ve left a U.S. prison, I’ve felt as though I was leaving the scene of a crime
Rebellion needs to become resistance. Contestation needs to feed construction. Upsurge needs to birth persistence
An interview about the New York Times on Parenting and raising “moral children
Interview on the recent climate agreement between the US and China, the rise of ISIL, and the the movement in Ferguson against racism and police violence
If a movement isn’t busy being born, it is busy dying
On the occasion of Brooklyn for Peace’s 30th Anniversary Gala honoring Noam Chomsky, recipient of the Pathmakers to Peace Award. Interview by Dr. Partha Banerjee, labor educator and human rights activist
Double Standards That Expose White Supremacy
Why has so much journalism succumbed to propaganda? Why are censorship and distortion standard practice?
Climate change movements, organizations and communities are not yet strong enough to shape climate negotiations
It took supportive city leadership and nearly a decade of institutional change to get this far
Movements and uprisings, such as that in Burkina Faso, do not appear out of thin air.
“If we burn, you burn with us”
We need more effort going to motivating belief in the efficacy of overcoming our problems with positive gains
A review of This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate, by Naomi Klein
This piece is adapted from Uprisings, a chapter in Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to US Empire
Neoliberal policies that have reigned since the 1980s
Raising a child in a moral way is not just up to parents, its up to society
The talk about resetting President Obama’s security team is misplaced; we should be focusing instead on resetting his bellicose policies
How do we conduct activism seeking limited gains and given the personalities and means we have, yet in ways that lead toward transformation?
Interview with Gregory Wilpert, Director of teleSUR English
Is it possible to create system that does not exploit people or the planet?
If we say that you are a terrorist, you are
Ta-da, there it is: Palestinian history for dummies
There are numerous, obvious solutions to problems in Afghanistan which NATO countries could consider
A best-case scenario would be that a popular mass movement arose worldwide which not just forced an end to the fossil fuel era but went on to transform human society
The peace talks need to be accompanied by peaceful behavior
For two years, an exaggerated, costly police presence around the Ecuadorean embassy in London has served no purpose other than to flaunt the power of the state
RE/MAX Israel sells properties that are not only in Israel proper, but are also in occupied Palestinian lands of the West Bank
Would a good economy encourage good technological development?
Arab Media on the Brink
How did Russia and the West slip back into what seems like the Cold War all over again?
We know what time it is—there is little time left—and we are the leaders we have been waiting for
The critical change will be in how we determine what technologies are worth pursuing and implementing
The world has never been closer to a nuclear war that could wipe out all of its initiators
Here are a few quick thoughts on the November 4th election. (1) There is almost always a low turnout during a midterm election…
Israel’s decision to shut down al-Aqsa Mosque on Thursday, 30 October, is a gross violation of the religious rights of Palestinian Muslims
Big Oil’s “Air War” Fails To Sink Richmond Progressives
The destabilization efforts were noteworthy for the manner in which the mainstream, elite media was used to paint a picture
To this we may add the world’s greatest terrorist campaign: Obama’s global project of assassination of “terrorists”
The contradictions of Hawaii’s healthcare system and the struggles of its workers
Prospects and continuing horrors
There are a number of theories why war guilt has not taken hold in Japan
