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36 retired senior U.S. military officers support Iran deal

The Iran Deal Benefits U.S. National Security  An Open Letter from Retired Generals and Admirals On July 14, 2015, after two years of intense international negotiations, an agreement was announced by the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, China…

Nobel Peace Laureates Endorse Violence

In a recent letter to US President Barack Obama twelve Nobel Peace laureates declared their support for the long history of US elite violence against Native Americans and enslaved Africans, as well as the US imperial violence around the world…

NLG Provides Critical Support for Demonstrators in Ferguson, Condemns State of Emergency

More than 150 protesters arrested Monday, including at least nine National Lawyers Guild (NLG) Legal Observers FERGUSON, MO—Police violently cracked down on activists yesterday after imposing a State of Emergency in St. Louis County in an effort to stifle protest…

Negotiations broke down without concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership!

US Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman (formerly of Citibank) and the trade reps from the other 11 Pacific Rim nations as well as investors from hundreds of multi-national corporations left the luxury resort on the Hawaiian island of Maui on…

A chat with Kurt Heyl on The Presocratics and some more

Here we publish the inteview done by Jorge Huneeus to Kurt Heyl, on The Presocratics and much more…

Susan Metz on Face 2 Face

This week show starts with our friend singer and guitarist Mark Lesseraux and continue with Susan Metz to discuss, the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement (TPP) process and actions against TPP done in New York. More information at https://coopites.wordpress.com/  for the Park Slope…

To succeed, movements must overcome the tension between rationality and emotion

By George Lakey for Waging Nonviolence When it comes to action, we are pulled by two tendencies that seem compatible but in practice are often in tension. We want our movements to be rational – that is, to strategize well,…

Obama unveils landmark regulations to combat climate change

US President Barack Obama has unveiled a landmark decision to tackle climate change. Republicans were quick to criticize it, with some saying it would have “devastating consequences” for the US economy. In a bid to combat climate change, US President…

Vicente Rubio on Face 2 Face

This week’s show starts with our friend, singer and guitarist, Mark Lesseraux and continues with Vicente Rubio to discuss Spain’s new political landscape with Podemos and the political structures emerging form the Indignados/M15 movement.

Cincinnati and the Murder of Samuel DuBose

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan A stunning indictment has been handed down in Cincinnati, focusing attention again on police killings of people of color. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph T. Deters announced that University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing…

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