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Climate and the Revival of Political Hope

Liam Kavanagh · A transformation of climate politics will come when the majority on the margins becomes a self-aware political force. The approach sketched here—combining adaptation, emotionally...

Fed Inflation Lies, Russia Sanctions and a New World Order

F. William Engdahl · The Federal Reserve and most other world central banks are lying about how interest rates affect inflation. It’s no small matter, as it clearly is being used to usher in a global...

The Last Chance to Save SCOTUS, and RBG's Legacy

Liam Miller · The Senate has scheduled a vote for this Friday, October 23rd. If we the people want to stop Barrett's confirmation, now is the time; and here are two ways to do it.

We Must Look Beyond Police for Community Safety

Tony Williams, Leilah Abdennabi and Sheila Nezhad · As community leaders calling for less funding for police and more funding for alternative community safety measures, we were glad to see the Star Tribune Editorial Board reflecting on...

Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the Police

Mariame Kaba · Congressional Democrats want to make it easier to identify and prosecute police misconduct; Joe Biden wants to give police departments $300 million. But efforts to solve p

May the Screams and Tears and Protests Shake the Very Conscience of This Nation

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II · No one wants to see their community burn. But the fires burning in Minneapolis, just like the fire burning in the spirits of so many marginalized Americans today, are a natural response...

Forget "Looting." Capitalism Is the Real Robbery.

William C. Anderson · This morning the president of the United States threatened state-sanctioned murder in response to “looting,” laying bare the way in which white supremacy, capitalism and the state work...

The Next President's Job

WilliamHenryMee · Will be to remove Trump Administration manure for many years before policy can be made.

It Is Clear the Establishment and Corporate Media Would Prefer Trump Reelection to President Bernie Sanders

William Grover · "One of Sanders' campaign slogans is 'Not me. Us.' That thought literally needs to become reality if Sanders is to address the challenges that await him."

35 Year Industry Veteran Takes on Climate Change Denial and Inaction With the Climate Trail

William Volk · The Climate Trail is a "good, realistic, and sobering" free game about the post-apocalyptic world we face if we continue on our current path.

Why We Need a Federal Job Guarantee

Mark Paul, William Darity Jr and Darrick Hamilton · Giving everyone a job is the best way to democratize the economy and give workers leverage in the workplace.

The Turn Towards a Global Police State is Structurally Rooted in Capitalism’s Achilles Heel

William I. Robinson · (Excerpts from the keynote speech given by Professor William Robinson at the Nov 18 L.A.

The Simple Fact We All Forget: Interdependence

William Franks · Our minds are connected. This is nothing mystical - but it changes everything.

The Delicate Sound of Michael Cohen Being Ground to Bits by the Bus

Liam Miller · The Knell of Doom for 45's associates is for him to diminish their purported role.

I Wrote the Anarchist Cookbook in 1969. Now I See Its Premise as Flawed

William Powell · When I penned the book, I was angry and alienated. Today I realize that violence can't be used to prevent violence

This Cool Desert House Made from Plastic Bottles Tackles Two Problems in One

Jeremy Williams · An engineer in Algeria has developed an ingenious new house building technique on a desert refugee camp. He wanted to build a home for his grandmother that would beat the heat and...

When Concerns of Cultural Appropriation Risk Supporting Intellectual Property

William Gillis · The latest entry in panics over social justice comes from my hometown, where some folks have created a list shaming restaurants and foodcarts that were owned by white people but sold...

20 Supporters of Universal Basic Income Throughout History

Jeremy Williams · The basic guaranteed income is one of those ideas, like land value taxation or the Tobin tax, that circles endlessly around. There are times when it’s obscure, and times when it’s being...

The Anarchism of Blackness

William C. Anderson, Zoé Samudzi · The Democratic Party has led Black America down a dead end. The sooner we begin to understand that, the more realistically we will be able to organize against fascism.

The Uncurious, Continuing, Stubborn Refusal to Grasp Bernie Sanders

Liam Miller · The Democratic establishment and those in the media who support them keep making the same mistakes on Sanders and his movement.

Rep. Sensenbrenner (R-WI 5Th) Says No One Has to Use the Internet; What He Means Is, He Doesn't Use It

Liam Miller · Sensenbrenner doesn't use or understand the internet; and he shouldn't be one of the people deciding how the rest of us do.

