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mike sheck: Using the “Public Trust” to frame “Break Free From Fossil Fuels” Actions
Start with water. Use the David J. Hayes article "Privatization and Control of U.S. Water Supplies" as your starting…
mike sheck: It’s Not About Bernie: Why We Can’t Let Our Revolution Die in Philadelphia
Hey lady, stroll through the wrong part of the caliphate without a head scarf and they will smash your skull…
Tom Johnson: Another goodbye to democracy if Transatlantic Partnership is passed
The TTIP is a reflection of the hegemony of neoliberal capitalist power. It is simply a way for competing…
Barry Wood: Statement on the Neoliberal Offensive Against the Bolivarian Revolution
For a better world that you are wanting, go to: www.thevenusproject.com Inner peace.
Tom Johnson: Boycott Is the Only Way to Stop the Israeli Occupation
What a fine piece. And thanks to Levy for calling the name of Marwan Barghouti, one of tens of thousands…
Tyler Healey: It’s Not About Bernie: Why We Can’t Let Our Revolution Die in Philadelphia
Why launch a new party when the Green Party exists?
Tom Johnson: The Flint Chess Game: The Politics of the Battlefield
And the Democratic candidates, both of whom used the Flint water poisonings as a cynical get-out-the vote device while they…
Tom Johnson: My Visit to a Las Vegas Jail
My guess is -- other than the physical beatings which are a constant -- that the arbitrary of commands, disinformation,"and…
mike sheck: Donald Trump in South Sudan
I am astonished at the level of ignorance and confusion by suposedly intelligent peaople regarding Trump. Trump is LEFT…
mike sheck: Inside the Assassination Complex
Mr. Snowden refers to the intelligence community because he understands that most of the successes will never be public knowledge.…
Tom Johnson: Inside the Assassination Complex
While leaking is noble and necessary; even after all of his travails, Snowden talks about the "intelligence community" with a…
mike sheck: A Pro- and Anti-War Dialogue
When asked how he wished to die, Gen. Patton stated that he wished to die by the last bullet. fired…
Ed Lytwak: Bernie Sanders’ Real ‘Political Revolution’ Could Happen This Fall
P.S. Organizing Redux. For me it is NOT a matter of building a new party of the…
Ed Lytwak: Bernie Sanders’ Real ‘Political Revolution’ Could Happen This Fall
“Pollute” Green organizing was a poor choice of words, let me rephrase. The kind of organizing Sanders…
Mark Evans: Possible Ideas for Going Forward
"Let’s go on writing, talking and planning!" Plans are underway to facilitate this, Paul.
Dave Lindorff: Bernie Sanders’ Real ‘Political Revolution’ Could Happen This Fall
The revolutionary moment would be the Democratic Convention starting on July 25. If progressive organizations started working now to get…
Dave Lindorff: Bernie Sanders’ Real ‘Political Revolution’ Could Happen This Fall
I have to disagree with the argument that nominating Sanders as the Green candidate would "pollute" Green organizing. I've watched…
David Dobereiner: Is the US Economy Heading for Recession?
The US economy is way too big anyway. We are eating up grossly a much bigger share of the per…
Arby: Why Bernie Sanders Will, Should and Must Refuse To Drop Out Against Hillary Clinton
I have no use for bloody Bernie or bloody corporatocracy. That's because I care.
