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Author Challenges Zionist Narrative: Israeli Jews Are Not the “Eternal Victims“
Gilbert Achcar is professor of development studies and international relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London. His research has included the study …
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The Breakthrough Still Needed
Washington - No, the sun didn't rise in the west this morning. No, Republicans on the congressional supercommittee didn't offer meaningful concessions on raising new tax revenue. And no, …
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Greed at a Glance (2)
The Occupy Wall Street camp in Manhattan has come down. But the Occupy movement shows no sign of disappearing, in part because top 1 percent arrogance shows no sign …
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Occupy Sacramento Marches on Jerry Brown’s Home
Occupy Sacramento and members of SEIU and other unions marched on Governor Jerry Brown’s loft home Saturday to call for an end to the epidemic of violence by law …
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Uncoordinated Coordination: Six Reasons Limits on Super PACs Are Barely Limits at All
Ask any campaign-finance expert about Super PACs and you’ll likely keep hearing one word: “coordination.” That’s because Super PACs — the super-powered groups that can raise and spend unlimited …
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Rules of Engagement for Non-Profits and Unions Working with the #Occupy Movement
There has been a great deal of interest by progressive unions, labor federations, community-labor coalitions, and non-profits of many kinds in the rise of the Occupy movement. A lot …
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Obama Must Condemn Egyptian Military
As we watch the Egyptian police and military viciously attack democracy activists on the streets of Cairo, using U.S. weapons, it is outrageous that the Obama Administration has failed …
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Time for Obama to Act to End Police-State Violence Against the Occupiers
The growing number of video clips and photos showing police in Darth Vader-like riot gear assaulting peaceful demonstrators with everything from tear gas and mace to truncheons, point-blank shots …
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The Way It Was
Shortly after Barack Obama's inauguration as the 44th President of the United States, I was invited to a dinner at the Lebanese Embassy in Washington, D.C. in honor of …
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A Failed Social Model: Providing Basic Goods Through Crushing Consumer Debt
Occupiers have joined anti-foreclosure advocates to occupy home auctions and abandoned buildings and block foreclosures. A few state attorneys general have begun resisting the Obama administration’s awful mortgage fraud settlement …