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Articles by Mic
The Return of the Common(er)s
Now is the time to transcend the failing systems around us—not by fighting them, but by quietly building something better. This closing article explores how an alternative social and...
Michel Rauchs ·
1,467 views
The Commons in Practice: Case Studies From Around the World
From alpine pastures and salmon fisheries to offshore wind farms and online encyclopedias, commons take many forms. This article explores a wide range of real-world commons that span...
Michel Rauchs ·
712 views
Are We Good Americans?
If our country wipes out a civilization, and even if our country doesn’t but was ready to, was even eager to, will we all have lunch tomorrow like any other day? Will we get up, get out...
Michael Albert ·
896 views
What Is the Commons—And Why Does It Matter Today?
Tl;dr: For historical and cultural reasons, the Commons has remained largely overlooked or misunderstood. But today, it’s more important than ever to restore it as a vital third mode of...
Michel Rauchs ·
2,287 views
We’re Surrounded by Crises. What’s Stopping Us From Acting?
Tl;dr: We are facing an overlapping set of crises that our dominant institutions seem unable to address. While many have withdrawn in disillusionment, their latent desire for change can...
Michel Rauchs ·
2,388 views
No Kings Now, and Then More
No Kings is historically good at mobilizing. Radicals and revolutionaries need to be historically good at compatibly organizing.
Michael Albert ·
536 views
A Few Hopefully Non Redundant Ruminations on Epstein, Chomsky, and Us
Jeffrey Epstein was a horrifying but oddly “talented” specimen of humanity. He had some combination of “qualities” that facilitated his assembling an
Michael Albert ·
567 views
The Horror of Trump's Press Conference From a Venezuelan Perspective
This moment demands political maturity. You can oppose Maduro and still oppose US aggression. You can want change and still reject foreign control. You can be angry, desperate, or...
Michelle Ellner ·
1,201 views
Chomsky Reassessed?
Knowing him for over half a century, I am confident that Noam’s hate for sexism, misogyny, racism, exploitation and fascism didn’t lose even a tiny fraction of its passion and clarity...
Michael Albert ·
2,146 views
Trump Isn’t Planning to Invade Venezuela. He’s Planning Something Worse
Rather than launching a military invasion that would provoke public backlash and congressional scrutiny, Trump is doubling down on something more insidious.
Michelle Ellner ·
3,026 views
Tools for Growing the Commons
The true strength lies in the careful combination of these tools into multi-layered, living systems—creating the conditions not just for protection, but for long-term flourishing.
Michel Rauchs ·
6,240 views
Stop Trump's Murder Spree and We Could Also Stop a War With Venezuela
Under international law, executing people outside a genuine armed conflict is an extrajudicial killing. Nothing about these strikes meets the legal threshold for war. But if we don't...
Michelle Ellner ·
283 views
'Peace' Has No Meaning When Right-Wingers Like Maria Corina Machado Win the Nobel Prize
As Venezuelan-American, I know exactly what Machado represents: the smiling face of Washington’s regime-change machine, the polished spokesperson for sanctions, privatization, and...
Michelle Ellner ·
661 views
A Localism Manifesto
With this manifesto, we are putting national governments everywhere on notice. We are not going away. We will become bolder in our local experiments and in our challenges to your authority.
Michael Shuman ·
1,398 views
A Manifesto Against For-Profit Health Insurance Companies
I hereby give you my Oscar-nominated Documentary on the Killer Health Insurance companies like United HealthCare —SICKO — for FREE… and let’s end and replace this so-called “health care...
Michael Moore ·
8,806 views
Fascism in the Holy Land: A Revised Jewish Understanding of the State of Israel
"While Israel has had a right-wing government for much of the last 25 years, the government that took power in late 2022 has become a fascist government with little respect for the...
Rabbi Michael Lerner ·
2,750 views
Michael Hoexter: Politically Fashionable Carbon Gradualism Vs. Reality | Naked Capitalism
Posted on July 11, 2013 by Yves Smith
Michael F. Hoexter ·
252 views
Living in the Web of Soft Climate Denial
Posted on September 7, 2016
Michael Hoexter, Ph.D. ·
320 views
'Widespread and Severe.' The Climate Crisis Is Here, but There’s Still Time to Limit the Damage
BY MICHAEL E. MANN | AUGUST 9, 2021 5:00 AM EDT
Michael E. Mann ·
229 views
Realclimate: A Tale of Two Hockey Sticks
Posted: 9 Aug 2021
Michael E. Mann ·
251 views
The Use and Abuse of MMT
Michael Hudson | Friday, April 10, 2020
Michael Hudson, Dirk Bezemer, Steve Keen and T.Sabri Öncü ·
467 views
Firing Alan Greenspan
Posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012
Michael Hudson ·
724 views
Global warming: planning not pricing - July 22, 2021
Carbon pricing and carbon taxes are now proposed by international institutions and mainstream economics as the main solutions to ending global warming and destructive climate change. ...
Michael Roberts ·
182 views
Michael Brooks on Why the War on the Poor Must End
Two years ago, our late friend and comrade Michael Brooks wrote an unpublished piece about his family’s experience with food stamps and Trump’s assault on the SNAP program. We publish it...
