Stop Another US Military Intervention in Iraq

Those who are sincerely dedicated to the Palestinian cause should avoid illusion and myth, and think carefully about the tactics they choose and the course they follow

This is part two of a five part interview. It mainly deals with attitudes to some political perspectives and a possible alternative

Ramadan was an exacting platform through which poverty and deprivation were devalued so that when Ramadan was over, we felt grateful for the little we had, before we resumed our struggle for the rights and freedoms we truly deserved

“We substitute teachers like to think of ourselves as the marines of the public education system. Whenever a breach opens in our nation’s educational front lines, off we go: The few, the brave, the stupid.”

How Washington protects itself and the corporate sector

Paulo: Michael… First and foremost, what, in your opinion, a revolutionary?

Al Gore seems to be coming down firmly against all fossil fuels, not just coal and oil

Interview on working-class resistance during the Industrial Revolution, propaganda, and the historical role played by intellectuals in times of war

Environmental politics in the U.S. appears hopelessly polarized

Redrawing the Map of Iraq, Again

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How did a linguistics professor become an outspoken political critic and one of the most iconic public intellectuals in the world?

One has to be clear in the distinction between a Hamas-Fatah political arrangement necessitated by regional and international circumstances, and Palestinian unity

The July 13 March on Washington to Stop Fracked Gas Exports is happening at just the right time

A restive rank-and-file seeks new teacher union leadership

Unlike Mohamed Bouazizi, the Fatimas and Mostafas of the Middle East should not have to set themselves ablaze to become worthy of a news report. Their constant struggle and resistance is a story that must be told

By releasing the five Guantánamo prisoners without prior Congressional approval, President Obama has blown away the excuse that his hands are tied by Congress

In the past several months, we have been provided with instructive lessons on the nature of state power and the forces that drive state policy

Amid the upheavals in Thailand, Ukraine and Egypt, wealthy elites have used popular movements and elections to ratify decisions in their favor

Noam Chomsky discussion on U.S. foreign policy

So much is at stake: for whistleblowers, freedom of the press and the public’s right to know. For democracy

A General’s Odd War on the Muslim Brotherhood

Chevron will be back pulling the strings, just like it did during Richmond’s prior existence as a well-oiled company town

Outnumbered by the country’s rural voters, Thailand’s once vibrantly democratic urban middle class has embraced an elitist, antidemocratic agenda

Since 2007, activists have risked arrests, imprisonment, heavy fines and wildly excessive use of police force

Emerging Markets? Think Again

I hope that a large institution that could and should directly aid alternative media will do so as Greenwald, Cook, and Omidyar, decide to explore ideas for good relations with alternative media and to implement those that seem best

President Obama’s Broken Foreign Policy Promises

Chomsky and Greenwald discuss Snowden, the NSA, and the United States as a surveillance state

Addressing the climate crisis requires massive investment in rebuilding our society and our economy on a sustainable basis

“On Sunday, July 13th, fracking fighters everywhere will march together by the thousands in DC

As U.S. President Barack Obama descends on the Philippines, Manila and Washington are rushing to complete negotiations on an Agreement on Enhanced Defense Cooperation between the two countries

What the media is not telling us about Yemen

For the first time in history, humans are now poised to destroy the prospects for decent existence, and much of life

Millions hate these kind of repressive relationships in the MINTS and BRICS

Union activists Bill Fletcher Jr. and Sam Ginden discuss the weakening of the labor movement and what needs to happen next

The current Ukraine crisis is serious and threatening

Interview with Noam Chomsky on various topics

Hope and Gloom in the Beach Refugee Camp

The moral and political power of the new CIA was demonstrated in part by the media coverage that it garnered

Brown deserves the gratitude of powerful economic elites. But for others, especially the powerless and vulnerable, it’s a very different story

If the ANC’s bragging about its social policy continues without substantial reforms, then violent protests will continue

To understand how thoughtless the US latest ‘peace process’ drive has been, one only needs to consider some of the characters involved in this political theater

How to counter this divisive big lie

After a recent CODEPINK delegation to Egypt ended up in deportations and assault, we have become acutely aware of some of the horrors Egyptians are facing in the aftermath of the July 3 coup

As long as the West Bank is ‘stable’, Palestinians will never achieve their freedom, for submission achieves no rights; only resistance does

The rise of the Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) bloc represents a potentially important geopolitical and economic force

Anarchism, I think, is the inheritor of the ideals that were developed in one or another form during the Enlightenment

The violent inequality that now stalks South Africa is no dream