Lessons from Gramsci for Social Movements Today
From Gramsci’s political thinking and practical strategizing come a set of ideas that arguably have only grown more salient with time.
Politics of the Commons: The Open-Ended History of Communes
A look back at the history of communes and how they are supposed to be more than “appendages” of state institutions.
An Abominable Business
“I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves – such an ethical basis I call more proper for a herd of swine”, writes the great scientist.
Mohandas Gandhi Speaks to Abdullah Öcalan
On violence, non-violence, and the state. Mohandas Gandhi (1969-1948) and Abdullah Öcalan (1949-) were not contemporaries; this conversation is imaginary, but it may well have taken place in one of the many worlds we inhabit.
How Congolese Students are Taking on Big Oil
A new campaign is mobilizing communities across the Democratic Republic of Congo to stop the fossil fuel industry’s expansion with creative nonviolent action.
The EU-Indonesia Fight Over Nickel and Who Gets to Own the Clean Energy Future
Indonesia boasts some of the world’s richest mineral deposits, but it has long focused on digging them up and shipping them to other countries for processing. The government in Jakarta is now trying to change that, but is facing fierce resistance from the West.
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They Lied About Afghanistan. They Lied About Iraq. And They are Lying About Ukraine
The proxy war in Ukraine is designed to serve U.S. interests. It enriches the weapons manufacturers, weakens the Russian military and isolates Russia from Europe. What happens to Ukraine is irrelevant.
Profiteers of Armageddon: The Nuclear-Industrial Complex
The film “Oppenheimer” has earned widespread attention. The author says that what “Oppie” began then has by now become a full-scale nuclear-industrial complex on a planet where ultimate destruction, it often seems, always lurks just around the corner.
Collateral Damage: American Civilian Survivors of the 1945 Trinity Test
The New Mexico site of the world’s first atomic bomb test, codenamed Trinity had been selected, in part, for its supposed isolation. Yet in reality, nearly half-a-million people were living within a 150-mile radius of the explosion. All of them have been suffering from the effects of radiation ever since.
Why Aren’t American Streets Filled with Climate Protestors?
Climate change protesters in Europe have been actively raising awareness and demanding urgent action from governments and corporations to address the escalating climate crisis. These protesters are part of a global movement that has gained significant momentum in recent years. But America’s streets are devoid of protestors.