MICHAEL BROOKS ·
112 views
Asset-Price Inflation and Rent Seeking
Posted on Thursday, October 17, 2019
Michael Hudson ·
241 views
Finance Capitalism Versus Industrial Capitalism: the Rentier Resurgence and Takeover | Michael Hudson
Published by Sage Journals
Michael Hudson ·
195 views
Who Really Designates America's Priorities, Villains and Future?
Why Questioning the Rationality of Capitalist Nationalism is Essential for Humanity's Continued Evolution (and Existence)
Michael Emero ·
4,600 views
Racism Is No Illusion. 'Racecraft' Is.
Why race is like Santa Claus—a pervasive myth we love to convince each other of.
Cedrick-Michael Simmons ·
2,779 views
Naomi Klein’s “Hard-Money” Ideas Undermine Her Laudable Climate Action Goals
2014 Book Review: Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate
Michael Hoexter ·
2,658 views
Nonviolence and the New Story of Human Nature
How do we get from the world of now to the society we long to live in?
Michael Nagler ·
7,072 views
Introducing the Wire International - A Response to Media Oligarchy
Counteracting corporate media consolidation, the Progressive International has launched the Wire, to disseminate critical perspectives around the world.
Michael Galant ·
2,393 views
Share This With Your Governor: 12 Ideas for How States Can Respond to the Covid-19 Crisis
Everyone knows that the three, multi-trillion-dollar stimulus bills passed by Congress fall way short. For most local businesses—the lifeblood of our economy—these bills offer too...
Michael Shuman ·
1,415 views
Comparative Resilience: 8 Principles for Post-COVID Reconstruction
This past weekend, a bright Georgetown undergraduate asked me how I squared my passion for localization with the theory of comparative advantage. For economics newbies, he was referring...
Michael Shuman ·
9,781 views
A Debt Jubilee Is the Only Way to Avoid a Depression
Even before the novel coronavirus appeared, many American families were falling behind on student loans, auto loans, credit cards and other payments. America’s debt overhead was pricing...
Michael Hudson ·
5,284 views
To Stop the Cult of Trump We Need to Satisfy the Human Need for Meaning
Like all cult leaders, Trump fills a certain void for his followers. Stopping him means providing pathways to sustainable forms of spiritual fulfillment.
Michael Nagler ·
1,269 views
The Political Economy of Anti-Racism
This essay originated as a kind of stump speech, an effort to spell out and update an argument about the uses of anti-racism and anti-discrimination that I’ve been making for some time...
Walter Benn Michaels ·
1,274 views
Resilience, the Global Challenge, and the Human Predicament
We face a perfect storm of environmental, social, technological, economic, geopolitical and other global stressors. These global stressors interact in unpredictable ways. The pace of...
Michael Lerner ·
1,673 views
Imagine for a Moment.... a Future to Believe In
Just imagine living in an America that has the policies Bernie & Co. are pushing for. Poverty will be virtually eliminated. Medical and Student Debt Relief will be huge burdens lifted...
Michael Emero ·
2,166 views
The Reality of #Bernieorbust
There are two ways to look at an election in America, particularly during the primary season. One is the idea that choosing a candidate is about preference. It's about who you can...
Michael Emero ·
446 views
Biden Vs Trump. Warren Vs Bernie. Red Vs. Blue. Me Vs. You.
Turn on the TV, open a social media feed, and what do you find? Scandals in the Ukraine, with arguments over whose dirty hands are more at fault. Outrage over celebrities chumming up to...
Michael Emero ·
458 views
The Climate Solution Right Under Our Feet
The ideas behind regenerative farming are simple and ancient.
Michaela Haas ·
2,419 views
“Basic Training” for Spiritual Warriors
Joanna Macy talks about three tasks needed to bring in a world of spiritual progress: create new institutions, change the culture, and stop the worst of the damage. At Metta we feel that...
Prof. Michael Nagler ·
8,368 views
My Fellow Americans
This country is held together by lies. Our state religion is indoctrinated to us all as children until we can no longer use logic or rationality properly. We are schooled that we're...
Michael Emero ·
466 views
The State of the Spirit, 2018
1. The State of the Spirit, 2018
Rabbi Michael Lerner ·
2,279 views
Syria may be using chemical weapons against its citizens again
Here’s how international law has changed to help countries intervene
Michael Scharf, Case Western Reserve University ·
253 views
Capitalism Is Killing Patients... and Their Physicians
Physician burnout, depression, and suicide increasingly invade discussions within the medical field. Depression and suicide are more common among male and female physicians, with suicide...
Dr. Michael Pappas ·
1,462 views
Raise Your Son to Be a Good Man, Not a ‘Real’ Man
Michael Kimmel ·
9,215 views
"Rationality Is a Russian Shill"
We need to build a national anti-war campaign. The establishment's propaganda machine is working overtime filling all of our heads with this governmental soap opera drama, maintaining...
Michael Emero ·
700 views
Have You Seen the New E-Trade Commercials Which Sum up Modern America?
