On the day this is being written MAGA leader, Trump confidant, and founder of conservative organization Turning Point USA was killed by a shooter during a public Q and A. Political violence in the United States is on the rise with this not being the only political assassination this year
Donald Trump has repeatedly failed to get the magic deal he wants between Russia and Ukraine enlarging the disturbing prospect that this one, as John Mearsheimer says, will be decided on the battlefield. Tens of thousands of civilians have been killed and over a million displaced by the invasion of
The basic democratic idea is rule by the people. That is democratic politics is politics under the control of some popularly defined grouping. In liberal democratic nation-states that group in who's name the state rules is the legally defined citizen of the nation who is either a descendent
Most often when proposing Anarchism to people who are not initiated in revolutionary politics the biggest questions said people have relate to how exactly an Anarchist society would function. All parties to the conversation need to accept that spelling out the institutional detail of a society that replaces capitalism is
We are living in an ecological emergency. The combination of greenhouse gas emissions and pollution is rapidly degrading the life-sustaining capacities of earth ecosystems. Eco-degradation is no longer an issue for our grandchildren to worry about as we are bombarded by extreme weather events and a 6th mass extinction of
episode 3 of anarchist current events podcast "Whispers of a Dark Future"
1968 was the symbolic year around which there was a world revolution against both Western imperialism and Capitalism as well as the established 'old left' leading 'socialist states', national liberation movements, and social democratic political parties. The 68 rebels not only pointed out the inequalities inherent
Pope Francis has died. He was often at the center of controversy for pushing the Catholic Church's limit with progressive policies and pronouncements. He stretched out his hand as the leader of the Church to the LGBT community. He also democratized church decision making, appointed cardinals from the