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When Revolutionary Moments Arise Again — and They Will — What Will We Do?
When the left demobilizes the grassroots for elections, it cuts off popular forces that enable social transformation.
Decolonization Is Essential to Successfully Resist Extractivism
“Decolonization begins with the very Earth itself,” say the editors of “Standing with Standing Rock.”
Most Schools Stifle Indigenous Youth. Standing Rock Offered a Different Vision.
In all corners of camp, thousands of ordinary people became committed protectors, emboldened with collective confidence.
Trump’s Classic Corporate Media Misdirection Has Only Strengthened His Base
Donald Trump is a master of the “media swerve.”
Love and Perseverance Keep Communities Whole in the Face of Mass Consumerism
A new graphic novel tells a multidimensional love story that is personal as well as political.
Preserving a Community Is a Labor of Love
Author and artist Tiitu Takalo illustrates the perseverance required to be a part of a community.
Trump Is Repackaging His Brand of Neoliberalism as Economic Nationalism
We must fight the U.S.’s economically brutal manipulation of the global market, says author T.J. Coles.
Chicago Police Tortured Victims With Electric Shocks, Burns and Beatings
Under Commander Jon Burge, Black men endured torture and violence at the hands of Chicago police.
While Combating Trump, We Must Set Our Sights on Total Liberation
Cartoonist Nick Thorkelson discusses the life, career and theories of Herbert Marcuse.
Philosopher Herbert Marcuse on the Rise of Fascism in Europe
In this excerpt, Nick Thorkelson depicts the political upheaval of 1930s Europe and its effect on Herbert Marcuse.