Has anyone seen the new E-Trade commercials running, which sum up the problem with modern America? They show some frustrated grunt workers, being scorned and scoffed at by rich assholes...
Michael Emero ·
688 views
How Can We Stop America's Deadly Epidemic of Loneliness?
We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness. —Albert Schweitzer Loneliness is a political issue—at least, it should be. Loneliness and isolation are killing us...
Michael Bader ·
3,946 views
It Will Take a Political Revolution to Cure the Epidemic of Depression
What causes depression and anxiety? I have been a practicing psychologist and psychoanalyst for almost 40 years and have seen hundreds of patients suffering from both. In my experience...
Michael Bader ·
7,715 views
The 12 Most Common Fallacious Gun Arguments - Refuted by a Responsible Gun Owner
It’s really hard to talk about guns and gun violence, primarily due to the fact that the NRA has spent an insane amount of money brainwashing American citizens with catchy bumper-sticker...
Michael E Sparks ·
299,912 views
The Promise of a Million Utopias
If more of us could embrace “live and let live,” if we were willing to give every geographic area an opportunity to create its own utopia, Americans might be thrilled to reengage with...
Michael Shuman ·
4,511 views
I Don't Want Your Leaders
In 2017, I wrote a lot about how dangerously centralized our political system in the U.S. has become, and how we need to decentralize governance in order to restore power, liberty and...
Michael Krieger ·
332 views
Identifying the American Taliban
You may have heard of the Religious Right, yet the Left is just as religious. Both faithfully do worship- not Christianity, however, but today's Cult of Profits. 'Representatives' serve...
Michael Emero ·
1,319 views
The Divided States of Hypocrisy: Americans, Prisoners of Language.
We The People, in general, are a divided people. Pick any topic or issue, and there is bound to be some heated version of "Us and Them"- if not outright conflict over it. We seem to...
Michael Emero ·
2,566 views
How the Elite Dominate the World
Part 1: Debt As A Tool Of Enslavement
Michael Snyder ·
245 views
Let's Call a Spade a Spade, America...
The Democratic Party is, ironically, still certain that using insincere public relations strategies can solve growing public distrust/disgust of their political elite con-men. Their...
Michael Emero ·
619 views
The Real Problem With Trump Is He's a Great American.
What does it mean to be American? Citizenship, one may think, but the media and court of public opinion would disagree. True patriotism gets interpreted by some as angrily defending...
Michael Emero ·
5,410 views
We Can't Transform American Politics Till We Understand the Psychodynamics at Play
I’m republishing this article I wrote a few months before the 2016 election because it contains an analysis which is absolutely essential for anyone who wishes to participate in...
Rabbi Michael Lerner ·
3,105 views
The Staying Power of Racism After Charlottesville
Many of us spiritual progressives have been in deep grief for the loss of life of Heather Heyer, the woman killed by a Nazi fanatic who also wounded 19 other anti-racist activists. We...
Rabbi Michael Lerner ·
1,595 views
How to Smash Neo-Nazi Events
Organize a fundraiser for a peacebuilding non-profit across the street from their event, or somewhere close by.
Arno Arr Michaelis IV ·
3,957 views
14 Reflections on the 2017 DSA Convention
In order for the Democratic Socialists of America’s 2017 Convention to be successful, three major tasks needed to be accomplished this past weekend. 1. Members needed to develop...
Michael Stivers ·
1,644 views
Ancient Greece Could Hold the Key to Solving Today’s Debt Crisis
Ancient Greece is perhaps best known for its contributions to mankind in the areas of philosophy, architecture, and science. But a modern-day economist suggests that some of the economic...
Michael Nevradakis ·
298 views
Russia Russia Russia
Putting America's greatest threats in truthful perspective.
Michael Emero ·
3,219 views
Rational Self-Preservation Through Global Unity
Imagine a world where instead of eternally fighting each other in defense of our various cliques, cults, colors, creeds or groups, we began first defending all humans and the planet...
Michael Emero ·
3,409 views
Sometimes We Must Change the Variables of Our Equation
Doing the 'right thing' in life is super important. Miss a few car payments at eighteen, and those rates will jump. Overdraft by two dollars, a barely-working monthly budget becomes...
Michael Emero ·
2,502 views
Defeating Lesser-Evil Public Relations 101
Understanding and confronting the modern norm of death by duplicitous politicking.
Michael Emero ·
690 views
Make America Think Again: Reprogramming Our Brains Beyond Capitalist Consumerism
It's been said that the original computers are our brains. But what if that's more than a metaphor? What if I told you we could use that analogy as insight, and escape mental slavery by...
Michael Emero ·
1,119 views
Understanding American Society: Humanity's Paradox of Progress
Civilization is really just the organization of humankind coalescing and maturing. Our contrasting ideas produce positive collaboration when peacefully harmonized- artistically...
Michael Emero ·
903 views
Understanding American Society: Keeping Unprofitable Peace Unpopular
While skepticism in human nature today seems absolutely warranted, the reality is most people in the world are quite peaceful. Consciously or unconsciously, the vast majority of...
Michael Emero ·
714 views
American Society: the Spiritual Bailout
Humility, acceptance of constructive criticism, always being open to the possibility of differing perspectives and superior new information- these are critical attributes when defining...
