by Michelle Ortuoste-Rollenas/Guest Today, on September 4th, protests will be held outside of the Philippine embassy and various Philippine consulates in the U.S to demand justice over the murder of three activists in the Philippines earlier this week. Activists will demand justice over the recent extra-judicial killing of Dionel […]
by Bruno Lima Rocha/Kurdish Question With this paper I hope to begin a theoretical-normative demonstration of the necessity and capacity for formulating a new framework for analysis of the international system. Analytical proposals and formulations are hegemonically linked to a realist and statist logic. In starting this essay, […]
by Nay Briggs/Guest The Ban The Box campaign definitely hits home for me and is catching fire in Utica. I had the great opportunity in April at Mohawk Valley Community College to join forces with other supporters of this fast-growing campaign and discuss the ways that it negatively effects our communities now, but […]
by Marilee Jolin/South Seattle Emerald 34th and Union. I’ve been to this corner 100 times. A quaint little spot with clean streets, big hanging flower baskets, wine bars and pricey brunch locales. I’ve been here as an employee, a diner, a cyclist, a coffee-shop writer and a shopper. Today […]
by Jack Suria Linares/YDS USA When potential presidential candidate Bernie Sanders opposed the idea of open borders, many (the media, the liberal establishment, and even activists) took his position as an attack on immigration reform. A similar attack happened after the events at Netroots Nation where Black Lives […]
by Enrique Guerrero-Lopez and Adam Weaver/Truthout As various segments of the US radical left begin planting their flags in the electoral arena, Syriza’s recent fall from grace should serve as a stark reminder of the unfulfilled promise of the electoral road to socialism. Syriza’s rise to power elicited […]
by DeRay McKesson/The Guardian Mike Brown should be alive today. He should be home from his first year at college, visiting friends and enjoying summer as he prepares to return to campus. The movement began one year ago as Brown’s body lay in the street of Canfield Drive […]
by Russ Walsh/Russ on Reading In case you missed it, Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey, erstwhile presidential candidate, declared on CNN Sunday that teachers unions need a “punch in the face.” Faced with declining numbers in the polls and with being out-bullied by Donald Trump, Christie has […]
by Jalil Muntaqim/FreeJalil.com To lose a child under any circumstances is heart-wrenching for any parent. This is especially true when it is done by a representative of government. When the police kill, particularly a child, more specifically a man-child of color, it raises many questions about justification. As […]
by Colin Wilson/originally published at rs21 Seventy years ago, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The author recalls a visit to Hiroshima where he met a survivor. When I visited Hiroshima in 2003 what initially struck me was the […]
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