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

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