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Editorial PhilosophyWhen in the course of direst human tribulation, it becomes clear to all the world that the rights a people naturally deserve…
This statement, authored by Paul Street on behalf of the organization Refuse Fascism: A Declaration of Independence from Trump’s Fascist America, will…
By the end of the annual meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in The Hague in June 2025, it became…
The Supreme Court’s first chief justice, John Jay, would have empathized with the billionaires who’ve been freaking out ever since Zohran Mamdani…
The recent surge in coordinated offensives by the Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) reveals a clear evolution in the armed struggle in Balochistan.…
With the USA’s bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities on 22 June 2025 (and I specify the date, because Trump is actively threatening…
It’s late afternoon, and most of the cars are pulling out of the parking lot behind a nondescript office building in Whippany,…
In May 2025, a news report revealed that the RSF militia in Sudan broke into warehouses and looted $75 million worth of…
We often have to heed the past to sort out the present. The urgency of “now” demands it. We need historical wisdom…
The recent missiles screaming across Middle Eastern skies tell a story older than either Israel or America. As Iranian ballistic missiles pierce…
Current affairs note: at first glance, this text seems futile in light of the recent attack by Israel and the US on…
At this week’s NATO summit in The Hague, leaders announced an alarming new goal: push military spending to 5% of nations’ GDP by 2035. Framed as…
Ninety years ago this summer, Congress passed legislation hailed at the time and for many years after as “labor’s Magna Carta” The Wagner…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu persistently declares his ambition to “change the face of the Middle East”. Yet, his repeated assertions seem…
Federal officials, then-Governor of Indiana Eric Holcomb, union leaders, company representatives, and dozens of guests assembled at Heidelberg Materials in Mitchell, Indiana,…
June 6 was a significant day for protest. As protesters challenged ICE agents carrying out immigration raids in Los Angeles, demonstrators in…
Official Western reactions to Israel’s illegal attack on Iran and the subsequent developments in the conflict are characterized by such shameless hypocrisy…
Donald Trump is not the first president to unleash the terror of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on immigrant communities across…
On June 24, US President Donald Trump announced a truce between Israel and Iran following nearly two weeks of open warfare. Israel…
Every spring, someone in my town posts hand-drawn TURTLE CROSSING signs near the roads where turtles lay their eggs. I’d never actually…
As best I can discern both the No Kings demonstrations with 5 to 7 million participants, but also the pathetic Military March…
President Trump announced that the US had bombed three Iranian nuclear sites. Then he messaged that “now is the time for peace.”…
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), allowed the IAEA to be used by the United States and…
Twenty years ago, one day in June 2005, I talked with an Iranian man who was selling underwear at the Tehran Grand…
After promising during his 2024 election campaign to end the country’s quarter century of ‘forever wars’—on June 21, 2025 Trump started yet…
The profound and unrelenting struggles endured by Palestinians should, by any rational expectation, have irrevocably concluded the Palestinian cause. Yet, the struggle…
My first years of progressive activism and organizing took place during the presidency of Richard Nixon, who, without a doubt, led one…
NOTE: The following text is an abridged translation of a Persian-language statement regarding Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran. The statement was published…
Robo dogs. Tasers-equipped drone. Lie detectors. Smart walls. Iris scans. The imprecise, inhumane technology of AI algorithms. This is the arsenal that…
As profit-driven exploitation imperils Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, some unique conservation strategies are working to save it. In Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, orangutans swing through…
After serving as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1984 to 1992, Deborah “Arnie” Arnesen became the first major party…
Earlier this month, Washington vetoed yet another UN security council resolution, supported by all the other members, calling for an immediate ceasefire…
After promising during the 2024 election to stop the USA’s ‘forever wars’ in the 21st century, in less than six months in office…
Immigrants and asylum seeking refugees are the political props that fascists exploit to seize control of all US government institutions. The white…
On Saturday 14 June our movement held a successful meeting with national, provincial and municipal government. The meeting was attended by a…
Since June 13th, hundreds of missiles have streaked across Middle Eastern skies while diplomatic phones ring unanswered. Israel’s unprecedented assault on Iran’s…
Germany’s new chancellor Friedrich Merz has a history, one that he does not like to highlight. His Opa or grandfather was a…
“Freedom isn’t free” is a slogan I have heard much of my adult life, almost always associated with praising our military and the sacrifice…
The huge decentralized turnout for No Kings Day has shown that grassroots power can be a major force against the momentum of…
On Monday, June 16, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced legislation, a War Powers Resolution, to prevent President Trump from using military force against Iran…
Statements by the Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union, an umbrella organisation of Kurdish left organisations, and the Kurdistan Free Life Party, based in…
Frantz Fanon teaches that every generation must discover its own mission, fulfil it, or betray it. The youth of 1976 discovered their…
Did you see the old woman bent over, making her way with both hands on the ground across the wasteland that is…
“Democrats are in the wilderness, and they don’t have a response…We have to get up, dust ourselves off, criticize what we think…
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is at a critical turning point: while violent conflicts persist in the east of the country,…
‘Cause sometimes it’s hard to let the future begin! ― Lorraine Hansberry Many people believe the nation’s current turmoil is traceable to a…
Two years ago this week, Daniel Ellsberg died at the age of 92. In the popular imagination, his legacy is often reduced…
Israel’s consistent attacks on Iran since 2023 have all been illegal, violations of the United Nations Charter (1945). Iran is a member…
The Police State performance On Sunday, June 8, my partner and I were at the MOCA Geffen Contemporary museum in Downtown Los…
It’s been apparent for some time that the Israeli government intends to expel the population of Gaza and claim the territory. This has become so…



