French Yellow Vests Celebrate One Year Anniversary As General Strike Looms
MONTPELIER, France — The Yellow Vest movement celebrated its first birthday over the weekend with convivial barbeques on roundabouts…
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How We Created A Festival Of Resistance at the 1999 Battle of Seattle
I’m writing these notes in early November as fires rage across California. I’ve just returned from supporting family of…
The Battle of Seattle, 20 Years Later
Early on a cold gray morning 20 years ago this month, a modest procession of people left a church…
Kampala, Uganda — A young, gay activist named Brian Wasswa was discovered lying in a pool of blood in…
How Should Americans Respond to the Hong Kong Protests?
With news pouring in of demonstrations in Hong Kong, people in the United States are wondering what is going…
Fleeing Violence in Their Homeland, Syrians Now Find Themselves Hounded in Turkey
ISTANBUL, Turkey — During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, family and friends often gather together during the night…
Inside the Amazon: Why the World’s Largest Rainforest Continues to Burn & How it Affects Us All
Welcome to the epicenter of destruction where an unholy alliance of evangelical cattle ranchers and big agribusiness holds dominion.
A Look at the Forces Driving the Demonstrations in Hong Kong
Is Hong Kong still a colony today? The anti-extradition movement in Hong Kong has now been turned into a…
Remembering Immanuel Wallerstein: Pioneering World Systems Theorist & Anti-Capitalist
A former student of the legendary sociologist looks back on his mentor’s legacy.