Michael Emero ·
634 views
American Terrorism Is Best Viewed From a Mirror
What makes someone a terrorist? Someone who has an inclination toward violence to get their way. Someone who can't be reasoned with using logic or facts. They will not or cannot see any...
Michael Emero ·
1,846 views
The Case for Individual Independence
True democracy is a nation of Independent voters. Allegiance to any one political party is putting part of our identities into other people's hands. Selecting our best qualified...
Michael Emero ·
484 views
America's Greatest Enemy Is Our Own Self-Defeating Division
"Capitalism is Evil!" "No, socialism is Evil!" "You must love oligarchy!" "You must love communism!" Sound familiar? That's what passes for "debate" these days- beating each other over...
Michael Emero ·
5,917 views
The Real "Us or Them" Choice
The most important truth for anyone to understand today is this: Without limits and oversight, Capitalism is Sociopathy. When used as a tool in carefully monitored ethical and humane...
Michael Emero ·
755 views
Reassessing America's Political Landscape
Now that the Democrats have (s)elected their latest unrepentant Clinton lackey and protoge of Neoliberal corporatism for the spot of DNC Chair-- in a secretive unrecorded vote, no less...
Michael Emero ·
807 views
You Want Nationalism? Fine, You Got It.
The following piece is a work of satire*. The fact that it is nearly indistinguishable from some folk’s disturbing view of reality is, I think, an apt commentary on our citizenry’s...
Michael Emero ·
399 views
Common Sense Revisited: the Activism of Kindness
Everything we do in life serves as an example to someone, whether anyone involved is even consciously aware of it. Whatever these people (be it ourselves, co-workers, kids, family, even...
Michael Emero ·
1,023 views
The Lessons of Standing Rock
In mid-November of 2016, I was a Water Protector at Standing Rock. At first my goal was to play investigative journalist; documenting then writing about every detail for my article...
Michael Emero ·
4,239 views
The Real Division: Humanity Vs Psychopathy
Want to be able to breath throughout this coming decade? Are you against the for-profit tax-funded constant wars, drone strikes, and bloated military industrial complex? Maybe even...
Michael Emero ·
487 views
Surviving Capitalist Depression
We live in a toxic society filled with toxic people. Even the ones with the best hearts- including ourselves- have been raised in ignorance, with disinformation. Our examples of...
Michael Emero ·
27,217 views
21 Thinkers Responses to Questions About Eco Sustainability and the Threat of Near Term Human Extinction
Noam Chomsky, Charles Eisenstein, Beth Payne from Redneck Revolt, along with many other activists, writers, and scientists (and even Vermin Supreme!) on How to stop the Ecological Crisis...
John Michael Carico ·
330 views
Former White Supremacist: Why Punching Nazis in the Face Is a Bad Idea
I see all sorts of well-meaning and otherwise intelligent and thoughtful people applauding neo-Nazi Richard Spencer being punched in the face. Here’s why this is not something to celebrate:
Arno Arr Michaelis IV ·
19,449 views
The Mental "Garbage In, Garbage Out" Principle
Humans are fascinating creatures. Our brains are wired to solve puzzles, so we see them everywhere. In the news, in our relationships, in movies and foreign policy- we take the...
Michael Emero ·
1,139 views
The New Worldwide Rallying Cry: Ethical Humanism
There's a meme going around that says "My religion is kindness; I'm basically against anything that harms the planet or the people on it." Another one points out, "If your religion...
Michael Emero ·
792 views
The Political Elite: Idiots... or Criminals?
I've been seeing a lot of people convinced that the DNC and all establishment Democrats are total idiots. How could they not be, when they sabotaged an easy win (Bernie) to prop up a...
Michael Emero ·
1,435 views
Choosing and Practicing Happiness: Handling Negative Emotions
Being truly happy isn't some gift or new toy you're given (though many people confuse the two). It's not the moment all your perceived negatives are resolved, nor a state of perpetually...
Michael Emero ·
441 views
How to Shape Economic Policy When We Move Beyond GDP
The day is not far off when the economic problem will take the back seat where it belongs, and the arena of the heart and the head will be occupied or reoccupied, by our real problems –...
Michael Kitson ·
2,940 views
Politics as Religion; Escaping the Cult
If you want to explain the political landscape of this country to anyone unfamiliar- be it a foreigner or the youth- simply explain it as our national religion. Because that's what it...
Michael Emero ·
1,360 views
Obama: Raising an American Phoenix From the False Hope
Obama is a great actor and speech-giver, but his war policies reflect those of Bush, and his economic policies are straight neoliberal Clintonesque. Buying into the thrill of having the...
Michael Emero ·
910 views
You Might Call It Socialism; I Call It Being Rational.
A government of pure social democracy is vilified and continually cast as an evil (ie, Red scaring) simply because it would reverse the current economic inequality model- empowering and...
