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Against the Occupation: Ten Years of Grassroots Resistance
Iyad Burnat, who has protested Israeli occupation for 10 years, despite the danger, speaks with Truthout on a US tour.
Occupation at University of Amsterdam Challenges the Logic of Market-Driven Education
The student occupation at the University of Amsterdam pits democracy against the logic of markets.
Wisconsin Grandmother Jailed for Opposing Drone Murders
Bonnie Block, a Madison grandmother and long-time peace activist, was found guilty of trespassing in a jury trial in the Juneau County Courthouse on Wednesday.
In Strange Twist of History, Black Activist Charged With “Lynching”
Law created to protect Blacks is cited against woman protesting police violence.
It’s Time to Talk About the Next System
The Next System Project, launching Tuesday, targets politics, economics and systemic cultural US crises.
Howard Zinn, “Finishing School for Pickets” and Paula Giddings, “Learning Insubordination“
An excerpt from a 1960 Howard Zinn piece and Paula Giddings looking back on Zinn.
Hey, World! Let’s Create a Nuclear-Free Future
Join us for PEACE AND PLANET, a mobilization to build a nuclear-free, peaceful, just, and sustainable world!
Californians in Hazmat Suits to Protest Oil Industry Aquifer Exemption Workshop
Demonstration targets dumping of oil waste into underground water as state lawmakers urge halt to polluting practice.
Blockupy: Thousands Protest in Frankfurt Calling on Eurozone to Dismantle “Laboratory for Austerity”
Dozens have been wounded in clashes.
Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the US War State
“In many ways, I grew up at the Pentagon.”