Ed Lytwak: Bernie Sanders’ Real ‘Political Revolution’ Could Happen This Fall
The organizing issue is a main reason i'm opposed to Sanders joining the Greens. Your response doesn't…
Tom Johnson: Bernie Sanders’ Real ‘Political Revolution’ Could Happen This Fall
The problem with your analysis, Ed, is that the phrase "decades of organizing" is pretty shaky. While the Green Party…
Ed Lytwak: Bernie Sanders’ Real ‘Political Revolution’ Could Happen This Fall
As an long-time supporter of the Green Party, I am unequivocally opposed to a Bernie Sanders take-over - friendly or…
Stephen Siegel: For Bernie…and More
Michael Albert, you are a surprisingly rare voice of reason on the left these days. I have supported…
Paul D: Where the Bern is Fizzling
While all of Mr. Lopez's comments have merit in the broader field of organizing, a major, perhaps most important factor…
David Jones: The Real Meaning of Donald Trump
But of course in the Spectacle you can be both the best (#1 ) and have room for improvement. As…
Paul Street: The Real Meaning of Donald Trump
This may sound odd coming from one of Bernie Sanders' most insistent Left critics, but I find it strange that…
Paul D: This Is What It Feels Like to Be Hunted by Drones
Prior to reading accounts like Mr. Jalal's. I would have only imagined such horrors could exist in the…
Paul Garver: Possible Ideas for Going Forward
An interesting exercise to assemble possible ideas for moving forward from 75 quite different authors, many of whom I have…
mike sheck: Death to America: Suicide Surge Parallels Era of Economic Woes
So this is what happens when an entire culture ties it's sense of self-worth to net worth.
Ed Lytwak: The (un)Democratic Primary: Why We Need a New Party of the 99%
I'm not giving up at all, even though i'm like you an old man who would rather tend my urban…
Jerry Fresia: The (un)Democratic Primary: Why We Need a New Party of the 99%
If we want a "new party," then it behooves us to push for a "new party system." It is simply…
Thom Burlington: Kagame Goes to Harvard
Unbearable.
Tom Johnson: President Obama Can Help Save Saudi Youth Facing Beheading
This is ridiculous. To expect, or desire, that Obama will do anything useful v. Saudi Arabia is delusional. Whether he…
Tom Johnson: The (un)Democratic Primary: Why We Need a New Party of the 99%
Ed Lytwak: I don't ever give up because there's simply no point in that. Why kill yourself…
Ed Lytwak: The (un)Democratic Primary: Why We Need a New Party of the 99%
Why do you make comments about something that you obviously know little or nothing about? Or is some intentional…
mario osorio: Venezuelan Social Movements Rally Against Open-Pit Mining in the Orinoco Arc
Oh, comments are moderated. Should have guessed it! ... lets see how democratic you guys are
mario osorio: Venezuelan Social Movements Rally Against Open-Pit Mining in the Orinoco Arc
Mr. Koerner, Mi comment is not about this article in particular. I want to talk about an…
Calum MacKenzie: New York voting fiasco just the warm-up for the November game
What a bloody shame! Perhaps a mass boycott of the system would bring about a wake up?
mike sheck: The (un)Democratic Primary: Why We Need a New Party of the 99%
The Green Party is run by the same type of elitistists as the other parties; people who give 2 minute…
Ed Lytwak: The (un)Democratic Primary: Why We Need a New Party of the 99%
I'm surprised that none of the esteemed Left pundits have done an analysis of why the Green Party has…
Tom Johnson: The (un)Democratic Primary: Why We Need a New Party of the 99%
As someone who has voted Green on a number of occasions (and may again after the inevitable Sanders surrender that…
Ed Lytwak: The (un)Democratic Primary: Why We Need a New Party of the 99%
Why do we need to launch a “new” party of the 99%, when the Green Party has been organizing and…
Mark Evans: Addressing the Root Causes of Classism – much easier than you thought?
Hi James, In addition to posting this on the What About Classism? website and here at ZNet…
Philip Gan: Wake Up! We Need Statesman and Values but We Get Selfish Politicians and Cynicism
Very well written. Thank you for re-publishing.
James: Addressing the Root Causes of Classism – much easier than you thought?
While the "theory" may be easy to get for some, the task at hand is just as hard as…
Justus Ko: Bernie Sanders, Union-Buster
I second the question. Stupid title.
John Goodr: This Article Is Not About Donald Trump
After being mesmerized by the bullshit on CNN, FAUX, MSNBC , etc. for months I felt like I'd been mentally…
mike sheck: This Article Is Not About Donald Trump
That's why we have you guys.
matt farkas: Bernie Sanders, Union-Buster
What has Sanders done to bust unions? I.e., voting record? It the title just click bait? Just curious.
Michael Albert: We Need New Priorities
Actually, I am part of the next system project, which I hope people will relate to. Participation at the level…
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