What was the Civil War about? In a word, slavery. The driving force in American politics in the decades after the American Revolution was the rise of an arrogant, ruthless, parasitic oligarchy in the South, built on God-ordained economic inequality.
In an age of mass protest, why aren’t we winning?
In a world beset by war and counterrevolution, resistance is happening
Takeaways from 2023
Whether the Christmas tree arises out of pagan worship or the nature-based polytheism of Egyptian lore, the Christmas tree plays a special part in our lives today, demonstrating that our relationship with nature goes back millennia.
The environmental destruction caused by wars, occupations and the military-industrial complex are compounding the climate crisis.
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of a historic event in Native America, the action at Wounded Knee. What was its significance, and why it still resonate with Native peoples. How it connects with the resistance at the Dakota Access Pipeline.
A world-changing week
We didn’t stop the Dakota Access Pipeline, but nonetheless, it was a win. It was part of a longer struggle to radically transform our carbon economy, our extractivist economy.
Reader Comments: Trump Says Shut It Down, House Goes Limbo; The Race to Be Speaker; Lots of Cartoons; It Could Have Been Me by Holly Near; Indigenous Peoples’ Day Resources; more....
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