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Something far larger is at work here – a sense not merely of responsibility but of connectedness that transcends the concept of national borders. Because of it, an inhumane policy has been interrupted

The month of August bursts at the seams with histories of Black resistance–from the Haitian Revolution to the Nat Turner Rebellion, the Fugitive Slave Law Convention and the founding of the Underground Railroad…

“Ron Dellums governed from a place of morality and compassion, and his political activism shed light on injustices within our country and all over the world”

Trump is betting his intimidation approach can produce quick results before his tariff war precipitates a currency war and a severe global economic contraction

To deny professional athletes the right to express dissent in a peaceful manner is a disgrace to the Constitution, the opposite of patriotism and shameful moral weakness

Iraq’s trade unions, especially the oil workers, have played a central role in organizing the demonstrations

The time is ripe for civil society to represent the Palestinian people in their struggle against the Israeli apartheid regime

Hellman understood that social institutions like churches and schools were all part of a mosaic that, together, could create prosperity

iI Lula’s candidacy is prevented, a political crisis will become even more acute

The members calling for a no vote say that it falls short in just about every area it covers (or fails to cover)

Humans beings, right now, this generation, for the first time in history, have to ask, “Will human life survive?”

The struggle against sexual harassment belongs in the union because it is part of the broader fight against the increased neoliberalization of academia

Their “Proof” Is Not What They Say

Amazingly, Tamimi used the experience of being jailed, as many colonial subjects in imperial detention cells have–including Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi–to her advantage

Whatever happened to the notion that rich people should pay their fair share of the cost for their country’s public programs?

The cow is not a subject wholly of faith, but a political campaign by those seeking to hold on to state power at any cost

The use of coercive force against dissidents often backfires, becoming a transformative event that can change the course of a conflict

The Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature assembled for a hasty special session last week to alter the ballots voters will see in November

Responding to R. Burke on parecon

The basic problem we have with parecon as advocated by Michael Albert is that we think he proposes blueprints for society without attempting to provide anything empirical to back up his claims

Why he will Lose

Clinton Democrats or followers of the Third Way still have the power, and that is part of what is holding back an agenda for working people

Thanks to Donald Trump, it’s all over for the ‘rebels’ of Syria because they have been betrayed by the Americans – surely and finally by Trump himself in those secret discussions with Vladimir Putin

The story that the last anti-Maduro newspaper may be on the verge of closing is a complete fabrication

A Roadmap for the Resistance FY 2018

Villagers are trying to recover some of their losses through a class action lawsuit. But even if they are successful, it will provide little remedy for the felled forests, destroyed homes and disruption of community life

If the trial proceeds in camera and the court finds Collaery and Witness K guilty, they will join the legion of civil servants whose commitment to better government got them imprisoned

Reminder That Most Workers Are Struggling as Trump and Corporate Media Tout Economic Growth

New McCarthyism allows corporate media to tighten grip, Democrats to ignore their own failings

Though education is at the heart of Garcia’s campaign, he hasn’t shied away from his identity and speaking out about the racial dynamics in the state

Depending on how the November elections go, a federal domestic workers’ bill of rights may be something the domestic workers’ movement fights for as well

Reiner’s film reminds us why it’s so important to remember that there were traditional journalists, relying on low-level government sources, who got the story right

Across the region, Latin America’s militaries are regaining power through the court system

Interview on Family Separation & the U.S. Roots of Today’s Refugee Crisis

A child dies every ten minutes in Yemen. Lockheed Martin, as much as the Saudi and Emirati governments, should be in the dock for those deaths

It is time NATO went the way of the Warsaw Pact and recognize that the old ways of thinking are not only outdated but also dangerous

This future can be stopped. It is in our hands. If we swing into action, we can keep global heating to half that amount and avoid the full calamity

With no soon end of the conflict in sight, the stalemate between Ortega and a people behind barricades threatens to bring back the ghosts of the past

The U.S. doesn’t seem likely to win Trump’s trade war, and consumers are quite likely to lose

Like President Reagan’s mass firing of thousands of air traffic controllers (PATCO), these actions by the federal government could embolden other employers and state governments to go on the attack

There is no “life cycle” of coal, just a death march with misery every step of the way from extraction to disposal

Trump’s crippling sanctions will go into effect on November 4th

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders visited Wichita, Kansas, to woo progressives in support of congressional candidate James Thompson. Is the red state ready to turn blue?

Only an emphasis on popular power, communal production and social property will allow the Bolivarian Process to maintain its strategic course toward socialism

Elin Ersson, a Swedish college student, demonstrated this week how powerful a simple act of civil disobedience can be, when she refused to take her seat on a commercial flight unless a man being deported to Afghanistan via Turkey was removed from the plane first. As documented in the remarkable video she streamed live to Read more…

In Pakistan, the police killing of a Pashtun social media star stirred a popular uprising for democracy and demilitarization

Mine, America’s, and Humanity’s

Given our long history of battling the center-right of the Democratic Party, it’s fair to wonder why we weren’t in Ocasio-Cortez’s corner from the start

We call on others to endorse policies that favor denuclearization of the Middle East and a just and fair resolution of the Arab-Israeli dispute

Honest, dedicated, courageous and persistent engagement, ranging from education and organization to direct activism, carefully honed for effectiveness under prevailing circumstances