Michael Emero ·
1,126 views
It's Not Racism Vs. Anti-Racism; It's Capitalism Vs. Socialism
Why instead of a more complicated understanding of identity, we need a more profound understanding of exploitation
Walter Benn Michaels ·
8,435 views
Rise Up, America
2016 showed that America's politics are a corrupt game for the rich and powerful at the expense of the poor and powerless. In my view, that proven fact takes immediate precedence over...
Michael Emero ·
1,853 views
Activism = Appetite for Destruction
“The hands that build can also pull down…” (Jeremiah 1:10)
Mickey Z. ·
856 views
Debunking the Sponsored Fallacy of American "Representative Democracy"
I recently posted this, my latest article, up on a Reddit sub. One individual, playing the role of governmental apologist, responded to my writing- "They may b
Michael Emero ·
677 views
Welcome to the Real News: Truth Is Essential, but Not Pretty
You may have heard that there is talk of a crackdown on "fake" news. Before a bankrolled bureaucrat starts filtering the media according to what they find personally acceptable, I feel...
Michael Emero ·
5,599 views
Election Day 411: a Fireside Chat
The decision is yours today; would you like all the facts first?
Michael Emero ·
689 views
True American Patriotism Is Often Revolutionary
"Nip the shoots of arbitrary power in the bud, is the only maxim which can ever preserve the liberties of any people." / "Posterity: you will never know how much it has cost my...
Michael Emero ·
856 views
Speaking Truth: Strength Through Diversity Is America's Superpower
This election year has been absolutely unprecidented, even for people who have no real interest in politics. The television tells us that one of the two most untrusted, disliked...
Michael Emero ·
735 views
Rebooting Our Perspective
Let's all take a moment to clear our aching, overstuffed heads. Empty your mind of every piece of political rhetoric you've heard for one moment. Now please, for the sake of human lives...
Michael Emero ·
413 views
The Patient Road of Balancing Ying and Yang
There was once an old blind man who lived high atop a mountain. He was named a Shaman by the busy village below- as much for his great wisdom as for the uncanny way he could navigate...
Michael Emero ·
414 views
Correct the Record = Domestic Terrorism
You're probably saying, "Well, no- CTR may be immoral, evil censorship, but certainly not domestic terrorism." And in a relatively balanced environment, or if one looks only at the...
Michael Emero ·
3,025 views
A Dose of American Truth
Since you won't see it anywhere in mainstream channels... are you ready for some too-real-for-print headlines and no-bull actual reporting?
Michael Emero ·
1,570 views
Forget Terror; Americans Need a War on Fear
Edward Snowden fled the country and risked his own life to expose our government's Orwellian spying and constant, widespread privacy violations. He revealed to the world that nearly...
Michael Emero ·
2,122 views
The Ethical and Legal Case for Revolutionary Thinking
Okay, apologies for the length, but bear with me on this. It's time for the masses to receive some truthful perspective instead of just the usual sponsored fear and hopelessness.
Michael Emero ·
1,463 views
Enough Is Enough: Democracy Is Dead
It's time to shine the harsh light of truth on the players and policies in our farce of "politics" and this "election" year. It's time to re-evaluate what this group is really about, and...
Michael Emero ·
601 views
Is Trump Purposely Sabotaging His Campaign?
Friends, Donald Trump never actually wanted to be President of the United States. I know this for a fact. I’m not going to say how I know it. I’m not saying that Trump and I shared the...
Michael Moore ·
18,793 views
A Pacifist's Call for Revolutionary Thinking
We deserve real representation, accountability and justice - not just taxes and wage slavery within an oligarchic for-profit warmongering police state.
Michael Emero ·
445 views
A Strategic Voting Guide and Q&A For Progressives Thinking about the 2016 Election
Navigating the current political terrain means asking key strategic questions without losing sight of long-term vision
Michael Albert and Stephen Shalom ·
21,645 views
What's to Be Done With Oxfam?
Too small to influence economics, too bureaucratic to be social movements, banned from politics and removed from the societies they’re trying to change, where do NGOs go next?
Michael Edwards ·
614 views
We Watched Angry Activists Release Thousands of Bugs in a Busy London Restaurant
Burger restaurant chain Byron hit the headlines for allegedly lying to their staff and calling fake meetings so immigration officials could swoop and make arrests. It's an incident...
Michael Segalov ·
18,448 views
The Need for Common Ground, and the Need to Do What You Do
Both Trump and Clinton are scary bad news. There's plenty of time to make a decision. You don't have to answer to anyone when you make it. Whichever decision you make, make it part of a...
Michael J. Dumas ·
4,810 views
Recipe for Clinton / Kaine Lemonade
Hillary Clinton's pick of Tim Kaine for VP may trigger the sea change progressives have been dreaming of and working towards for decades. Please hear me out.
Michael Phillips ·
6,883 views
How Can We Make Our Politics Reflect What's Best in Us and Not What's Worst?
Both inner and outer change are essential for political transformation.
Michael Edwards ·
3,237 views
America 2.0: Maturity
I want you all to take a deep breath with me now. Seriously. Ready? Gently breathe in... fill your lungs... now slowly fully exhale out. Then say it with me: This revolution is just...
Michael Emero ·
923 views
After Last Week's Tragedies, What Can Be Said That Hasn't Been Said Before?