Every Town Needs a Remakery

Jeremy Williams · The Edinburgh Remakery is a social enterprise that teaches repair. The shop sells refurbished computers and furniture, and hosts workshops where people can come along and learn how to...

Gorsuch Deserves Zero Props for Failing to Stand up for the Judiciary

Liam Miller · The media are alive with the he-tweeted, she-tweeted of Gorsuch's purported behind-closed-doors criticism of Trump. But he should not be praised for pretending to have a spine.

The Deadly Business of Grassroots Climate Activism

Liam Turner · A recent report found that 2015 was the deadliest year on record for environmental activists, raising concerns for those who continue to fight on the frontline, writes Liam Turner.

Deconstructing an Example of Establishment Media Reportage: the Boston Globe Publishes Not-So Subtle Hit Piece on Sanders and Warren

Liam Miller · Couched in establishment lingo and perspective, relying upon shallow but credible-seeming misinformation, the Boston Globe reveals itself to be no ally of the people or the revolution.

The Day After

Liam Miller · Or, how to stop worrying and love staving off the dystopian nightmare that threatens.

How to Stop Worrying and Enjoy the Show; Or, Holding HRC's Feet to the Fire

Liam Miller · There's a simple solution: it's called the future.

The Free State of Jones :: A rich man's war and a poor man's fight

William Peynsaert · It's not the best movie in terms of story-telling, but as an addition to the ever growing number of Civil War movies it's an excellent one and a very necessary one. Not a box office...

A Perfect Symbol of Media Capture: DWS Booed, MSNBC Caption Says “Cheered”

Liam Miller · Monday morning saw Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former DNC chair, booed offstage at the Florida Democratic Delegation Breakfast; while it was transpiring, MSNBC's caption read that she was...

L.A. Voting Official Opens Door for Approximately 580,000 More Independent Californians’ Votes to Be Counted

Liam Miller · Almost 600,000 previously disenfranchised independent voters in California may have their votes counted, after all.

Bernie Sanders Calls on His Supporters to Run for Office

Liam Miller · During his June 16th national livestream address Sanders called on his supporters to run for local, state, and national offices, to continue the "process of transforming America".

Thoughts on the Revolution, June 16, 2016

Liam Miller · Time to dig deep, dig in, and double down

HRC Is Not the Nominee

Liam Miller · Superdelegates don't vote until July; but the media can try to influence the election every damned day of the week.

Trump Turned Down the Debate for Fear of a Sanders Nomination

Liam Miller · Trump recently waffled about debating Sanders; he said he would for $10M to charity. He must not have expected the money to materialize. It did; and he bailed. But why? It would only...

Happiness and Children

William Davies · Depression and anxiety are rising rapidly among young people: what’s going on?

Obama Throws Ancient Greek Shade at Clinton During White House Correspondents' Dinner

Liam Miller · In a moment the media missed or chose to ignore, Obama used classical reference to make a point.

Sanders Supporters Need to Engage Now More Than Ever

Liam Miller · Simply put: if Sanders arrives at the convention with more pledged delegates than Clinton, the Democratic Party will be forced to nominate him. Right now, it is clear that neither...

Can Porn Be Feminist? A Conversation With Erika Lust

Harriet Williamson · Feminist porn is sex on film showing women and men as sexual equals - that sex is something you do together, not just something that a man does to a woman

Bernie Sanders Has a Clear Path to Victory -- Provided His Supporters Don't Falter

Liam Miller · Here are a few simple facts:

If You Do Not Transform Your Pain, You Will Transmit It

William Timothy Walker · The crack in your being that pain inflicts is a sacred gift where openness, love, compassion, vulnerability and new inner wisdom can emerge and connect with the world.

11 of the Most Sacred and Iconic Trees From Around the World

Kayla Williams · Originally published at Garden Buildings Direct.

The Housing and Planning Bill Is a Disaster

Anne Williams · The Housing and Planning Bill being debated at Westminster will only make Britain's housing crisis worse.

Under Siege: the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari

Miriam Mannak · Thirty years, but probably less - that is how long Botswana’s Kalahari bushmen have left before their way of life and culture are consigned to the history books. With their looming...

Poverty Goals? No, It's Extreme Wealth We Should Be Targeting

Zoe Williams · If we had focused on the real causes of poverty over the past 30 years we probably wouldn’t need the United Nations’ sustainable development goals now

What If Gun Laws Were Like Abortion Laws?

