Hate picks no sides—it merely fills the gaps left by broken communication.

In ordinary times, progressives might get away with casual images of their political opponents, but these are not ordinary times. 

Feeling burned out in your work for peace and social justice? A new book provides essential guidance.

He sought to protect and if necessary salvage humanity from the inhumanity of consumer capitalism. This gives all his work the quality of resistance. Defiant resistance in the face of likely defeat.

Where are the superheroes of color, the women leads, the queer characters and more?

On the night before Christmas, we’ll all be about. While the people are sleeping, we’ll realise our clout. We’ll expropriate goods from the stores, ‘cos that’s fair. And distribute them widely, to those who need care.

Prayer can break down or reinforce power structures in surprising ways. 

Doing good doesn’t, and shouldn’t, always feel good. For the sake of justice, let’s face that discomfort.

Does Trump’s election represent a victory for reactionary religion or a prelude to faith-based opposition?

A new generation of activists is developing a much healthier and more emotionally-intelligent culture.

When faced by complicated ideas we should reach for them together, as though we believe ourselves to be worthy of intellectual leadership.

All monopolies—religious, social, political and economic—spring from the desire for power and domination.

The state governor has ordered the Dakota Access Pipeline protesters to evacuate, but will the authorities enforce that decision?

Menace and the threat of violence have a particular address to women. Welcome to a new phase of anti-feminism.

The alternatives we imagine are products of the times in which we live. A review of Peter Frase’s book Four Futures.

In the new space race, whose version of humanity is being targeted for saving?

The white working class reading of recent American history may be more accurate than that of many progressive activists.