I have struggled to find words to express what I thought and felt as I watched the videos of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile being killed by the police. Last night, I wanted to say...
Michelle Alexander ·
5,496 views
The Insanity of NOT Being #Stillsanders
What happened in Orlando was a tragedy. My heart breaks for the lives taken, and those left behind filled with pain and only questions. But even though it may be considered politically...
Michael Emero ·
3,901 views
It's 2016 and Two Men Kissing Is Still a Stunning, Terrifying Sight
Just existing as a queer person is still a radical —and very dangerous — act.
Noah Michelson ·
5,160 views
An Open Letter to the Democratic Party From the Berniecrats
The time for status quo shortsightedness, superficiality, and consumerist distraction has passed- and your permission is not required.
Michael Emero ·
33,211 views
Hillary Clinton: a True Pioneer of Historical Firsts
This landmark election cycle has been narrated seemingly ad nauseam in the corporate media world - but could there be even more monumental trends to this story than meets the mainstream eye?
Michael Emero ·
19,442 views
The Inevitable Rise of the Berniecrats
"A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill." - Robert A. Heinlein
Michael Emero ·
12,181 views
Are You Really Supporting Your Candidate?
You've got the bumper sticker, you're in the Facebook groups, maybe you've even voted already. What if I told you, that's just the beginning?
Michael Emero ·
390 views
How to Outsmart the Media
Michael Emero ·
505 views
Concerning "Bernie or Bust"
Have you seen the article going around, with the headline "Will some Democrats refuse to rally behind their nominee?"
Michael Emero ·
29,332 views
Why Bernie Sanders?
If you think every election, every candidate, and every campaign is the same... you might have to think again.
Michael Emero ·
829 views
The Democratic Party: a Stubborn Donkey's Path to Success
In this topsy-turvy anti-establishment election year, is there really hope for old-school big-tent party revival?
Michael Emero ·
4,176 views
Correcting the Record: Bernie Wins
While everyone is overly focused on distractionist drama and election results, America's real victories are being won without media fanfare. The political landscape is changing- and the...
Michael Emero ·
1,089 views
Peace Vs. Justice!
Imagine you are a diplomat in the US government. You have just been informed that Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, is willing to negotiate a transfer of power to the opposition in...
Michael Holtzman ·
1,052 views
Fighting American Ignorance
Michael Emero ·
376 views
Gift of the Millennials: a Healthy Skepticism
Have you heard this thing going around, saying there's been some sort of shift in humanity? Some have even named it, calling it "The Awakening". But I never take anyone at their word...
Michael Emero ·
714 views
The Most Unlikely Delegate?
A very personal, frank overview of my life and logic leading to dedicated political activist involvement.
Michael Emero ·
726 views
Worker Cooperatives Are More Productive Than Normal Companies
When maximizing profits isn’t the only goal, companies can actually work better.
Michelle Chen ·
22,861 views
10 Things They Won't Tell You About the Flint Water Tragedy
News of the poisoned water crisis in Flint has reached a wide audience around the world. The basics are now known: the Republican governor, Rick Snyder, nullified the free elections in...
Michael Moore ·
6,222 views
Do Not Send Us Bottles of Water. Instead, Join Us in a Revolt
Many of you have contacted me wanting to know how you can help the people of Flint with the two-year long tragedy of drinking water contaminated by the radical decisions made by the...
Michael Moore ·
4,602 views
Bad News for Democracy Is Great News for TV Profits
It's not good enough to say the money comes from the XYZ Fund for Swell Americans; we need to know the wealthy individuals and corporate interests that are secretly pulling the levers.
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship ·
1,509 views
Compassion and Solidarity: Les Miserables and the Plight of Syrian Refugees
NOV 19- President Francois Hollande of France announced yesterday that his country will continue to honor its commitment to settle 30,000 refugees o
Louis Michel ·
362 views
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Micah Lee ·
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Global Seed Vault Authorizes First-Ever Seed Withdrawal
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Michael d'Estries ·
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Rabbi Michael Lerner and Vandana Shiva ·
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Stop the Violence in Israel/Palestine
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Rabbi Michael Lerner ·
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Wikileaks Exposes Secret Deal to Get Saudi Arabia on UN Human Rights Council
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Michaela Whitton ·
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In Praise of Self-Helpless
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Jay Michaelson ·
3,478 views
Rupert Murdoch and the Israeli Genie
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Michael Dickinson ·
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These Are Words Scholars Should No Longer Use to Describe Slavery and the Civil War
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Michael Todd Landis ·
5,088 views
Noam Chomsky: The Kind of Anarchism I Believe In, and What's Wrong with Libertarians
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Michael S. Wilson and Noam Chomsky ·
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Biocultural Rights: A New Paradigm for Protecting Natural and Cultural Resources of Indigenous Communities
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Cher Weixia Chen and Michael Gilmore ·
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Dear Activists, Maybe It's Time to Admit That We've Got It All Wrong
“The first step in the revolution is eye contact.” - Alicen Grey
Mickey Z. ·
5,966 views
The Pictures That Need to Be Seen
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Mark Micallef ·
505 views
12 Black Woman Spoken Word Poets Everyone Should Know
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Michelle Denise Jackson ·
638 views
Ending Racism by Creating a Society Where Humiliation is Replaced by Empathy, Love, Generosity and Mutual-Recognition
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Rabbi Michael Lerner and Cat Zavis ·
