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
Among the territories singled out for US annexation by President Trump is Greenland, an autonomous territory originally claimed by the Dannish which has over time gained more and more self-government. Neither Denmark, nor Greenland are prepared to go along with such annexation plans. Greenlanders are currently aspiring to their own
President Trump has levied wide ranging tariffs on almost everything coming into the US. Economists have panned the move as ad hoc and disastrous, and Trump was forced into a 90 day pause on reciprocal tariffs when his unilateral tariffs caused stock market unruliness. While the liberal media will no
In many ways Fascism and Anarchism represent the two poles of the political spectrum. Anarchism promises the complete decentralization and equalization of political and economic power. Fascism promises it's concentration in the hands of a very exclusive group and has thus achieved a reputation opposite that of Anarchism.
Saturday saw massive "hands off" protests against Donald Trump's attacks on civil rights and separation of powers. Protests were held in all 50 states as well as internationally. Anarchists are glad to see so many people protesting Donald Trump's attacks on the freedom of
The United States has been undergoing a public health gun violence emergency. We have more guns than people and bigger problems with gun violence than other 'developed' nations. Thus, regulation of gun ownership by the state is a raging debate between "pro" and "anti"
Religion is among the oldest and most important social phenomena. It motivates human beings to take care of each other and do grievous harm to one another. Religion is the centerpiece of the worldviews of most people who have ever lived. Religion is thus embedded in the social structures of
After the inevitable collapse of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas the war which has killed at least tens of thousands of Palestinian women and children is back on. According to Israel the war is a defensive operation to dislodge and eliminate Hamas, the Islamist group that has ruled Gaza
Anarchism is the political philosophy that calls for replacing all relations of domination with relations of free association. We call for this because we understand that human beings sustain ourselves through free cooperation. When we dominate each other the dominated experience the domination as an alienating force that excludes them
In my last article I made the case that Trump and MAGA along with the wider populist right that currently poses a threat to liberal democracy is not fascist, but illiberal populist conservatism. The important question that fallows is how exactly this version of far-right politics came to challenge liberal
Donald Trump is a fascinating, if frightening, political phenomena. His two terms in office have so far been mired by controversy, with most of this controversy spearheaded by Trump himself. He is the only convicted felon to hold the highest post in the United States and if it weren’t