Clik here to view.
Organizing to Strike: How 20,000 California Workers Got Ready
Michael McGlenn is a clinical psychologist at the University of California-San Diego. Three years ago, feeling the pinch of dues, he looked into dropping the union. He felt that “the best I could do...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Understanding America’s Political Rot
We have to realize that we have a new reality and that progressives need to change their approach. A proto-fascist movement in power that is not committed to the democratic rules of the game and that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
MAGA’s Hollow Populism
In July, after Donald Trump selected JD Vance as his vice-presidential running mate, Michael Lind took to the New York Times opinion pages to celebrate what he called a “new Republican...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On the Maryhouse Stage, Power Politics and War
In mid-November, New York’s Catholic Worker community, located in lower Manhattan, opened their sizable auditorium to host “Reap What You Sow: Don’t Lose Heart!” a two act play with two actors which...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Are African Artifacts Everywhere but Africa?
Imagine making a new friend, and upon walking into their home, you notice something strange; their home is riddled with your family’s photos and heirlooms that have been passed down for generations....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Playing Nuclear Chicken with Russia
There is no justifiable explanation for lame duck President Joe Biden’s sudden turnabout decision to okay Ukraine’s use of longer-range US ATACMS ballistic missiles which can hit targets as much as 200...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Political and Climate Storms Rolling In – Look Homeward to Make Real Change
Build strong places to weather the storms Never has it been more important to build strong places capable of weathering the storms barreling down on us, both the physical storms of a disrupted climate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Palestinian Resistance Lives
Since 7 October, Palestinians in Gaza have been subjected to the worst military onslaught in the history of the enclave, with an unprecedented outpouring of force and violence. At the same time, Israel...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Nigerian People Must Own Their Resistance
On the morning of July 26, as conversations raged across the country about the looming August 1 #EndBadGovernance protests, another comrade and I had a conversation about the impact of the press...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Final Speech from the Great Disrupter
My inbox is full of lament (and encouragement). My Instagram feed is full of anger and “the arc of the moral universe bends slow but…” My Facebook brims with exhortations to focus on the positive, on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Effects of Israeli Barbarity
I could not tell the easy, comforting lie. “No”, I told the woman, her traumatised children clinging to her legs, “I can’t say you are safe here; not one of us is safe. The Israelis are genocidal. But...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Buried Out Of Sight: Deliberate Israeli Targeting Of Palestinian Children...
Imagine an experienced British surgeon, recently returned from Ukraine, breaking down in front of a committee of British MPs as he related how Russian forces had been deliberately targeting Ukrainian...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trump: Isolationist in Instinct, Unpredictable in Action
There are a number of certainties about the coming Trump administration. One is that it will be bad for the climate. Another is that it will be bad for American democracy. A third is that it will be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Nation in Denial: Why Israel’s Defeat is Imminent
The paradoxical phrase, ‘running away forward’ is one of the most apt descriptions that illustrates the state of Israeli affairs now. It seems that everything that Israel has done in the past year or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This Chicago Community Envisions a World Without Prisons and Police
Often referred to as the most segregated city in the U.S. by media outlets like WBEZ Chicago and 14East, Chicago, Illinois, is riddled with redlining and racial profiling. A May 2024 report by a team...
View ArticleClik here to view.
HR 9495: Bill Threatening Nonprofits Passes House
A bill, HR 9495, which would allow a presidentially appointed treasury secretary to unilaterally strip a nonprofit of its status if deemed a “terrorism-supporting” organization, has passed in the US...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Life With and After Trump
How does one take seriously having a vaccine denier in charge of public health? How about having the world’s richest corporate owner in charge of cutting regulatory agencies? Or having the other foxes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wanted for War Crimes: ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu & Gallant...
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ICC Issues Warrants Of Arrest For Benjamin Netanyahu And Yoav Gallant
Today, on 21 November 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (‘Court’), in its composition for the Situation in the State of Palestine,unanimously issued two decisions rejecting...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to Build a Culture of Organizing: A Conversation with Marshall Ganz
This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Steve Dubb: You indicate in your book that you are writing about the “who, why, and how of democratic practice.” Could you expand on this?...
View Article