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Binh: Occupiers Past and Present
Nov 08, 2011
Not since the 1960s and 1930s have tens of thousands of people been this defiant and determined to win economic and social justice
Borsos: California Labor Leader Supports Occupations
Oct 29, 2011
The Occupy Movement is one of those steps outside of the institutional boundaries of the labor movement - by a broader left - that will end up energizing labor
Bond: Beware ‘Social Justice’ Promises
Oct 13, 2011
In these days of dire economic and environmental crisis, with political elites under attack from Athens to Washington, the establishment is desperate for legitimacy
Blum: Items of Interest, Part V
Oct 06, 2011
Only the imperialist powers have the ability to enforce sanctions and are therefore always exempt from them
Bond: Fight Over Capital Flight
Sep 16, 2011
It is a ripe time for such in-your-face challenges to orthodoxy here, given the post-apartheid elites’ hostility to exchange controls
Blum: Libya and the World We Live In
Sep 02, 2011
The Holy Triumvirate — The United States, NATO and the European Union — recognizes no higher power and believes, literally, that it can do whatever it wants in the world
Bond: Manual for Climate Greenwashing
Aug 30, 2011
It makes no sense to avoid the harsh reality of fast-rising emissions
Benjamin: No Way to Honor Dr. King
Aug 29, 2011
The tribute to peacemakers, organized by the MLK National Memorial Foundation, was mostly a night applauding warmakers, corporate profiteers and co-opted musicians
Bennis: Too Soon to Declare Victory
Aug 25, 2011
Despite the resolution's focus on protecting civilians, it was U.S., European and NATO officials who made the actual decisions about the use of force
Benjamin: Iraq Withdrawal?
Aug 18, 2011
As with any relationship, saying goodbye is always the hardest part for an empire
Benjamin: Cuts in Military Spending?
Aug 07, 2011
Don't expect the Pentagon to start holding bake sales
Bacevich: Cheap Grace at Fenway
Jul 29, 2011
Expressions of solidarity affirm that the existing relationship between soldiers and society is consistent with democratic practice
Bond: Fighting Minerals-Petroleum-Coal Complex
Jul 20, 2011
With extreme weather events worsening in recent months, who can doubt the imperative to get a fair, ambitious and binding deal?
Bond: Two South African Enemies Die
Jul 05, 2011
Manqele was a salt-of-the-earth activist, a great woman active in her residents’ committee
Bond: Conferences of Polluters
Jun 22, 2011
Durban will primarily be a conference of profiteers
Bond: World Bank’s Africa Strategy
May 30, 2011
A renewed wave of development babble began flowing soon after the launch of the World Bank’s ten-year Strategy document
Bond: Can Democracy Activists Undo Damage?
May 24, 2011
Obama has missed the point of the Arab Spring. It’s not just about the street vendor, it is about social justice
Baker: Social Security Good and Bad News
May 22, 2011
The picture is hardly as dire as many politicians in Washington are claiming
Bond: Latest Fibs from World Financiers
May 13, 2011
Given how disastrous globalization has been for Africa, a “far left movement” is long overdue
Nov 19, 2011
A conversation on the Occcupy Movemement