After Paris: Climate Jobs and Justice
‘We need social ownership and democratic control of energy’ Paul Stevenson under a Creative Commons Licence The dust has settled in Paris, where hundreds of thousands of delegates, journalists and activists … Continue reading
Jayarava: The Problem of Class and Popular Buddhism
Jayarava has published a great article on class dynamics and contemporary Buddhism, including analysis of British Imperialism in Asia and how it contributed Buddhist modernism. Read the full article here: The Problem of … Continue reading
The Leap in Paris
Mark your calendars on February 29, 2016 as “International Leap Day.” Early this December, Naomi Klein and the Leap Manifesto team joined thousands of activists and grassroots leaders from around … Continue reading
Seeing Through: John Holloway’s Crack Capitalism
This is another instalment in the series on “emptiness” as “seeing through” the institutional facades that construct the power of capital and the corporate state. The following is an excerpt … Continue reading
ACLU: Flint Water Supply State of Emergency
Democracy Now: The mayor of Flint, Michigan, has declared a state of emergency to address lead poisoning in the city’s water supply. Last year, the city’s unelected emergency manager switched the … Continue reading
BLM: DOJ Cuts Deal with Ferguson Police to Avoid Civil Rights Suit
Ferguson Nears Deal With Justice Dept. to Overhaul Police Force Mayor James Knowles III of Ferguson, Mo., announced the resignation of the police chief in March, shortly after a scathing … Continue reading
The Dark Shadow of COP21: WTO
As Naomi Klein made clear in her book, This Changes Everything, it’s the World Trade Organization and international trade agreements that set the real agenda for climate change, agriculture, industry, wealth distribution, and … Continue reading
BPF & BLM: Charges Dropped Against Black Activists
1. Black Friday 14: Interfaith group joins push to Drop the Charges against Black Lives Matter activists Co-Directors Dawn and Katie, plus another BPFer, teamed up with interfaith leaders to get arrested … Continue reading
DN: Protests in Paris for Stronger Climate Action Dec. 12
Listen especially for Iraq Veterans Against the War’s statements on the links between militarism and war and climate change, how “private contractor wars” are waged against people who are trying … Continue reading
BLM: Ofcr. Holtzclaw Convicted of 13 Rapes
In Part 2 of our conversation about the Daniel Holtzclaw verdict, UCLA and Columbia University law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw talks about the lack of attention on sexual abuse by police … Continue reading
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