One Year Later: What the Language of the Capitol Insurrection Tells Us
The ‘excited utterances’ of Trump’s mob mirrored the mindset that has guided U.S. imperialism.
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The January 6 Anniversary, Julian Assange and the Erosion of Democracy
The invasion of the Capitol one year ago was an assault on democracy. So too is the Biden administration’s continued persecution of the Wikileaks publisher who is being targeted for exposing U.S. war crimes in Iraq.
‘We Are Made of Hope:’ Former Hunger Strikers Reflect on Their Experiences
Grinding hunger, spiritual epiphanies and, often, victory.
Columbia Admin Claims Picket Line Violence but Three Indypendent Reporters Say They Saw None
On Wednesday morning, striking members of Student Workers of Columbia-UAW Local 2110 established picket lines at entrances on all…
Reflections On This Year’s Palestine Day From a Former Israeli Refusenik
Today is the UN-mandated International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. Thirty four years ago, I was part of a group of young Israelis who refused to enforce the Occupation in Palestine while in uniform. What brought me to that point?
Omicron Variant Underscores Why We Must Abolish Global Vaccine Apartheid
While politicians and commentators in the Global North wring their hands over fellow citizens who refuse vaccination, they show little concern for the hundreds of millions of people around the world who desperately want to get the vaccine but cannot do so.
David Graeber in The Indypendent
As the anarchist anthropologist’s new history of humanity becomes an instant classic, an early dispatch he wrote about the alter-globalization movement points to interests that would flower over the next two decades.
Ready for a Fresh Start: NY Laundry Workers are Fighting to Clean Up the Industry
Immigrant workers and their allies are cleaning up an industry rife with wage theft and abusive working conditions.
Tear Down the System, Not Each Other
Social media-fueled cancel culture is a dead end. Only leading with love will take us where we need to go.
Sandy Nurse’s Journey from Occupy Wall Street to City Council
Occupy Wall St. alum vows to bring her social movement values with her when she joins the New York City Council on January 1.