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The Business of Bombs and Politics: How the British-Saudi Connection Fuels War in Yemen

Daniel Read December 14, 2016 Daniel Read

A coalition of states led by Saudi Arabia is conducting an extensive and ongoing aerial bombardment of its smaller and far weaker neighbor, Yemen. Both the US and British governments have drawn fire for their role in supplying Saudi Arabia with weapons systems, munitions and tactical expertise. In the process, the US and Britain have become associated with the mass civilian hardship that has become a hallmark of the Yemen conflict.

Indigenous Weavers in Guatemala Mobilize to Defend Their Craft and Cultural Rights

Jeff Abbott December 8, 2016 Jeff Abbott

Indigenous weavers in Guatemala are challenging the appropriation of their identities by both national and transnational companies. On November 24, hundreds of indigenous weavers from across the country made the journey to Guatemala City to present congress with a series of reforms that would lead to the legal protection of their intellectual property rights as weavers.

The Base is Not Enough: Labor Organizing Under Trump Means Civil Disobedience and Bridge-Building

Jamie K. McCallum November 30, 2016 Jamie K. McCallum

In the immediate aftermath of Trump’s electoral victory, progressives quickly remembered radical labor activist Joe Hill’s evocative call to his supporters on the eve of his execution—“don’t mourn, organize.” But Hill’s command is more of a battle cry than a battle plan. The most difficult question is still front and center: What is the best way to organize against Trump’s regime?

Building the Commune: Radical Democracy in Venezuela – Book Review

Ramona Wadi November 29, 2016 Ramona Wadi

Drawing upon historical episodes and the more recent forms of right-wing violence, Building the Commune author George Cicciarello-Maher allows the reader to delve into a tangible Venezuela with a perspective that is conscious of political complexities and the historic importance of grassroots movements.

Hidden History of the Cuban Revolution: How the Working Class Shaped the Guerillas’ Victory – Book Review

Paul Buhle November 23, 2016 Paul Buhle

Here is a volume offering great surprise, at least to this presumably well-educated reader, deeply sympathetic to the Cuban Revolution since its inception. Perhaps the cult of the personality around Che and Fidel is the reason for an absence of real social history on this vital subject?

The Injustice at Standing Rock Is an American Story

Mark Trahant November 2, 2016 Mark Trahant

I'm angry. White people in Oregon are acquitted while Native people in North Dakota are attacked by riot police from five states. And our politicians are preoccupied.