I met Amiri Baraka only once, at a small gathering of activists in Oakland. It was hard to believe that a world-renowned artist would take the time to meet with some community organizers and to listen to the campaigns we were working on. He gave an interesting analysis of what Obama's election had meant and predicted correctly how terrible and reactionary the right-wing would be. And in the end, he encouraged us to do what we do best --...
Max Elbaum
January 10, 2014
According to the latest count from MoveOn, pro-war senators are just eight co-sponsors shy of having enough votes to override a promised presidential veto of their dangerous new Iran sanctions legislation. If that bill becomes law – perhaps even if it passes...
Francesca Fiorentini
January 6, 2014
Monday January 6, 2014
Beyonce's Album Sparks Global Feminist Movement • War in Iraq Doing Fine Without US 82% of Americans Revolt Against War in Afghanistan Via Survey UN Creates "Do Nothing About Climate Change" Day •Iran Negotiations Interrupted by...
Greg Hom
January 3, 2014
The stakes are immense: Will the U.S. and Iran reach an agreement that can end the threat of a nuclear arms race in the volatile Middle East? Or will the U.S. go down the path toward another Middle East War?
The Obama administration and the new leadership of Iran have...
Patrick Cockburn is one of the most discerning observers of the politics of the Middle East. As a journalist for the Financial Times and the Independent, Cockburn, has spent decades observing and analyzing the daily politics of empire and resistance. Here he assesses the Arab...
Lynn Koh
December 27, 2013
It has been a significant couple of years in the United States for the movement for Palestinian rights. The American Studies Association resolution in support of the academic boycott of Israeli institutions and the controversy surrounding it -- indeed the boycott, divestment,...