10,028 views
Windows 10 Might Be Free, but Your Privacy Is Priceless
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Mick Meaney ·
7,787 views
Public Trust in the Establishment Has Shattered
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Mick Meaney ·
303 views
The Savagery of White America
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Stokely Carmichael ·
180 views
Why We Can't Shop Ourselves Into a Better World
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Written by Michael Hobbes, Illustrated by Abigail Goh ·
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What Humans Are Really Doing to Our Planet, in 19 Jaw-Dropping Images
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Michael McCutcheon ·
204,140 views
I Thought It Was a Dystopian Nightmare, but Then I Realised I Wasn't Dreaming
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Mick Meaney ·
217 views
You Won't Believe How Much Mass Surveillance Costs Each Household
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Mick Meaney ·
410 views
Inspired by Greece, UK Public Wants Its Own Austerity Referendum
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Michaela Whitton ·
4,528 views
Tory Policies Force Britain's Poorest Families to Suffer the Most - Acclaimed News
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Mick Meaney ·
639 views
This report PROVES the police don't work to 'protect and serve' you
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Mick Meaney ·
270 views
An Economic Hit Man Speaks Out: John Perkins on How Greece Has Fallen Victim to ''Economic Hit Men''
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Michael Nevradakis ·
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In Defence of Greece: 6 Myths Busted
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Joseph Leigh, Lewis Bassett & Michael Walker ·
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The Wars Come Home: A Five-Step Guide to the Police Repression of Protest from Ferguson to Baltimore and Beyond
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Michael Gould-Wartofsky ·
1,915 views
Nonviolent Delusion and the Black Lives Matter Protest Movement
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Louise Michel ·
398 views
The Case For A 21-Hour Work Week
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Michael J. Coren ·
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Ubuntu Movement
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Michael Tellinger ·
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Indiana Senate Passes Bill Allowing Employers to Discriminate Based on religion
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Michael Stone ·
791 views
6 Ways Cops Have Used Sex to Infiltrate and Disrupt Protest Groups
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Michael Loadentha ·
525 views
Argentina: The Country That Monsanto Poisoned
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Michael Warren and Natacha Pisarenko ·
580,685 views
Mourning the Parisian Journalists Yet Noticing the Hypocrisy
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Rabbi Michael Lerner ·
158,815 views
Nonviolent Delusion and the Brown and Garner Protest Movement
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Louise Michel ·
1,455 views
From Mike Brown to Eric Garner, the Specter of Revolt is Haunting NYC
"A riot is the language of the unheard." - MLK
Louise Michel ·
3,477 views
Panopticon Rising: Citizenfour Film Review
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Louis Michel ·
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What Is Biocentrism?
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Michael Beecher ·
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The Massive Feminist Protest the English-Speaking World Completely Ignored
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Mic ·
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Comics: An Anarchic Approach
Sean Michael Wilson ·
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Free Trade Explained In An Excellent Comic
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Michael Goodwin, Illustrated by Dan E. Burr ·
303,607 views
Whose Consumption Is Killing the planet?
It's not the impoverished billions, and it's not the majority of American consumers, either.
Ragina Johnson and Michael Ware ·
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We Can Win: Stories From 50 Years of Struggle
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Economic Justice Project ·
1,405 views
Climate Change You Can Believe In
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Bill Moyers and Michael Winship ·
3,802 views
Kansas Police Shoot Unarmed White Teen 16 times As By Standers Beg Them to Stop Shooting (Video)
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Michael Roach ·
413 views
The Forms of Violence That Our Corporate Media Never Talks About
The corporate media loves to talk about violent protesters, while the biggest forms of violence in our society go unchallenged.
Mickey Z. ·
6,297 views
How Money Shapes the World...
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Michael Beecher ·
1,399 views
What Is the Supreme Court?
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Michael Beecher ·
4,232 views
What’s More Important… Economic Growth or Sustainability?
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Michael Beecher ·
2,890 views
Israel Has Broken My Heart: I'm a Rabbi in Mourning for a Judaism Being Murdered by Israel
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Rabbi Michael Lerner ·
48,085 views
Tesla To Open Source ALL Of Its Patents, Won't Sue Anyone For Using Its Technology
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Michael Graham Richard ·
3,702 views
Government = Protection Racket for the 1 Percent
Bill Moyers and Michael Winship ·
2,075 views
Peak Oil becomes an Issue Again after the IEA Revises its Predictions
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Michael T. Klare ·
3,560 views
Evgeny vs. the internet
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Michael Meyer ·
848 views
Impeach Obama For the Right Reasons
Time and time again, US presidents have been impeached or forced to resign for all the wrong reasons.
Mike Micklow ·
3,055 views
The Obamacare We Deserve
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Michael Moore ·
1,903 views
What If the Emperor Had No Soldiers? Re-thinking: "Support the Troops"
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Mickey Z. ·
2,966 views
What Happened to the "Global War on Terrorism"? The U.S. is "Fighting for Al Qaeda" in Syria.
