I think Syriza can bring the world something profoundly important

A Muddle, a Meltdown or a Miracle?

The mass media have suddenly discovered Jeffrey Sterling — after his conviction Monday afternoon as a CIA whistleblower

When the marketplace dissects, compartmentalizes, criticizes and oh-so-helpfully attempts to reconstruct our body parts, it’s not because it treasures them. It’s because it’s trying to make money off of them

The case of United States of America v. Jeffrey Alexander Sterling has everything to do with politics and the CIA’s reputation

The real threat is the repression of migrant communities by national security states with the backing of a significant segment of the majority population mobilized by right wing forces

If I were a young black male, the U.S. penal system quite likely would not have allowed me to turn myself in to a federal prison camp

Based on the evidence, it would be delusional to think of the CIA as a place run by straight shooters

As Bush’s notorious legacy has proven, while war-induced fear and vain patriotism may keep a leader in office long enough, the terrible consequences of unchecked violence shall be felt for many years to come

Why the differences and what do the differences tell us?

Contrary to the eloquent pronouncements, it is not the case that “Terrorism is terrorism. There’s no two ways about it.” There definitely are two ways about it: theirs versus ours

“A true revolution of values will lay hands on the world order and say of war, ‘This way of settling differences is not just’”

What follows is a first sketch of a campaign proposal that is designed to bring to an end a form of discrimination referred to here as institutionalised classism

Raif Badawi was sentenced by a Saudi court to 1,000 floggings, as well as ten years in prison and a fine of $266,000. Badawi’s crime? Blogging.

Condoleezza Rice made headlines when she testified Thursday at the leak trial of former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling

Scapegoating Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling

It is still not about Islam, even if the media and militants attacking western targets say so

2015 might be a turning point year, but it definitely won’t be if we don’t rise to the occasion

Revulsion is justified, as is the search for deeper roots, as long as we keep some principles firmly in mind.

For those who universally doubt elections, could any evidence reverse that opinion?

But suburban Durban’s disaster reveals wider planetary abuse and eco-racism

The problem with Abbas, however, is bigger than Abbas himself. The ailment lies in the very political culture and class that sustained and benefited from political corruption for over 20 years

Public opinion can be quickly, and rather easily, manipulated against progressive mass movements

Host Chris Spannos interviews radical leftist Michael Albert about comedian and actor Russell Brand’s controversial new book, “Revolution”

For the U.S. public, to recognize the futility of torture is to call into question their own silence during the 2000s

A new kind of resolution for persistent struggle for gains that reduce suffering in the present while simultaneously developing mindsets, attitudes, and organizational means and commitment sufficient to keep on struggling right through to creating new defining institutions for the future

Remain humble, and always welcome the opportunity to learn new things

Kelly and another activist were arrested after offering bread and an indictment against drone warfare

Public Health v. Private Profit

Two new books lament the current state of working class organization and suggest various methods of resuscitation

A review of: Hacker, Hoaxer, Whistleblower, Spy: The Many Faces of Anonymous

To an extent, 2014 has been a year of clarity for those keen to understand the reality of the ‘Palestinian-Israeli conflict’ but were sincerely confused by the contrasting narratives

Some hypothetical questions for Alexis Tsipris of Syriza, about the party’s goals in society

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