Movements Making Noise
by Frances Fox Piven
on February 05, 2013
American political history is usually told as the story of what political elites say and do. The twists and turns, advances and setbacks, wars, disasters and recoveries, are said to be the work of the founders, or of the presidents, or of the courts, or of the influence of a handful of great people who somehow emerge from the mass.
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A Letter I Wish Progressive Groups Would Send to Their Members
by Norman Solomon
on January 23, 2013
By Norman Solomon
Dear Progressives,
With President Obama’s second term underway and huge decisions looming on Capitol Hill, consider this statement from Howard Zinn: “When a social movement adopts the compromises of legislators, it has forgotten its role, which is to push and challenge the politicians, not to fall in meekly behind them.”
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King: I Have a Dream. Obama: I Have a Drone.
by Norman Solomon
on January 16, 2013
A simple twist of fate has set President Obama’s second Inaugural Address for January 21, the same day as the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday.
By Norman Solomon
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Revealed: America’s Arms Sales To Bahrain Amid Bloody Crackdown
by Justin Elliott
on January 16, 2013
By Justin Elliott, ProPublica
Despite Bahrain’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, the U.S. has continued to provide weapons and maintenance to the small Mideast nation.
Secrets and Lies of the Bailout
by Matt Taibbi
on January 16, 2013
By Matt Taibbi, RollingStone
The federal rescue of Wall Street didn’t fix the economy – it created a permanent bailout state based on a Ponzi-like confidence scheme. And the worst may be yet to come
The Progressive Caucus: Enabling Obama’s Rightward Moves?
by Norman Solomon
on January 11, 2013
By Norman Solomon
The failure of the Congressional Progressive Caucus to stand up to President Obama on many vital matters of principle is one of the most important – and least mentioned – political dynamics of this era.
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Resisting Racism and Militarism in 2013
by David Swanson
on January 04, 2013
January 21 st will be an odd day in the United States. We'll honor Martin Luther King Jr. and bestow another 4-year regime on the man who, in his Nobel peace prize acceptance speech said that Martin Luther King Jr. had been wrong -- that those who follow his example "stand idle in the face of threats."
New Year, New Era for Progressives
by Norman Solomon
on January 04, 2013
As 2013 gets underway, progressives need to be here now. We’re in a new era of national politics—with different circumstances that call for a major shift in approach.
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Robin Hood Rising: Grassroots Campaign Spurs EU Parliament to Tax Financial Speculation
by Sarah Anderson
on January 02, 2013
European legislators voted overwhelmingly this week in favor of a tax on financial speculation, which could raise billions of Euros. Could it happen in the United States?
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Jailed Qatari poet to appeal life sentence
by David Poort
on January 02, 2013
By David Poort, Al Jazeera
Accused of calling for the overthrow of the Qatari government, Muhammad al-Ajami to appeal his life sentence.
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