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Prof Michel Chossudovsky ·
2,728 views
Dangerous Crossroads. A War on Syria, Prelude to a World War III Scenario?
Joint US-UK leaked Intelligence Document, London and Washington, 1957:
Prof Michel Chossudovsky ·
6,619 views
How America Reacted: Miley Cyrus VS Syria
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Michael Lotfi ·
102,608 views
How to Fry a Planet
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Michael T. Klare ·
3,197 views
Celebrate Interdependence Day on July 4
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Michael Lerner ·
7,055 views
World's Most Intrusive Database To Go Live In December
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Mick Meaney ·
796 views
Survival Of The Nicest? A Theory Of Our Origins Says Cooperation-Not Competition-Is Instinctive
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Eric Michael Johnson ·
177,974 views
Factory Collapse in Bangladesh Shows Cracks in the System
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Michelle Chen ·
15,348 views
Boston Truth: The "Chechen Connection," Al Qaeda and the Boston Marathon Bombings
Nine thousand heavily armed police including SWAT teams were deployed in a manhunt to capture a 19 year old student at U-Mass, after his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the alleged Boston...
Prof Michel Chossudovsky ·
5,405 views
Why Does America Lose Its Head Over 'Terror' but Ignore its Daily Gun Deaths?
The thriving metropolis of Boston was turned into a ghost town on Friday. Nearly a million Bostonians were asked to stay in their homes – and willingly complied. Schools were closed...
Michael Cohen ·
4,970 views
Former FBI Agent: Does US Government Intelligence Have to be so Unintelligent?
You would think that with an annual budget topping $70 billion, the intelligence community would employ the most rigorous scientific research methods and conduct exacting empirical...
Michael German ·
2,448 views
Manufacturing Terrorists: Inside the FBI's Terror Sting Operations
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Michael German ·
11,515 views
The Secret to Being as Radical as We Want to Be is to Finance the Revolution Ourselves
Gandhi understood that the key to freeing India was to transform his fellow citizens into economically productive agents by spinning their own cloth and taking their own salt from the sea.
Michael Shuman ·
12,817 views
The Cradle-to-Cradle Solution
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William McDonough & Michael Braungart ·
15,191 views
Terror in Anaheim
Last weekend, news cameras zoomed in on a theater in Aurora, where many moviegoers were shot down, apparently by a gunman trying to act out a crazed fantasy. While the mass killing...
MICHELLE CHEN ·
3,193 views
How Invisible Children Falsely Marketed The LRA Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act
I have travelled frequently to Uganda since 1998. In 2007 I had the privilege of travelling extensively through the northern part of Uganda and visited the town of Gulu and several...
Michael Kirkpatrick ·
4,746 views
After the Encampments: #OCCUPYMIGRATION and #OCCUPYHOMES
The history of activism is a cat-and-mouse game of surprising tactical innovations that spark an insurrectionary situation and the counterstrategies developed to put down the revolt. In...
Micah White ·
3,782 views
Occupy to Self Manage
I have yet to see my nearest large occupation, Boston, or the precursor of all U.S. occupations, Wall Street. Instead, I have been on the road for the past six weeks in Thesselonika and...
Michael Albert ·
3,047 views
Don't Occupy Wall Street, Ditch It!
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Michael Shuman ·
3,962 views
Why Aren't Public Universities More Transparent and Accountable?
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Michael Newman ·
9,065 views
The Meaning of 9/11
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Michael Meacher MP ·
6,072 views
How They Get Away With It
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Michael Green ·
4,753 views
911 Plotters Bury the Evidence of Anthrax as their Follow-up Punch
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Michael Green ·
3,351 views
Mystery Firm Gives $1 Million to Pro-Romney Group, Then Dissolves
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Michael Isikoff ·
2,546 views
Should We Be Alarmed That The Biggest Bond Fund In The World Has Dumped All Of Their U.S. Treasury Bonds?
Bill Gross, the manager of the biggest bond fund in the world, has forgotten more about bonds than most of us will ever learn. That is why the big move that PIMCO has just made is so...
The Economic Collapse ·
4,181 views
Huff & Puff It Down - Towards a Vibrant Indy-Media Ecology
Arianna Huffington has betrayed us, so let's huff and puff her house down.
Micah White & Tim Hjersted ·
4,458 views
Hedgefund Executives Spent At Least $10 Million on Last Election
A small network of hedge fund executives pumped at least $10 million into Republican campaign committees and allied groups in last year’s elections, helping bankroll GOP victories that...
Peter H. Stone and Michael Isikoff ·
2,897 views
Analysis of Project Censored: Are We a Left-Leaning, Conspiracy-Oriented Organization?
“Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and...
Peter Phillips and Mickey Huff ·
4,958 views
It's Official! You're On Your Own
Some of us have known this for a long time. Some of us just found out and some will find out very soon. There are few, if any, elected officials who really care about our interests...
Michael Collins ·
10,208 views
Michael Moore: Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange
Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that I have put up...
Michael Moore ·
11,452 views
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