Noam Chomsky: American Power Under Challenge
Masters of Mankind (Part 1) [This piece, the first of two parts, is excerpted from Noam Chomsky’s new book, Who Rules the World? (Metropolitan Books). Part 2 will be posted … Continue reading
Daniel Berrigan: Apology
Our apologies good friends for the fracture of good order the burning of paper instead of children the angering of the orderlies in the front parlor of the charnel house … Continue reading
Alexandra Dos Santos: We Don’t Care About the Young People
The Young People — it’s a label I’ve seen used to dismiss an entire generation as hopelessly naive and ignorant. The Young People don’t know how to communicate; they’re always … Continue reading
Joseph Goebbels: Principles of Propaganda
Dr. Joseph Goebbels was the Propaganda Minister for Hitler’s Third Reich whose work has been widely studied by political theorists and advertising executives over the last 75 years. Of course, … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: How Nazis
The man in the driver’s seat of the minivan is just short of backhanding his wife but screams instead. The contractor towing a backhoe shouts at a woman who has … Continue reading
Video: Donald Trump and Fascism
With Donald Trump named as the Republican Party nominee, his views are coming under increased scrutiny. People as varied as Robert Reich, George Clooney, and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto have … Continue reading
Daniel Berrigan: A Dark Word
As I walk patiently through life poems follow close – blind, dumb, agile, my own shadow; the mind’s dark overflow, the spill of vein we thought red once but know … Continue reading
John Samuel Tieman: Remembering Daniel Berrigan
In 1995, the literary magazine River Styx invited Daniel Berrigan to St. Louis for the 2nd Annual Thomas Merton Commemoration. A three day weekend filled with this poetry, that speech, and … Continue reading
Video: War/No More Trouble | Playing for Change | Song Around The World
Playing For Change is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music. The idea for this project came from a common belief that music has the power … Continue reading
Tom Engelhardt: The Real Meaning of Donald Trump
He’s a Sign of American Decline (Just Not in the Way You Think). “Low-energy Jeb.” “Little Marco.” “Lyin’ Ted.” “Crooked Hillary.” Give Donald Trump credit. He has a memorable way … Continue reading
Abby Zimet: The Judge and the Veteran
Here’s how it’s done: A North Carolina judge – and veteran – who sentenced a three-tour, PTSD-afflicted veteran to 24 hours in jail for a DUI offense, and noted how … Continue reading
Pratap Chatterjee: Drone Whistleblowers Step Out of the Shadows
In Washington’s Drone Wars, Collateral Damage Comes Home In a trio of recent action-packed movies, good guys watch terrorists mingling with innocent women and children via real-time video feeds from … Continue reading
Video: John Brown’s Body
During the Civil War, northern soldiers sang this song as they marched off to battle. The song is of unknown origin although a number of people claimed authorship. After Julia … Continue reading
George Monbiot: The Zombie Doctrine
Crisis after crisis is being caused by a failed ideology. But it cannot be stopped without a coherent alternative. It’s as if the people of the Soviet Union had never … Continue reading
