My aim in what follows is to suggest some possible linkages that point toward some possible ways to understand some possible trends…
In an interview with an Associate Professor of International Relations at University of the Witwatersrand we talk about why the South African…
[This article is part of a series called Answering Ireland’s Call: Thoughts for a new republic (Freagairt ar Ghlaoch na hÉireann: Smaointe ar…
One evening in early September 1964, a frightening commercial jolted 50 million Americans who were partway through watching “Monday Night at the…
Until recently, Renee DiResta–author of the book under review–was the research manager at Stanford University’s Internet Observatory. She has served as a…
Ever since I have come to understand I am neurodivergent, more of the world has opened up to me. I now understand…
The evidence suggests that empires often react to periods of their own decline by over-extending their coping mechanisms. Military actions, infrastructure problems,…
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir vowed, on August 26, to build a synagogue inside the Muslim holy site Al-Haram Al-Sharif. Ben-Gvir, as…
This article was produced by Earth | Food | Life, a project of the Independent Media Institute. The actual cause of the climate crisis is…
People against destroying our planetary home often favor “No Growth”—“steady as she goes”—or even the rhetorically catchier “DeGrowth”—“shrink baby shrink.” Their pro-growth…
In Norman Solomon’s new Afterword in the paperback edition of his book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of…
This text is not specifically about the brutal atrocity of the Gaza genocide. But it is dedicated to it, and the reasons…
With nearly 18 million students on U.S. college campuses this fall, defenders of the war on Gaza don’t want to hear any…
The Associated Press reports that many of the recruits drafted under Ukraine’s new conscription law lack the motivation and military indoctrination required to actually…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s explicit critique of Jill Stein and the Green Party several days ago have motivated me to write about my 17…
Our investigation of the disastrous society-wide collapses of four premodern polities, China’s Ming Dynasty, the South Asian Mughal Empire, the High Roman…
On a recent trip to Germany, I sought to better understand how the Nazi Party rose to power, and carried out the…
In which Senator Malcolm King, Celia Lopez, Lydia Luxemburg, and Bert Dellinger discuss electoral participation and purpose and RPS’s major victory. Elections:…
Since the presidential campaign shake-up in July, the national conversation about manhood is abuzz with talk of a “new” masculinity, embodied by good, decent…
During her acceptance speech in August at the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris heaped praise on her mother. She spoke…
To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about the background and motivations behind writing ‘The Darkest Timeline’? I think…
[This article is part of a series called Answering Ireland’s Call: Thoughts for a new republic (Freagairt ar Ghlaoch na hÉireann: Smaointe ar…
For the last 21 years, the primary issue I have focused on is the climate crisis. It’s a no-brainer for me: it…
At the moment of writing this article it is still unclear if Israeli politican and war criminal Tzipi Livni will arive on…
On Labor Day this writer has summed up the condition of the American working class over the past year. This national election…
A generation ago South Africa looked into twin abysses: becoming a nuclear weapons state, and race war. Looking into the heart of…
Perhaps you’ve heard the term “teachable moment” in recent years. It is a way of framing or reframing a mistake or misfortune…
From the outskirts of cities to the most rural parts of the country, more than 1 million Namibians lack adequate access to…
As he runs for reelection in 2024, former president Donald Trump has made the outlandish claim that “millions of people [have crossed the United…
Time is running out for Kamala Harris to distance herself from U.S. policies that enable Israel to continue with mass murder and genocide in…
Departing Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan clearly had an unpleasant experience at the world’s largest international institution. In an…
“Guess what?!” A 12-year-old Pittsburgh school boy spoke excitedly with his teacher one morning last fall. “My mommy and daddy were having…
This was first published in the Progessive International newsletter. How can we throw sand in the wheels of Israel’s war machine, which…
As the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East continues to capture global attention, it is crucial to recognise the diversity of perspectives…
The approach of Labor Day provides an appropriate time to reflect upon how Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans, if restored to…
In which Bert Dellinger, Emiliano Feynman, Leslie Zinn, Barbara Bethune, Robin Kunstler, Anton Rocker, and Harriett Lennon discuss internet, media, hospitals, justice,…
My answer to the question posed in this article’s headline is: probably not to a significant extent. I will explain further below. …
Hours after Kamala Harris gave her acceptance speech at the Democratic convention, the president of the “pro-Israel, pro-peace” organization J Street took…
From its beginnings, the capitalist economic system produced both critics and celebrants, those who felt victimized and those who felt blessed. Where…
Perhaps such activities as simple as searching on the Internet or sending an email, artificial intelligence or AI depends on data processing…
The Ukraine War is at a crossroads. It is entering a new phase. Military and political strategies on both sides are in…
[This article is part of a series called Answering Ireland’s Call: Thoughts for a new republic (Freagairt ar Ghlaoch na hÉireann: Smaointe…
When I hear phrases like “degrowth is just not politically or economically feasible” (1) I suspect a combination of the following: ignorance…
After this week’s Democratic National Convention—which went well on their terms for what the Democratic leaders wanted—I strongly believe Kamala Harris will…
During her nearly 40-minute-long speech on the final day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Vice President Kamala Harris laid out her…
The day after former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka, I was on the phone with a friend who had spent…
On 28 July a presidential election took place in Venezuela. Expected to be one of the closest presidential races in years, soon…
In August 1945, the US atom bombed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Since then, nuclear weapons have never been used…
Some of you may remember the line, I think it was from an Alka Seltzer commercial, “I can’t believe I ate the…
The United States of America, unlike any other nation on Earth, maintains a massive network of foreign military bases around the world, more…
