by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage It is safe to say that among the middle class in the US, the police are widely appreciated and respected. However, among the lower classes, police are often abhorred. Why? Through observations, historical analysis of socio-economics, and some two-bit psychology which is the […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage It is both valid and poignant to ask if conservative-types in the US hear the contradiction in their reactions to police brutality when held against their small government credo; right wing commentary on police shootings, after all, often betrays strong government sympathies as […]
by Reyna Ramolete Hayashi Because every day is International Workers’ Day I send love, gratitude, & hustisya to all of the powerful, loving, and courageous workers I shared space, histories, and healing with in my motherland. To my ancestors who worked, lived in relationship with, and honored the […]
by Peter Bohmer Today is the 40th anniversary of the Vietnamese victory and the U.S. defeat in Vietnam. This was a victory not only for Vietnam but also for people all over the world who believe in self-determination and opposition to U.S. economic and political domination. To me, […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage I had a great teacher when it came to studying nonviolence, sitting in a classroom at SUNY Brockport nearly a decade ago discussing its history, its nuances, its concerted approach to negating power by challenging it, almost tauntingly, to lash out violently among […]
by Mohawk Valley Freedom School “If you think that by hanging us, you can stamp out the labor movement—the movement from which the downtrodden millions, the millions who toil and live in want and misery—the wage slaves—except salvation—if this is your opinion, then hang us! Here we will […]
by Bruno Lima Rocha/Kurdish Question This essay is the beginning of an attempt to develop a left libertarian approach toward an economic model, specifically to a model which is compatible with the political formations of Democratic Confederalism, also referred to as Libertarian Municipalism. At this stage the goal is the […]
by Bruno Lima Rocha/Kurdish Question Introduction to this particular issue In this part I will expose some basic historical information about the anarchist political organisation model and in the end, make a comparison between these experiences and the nowadays mission of the political organisation that intends to be […]
by David Graeber/Gawker The Department of Justice’s investigation of the Ferguson Police Department has scandalized the nation, and justly so. But the department’s institutional racism, while shocking, isn’t the report’s most striking revelation. More damning is this: in a major American city, the criminal justice system perceives a […]
by Derek Scarlino ALBANY – On Thursday March 19th, a delegation of litigants in the Maisto, et al. v. New York case (commonly referred to as the “Small Cities” case)for public school funding traveled to the state’s capital to address their lawsuit which will likely end up in the appeals process. […]
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