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Gaza Blockade Hangs Fire in Cairo: Where Is the Antiwar Left?
What would be worse than the killing of innocents that has happened so far in Gaza? Doing nothing to stop the same killing of innocents in the future.
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Ten Theses on the Far Right in Europe
Michael Lowy explores the current and alarming force of Xenophobia - the fear of “strange and foreign” identities in Europe.
At Chicago’s “National Moment of Silence” Vigil, Activist Confronts “Black-on-Black Crime” Rhetoric
Malcolm London speaks at Daley Plaza during the Ferguson vigil on Thursday, August 14.
New Family Detention Centers Hold Immigrant Women and Children Without Bond as Asylum Claims Pend
The Obama administration has opened two new family detention centers to hold hundreds of women and children from Central America who fled to the United States reportedly to escape …
Worse Than Tiananmen? First Anniversary of Egyptian Army Killings of More Than 800 Anti-Coup Protesters
One year ago today, Egyptian forces opened fire on a sit-in at Rabaa al-Adawiya Square in Cairo.
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War Always Comes Home
The scenes coming out of Ferguson illustrate the stupidity of war and the stupidity of our corrupt political system putting weapons of war on our streets, just to pad …
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Ferguson and Resistance Against the Black Holocaust
Will you stand with the people of Ferguson, by directing your pain and outrage at the real enemies?
CAFTA Kids: Teamsters Legislative Representative Links Trade Deal to Children Seeking Refugee from Violence
Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa predicted CAFTA would screw workers in the US and in Central America, just as NAFTA did in the US and Mexico. He was right.
To Terrify and Occupy: How the Excessive Militarization of the Police Is Turning Cops Into Counterinsurgents
A recent report from the ACLU indicates that policing is being militarized nationwide in all sorts of unsettling ways.
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We Must Be Bold: Shifting Our Cultural Narrative to Support Individuals’ Decisions About Pregnancy, Parenting and Abortion
We all need to be bold in standing up and speaking out to ensure that every person has the information, support and services to prevent pregnancy when they want …