William Hamby · What would gun rights look like in America if we treated them like abortion rights? The Supreme Court has ruled that owning guns and getting abortions are both rights granted to...

Electric Vehicle Users in the U.K. Could Soon Be Able to Charge Their Cars While They Drive

Lauren C. Williams · One of the electric car’s biggest criticisms is its lack of range and the need to frequently recharge the battery at designated supercharge stations. But the British government has a

A Rejoinder on "The Sanders Paradox"

William Kaufman · When CounterPunch published my essay “The Sanders Paradox: A Brief for Bernie” two weeks ago, I was hoping that it would trigger constructive, spirited discussion and debate on the left...

Why Radical Leftists Should Support Bernie Sanders

William Kaufman · Leftists can fantasize that they are doing a great service to humanity by scoffing at Bernie, but they’re merely isolating themselves from the rest of the country.

God save the Queen as She and Her Family Lubricate Britain's Wars

Heathcote Williams · Extracted from Royal Babylon: the Criminal Record of the British Monarchy. An investigative poem by Heathcote Williams.

Greed Dies Hard in a Poisoned Land

William Rivers Pitt · When Arizona Sen. John McCain met with the Navajo Nation’s tribal government earlier this month at their capital in Window Rock, Arizona, after arriving in a big black SUV, he believed...

Setting Aside Half the Earth for 'Rewilding': The Ethical Dimension

William Lynn · A much-anticipated book in conservation and natural science circles is EO Wilson’s Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life, which is due early next year. It builds on his proposal to set...

The Canadian Police State Is Already Here. And It's Targeting you

William Ray · For those of you in Canada worried about the possibility of bill C-51 bringing on a Police State in your country, let me introduce you to the reality in the streets of Montréal, a city...

Is the Left in Britain Still Alive and Well?

Zoe Williams · As mainstream politics moves to the centre, what has happened to the beating heart of the left? Zoe Williams takes a road trip in search of 21st-century socialists. Rosie Rogers...

Accomplices Not Allies: Abolishing the Ally Industrial Complex

IAM · This provocation is intended to intervene in some of the current tensions around solidarity/support work as the current trajectories are counter-liberatory from my perspective. Special...

Democracy? That Would Be Anarchy!

Liam Barrington-Bush · The lead-up to an election is a tough time to be an anarchist. There's always someone wagging a patronising finger and telling you that your, or their, or someone's grandparents died for...

Montréal a Model for Repression in Canada - 99%Média

William Ray · In 2007 Canada experienced a fundamental shift in the focus of our Intelligence Services, a shift that is of interest to every Canadian. It was in this, and the following years while...

Intersectionality: What It Is and Why It's Important

Miriam Dobson · Wikipedia describes intersectionality as "the study of intersections between forms or systems of oppression, domination or discrimination". We prefer this explanation from the...

What Would It Take To Get Andrew Ross Sorkin To Call For Jamie Dimon To Resign?

William K. Black · Posted on January 17, 2014 by Devin Smith

When You Kill Ten Million Africans You Aren't Called 'Hitler'

Liam O'Ceallaigh · Take a look at this picture. Do you know who it is?

Let's End the Pledge of Allegiance in Schools

Mary Elizabeth Williams · Just in time for back to school: In Massachusetts this week, a venerable classroom tradition is facing a high court challenge. The state’s Supreme Judicial Court is currently weighing an...

The Other Side of the Compost Pile

Miriam King · Local composting advocate, Cathy Nesbitt - creator of the company, Cathy's Crawly Composters, and "worm guru" to hundreds of Ontario school children - wants to keep an open mind about...

Anchoring Wealth: How Cities can Address Climate Change, Boost the Green Economy AND Tackle Population Growth

Gar Alperovitz, Thad Williamson, Steve Dubb · In Brief: There will be at least 100 million more Americans by 2050, and likely 150 million more. Yet the cities that will house them are so spatially and economically unstable that it...

The Cradle-to-Cradle Solution

William McDonough & Michael Braungart · Imagine a world in which all the things we make, use, and consume provide nutrition for nature and industry—a world in which growth is good and human activity generates a delightful...

Kansas Exposed to Service-Member Trauma

William Stewart-Starks ·

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