Staughton Lynd has written valuable books and articles on history. He has been active in revolutionary politics for over sixty…
Where Are the “Troubled Consciences” over Greece?
by Steven Colatrella J’accuse! I accuse all the intellectuals, the social democrats, the liberals, the leftists looking elsewhere, especially across…
Reflections in the Light of Oakland
From 1968 to 1971 I worked at International Harvester Tractor Works in Chicago, which employed about 3,000 people. (The plant…
Liberal Citizenship or “Jewish Identity”?
Letter from Harry Clark Friends of Palestine may be interested in my article “Liberal Citizenship, not ‘Jewish Identity,’” which discusses…
Who Determines What Is a Victory?
On January 23 the Solidarity with Longview working groups of Oakland, Portland, Longview and Seattle issued a release on the…
Letter to Boston Occupy the T
Dear friends, Thank you for keeping me informed of what you are thinking and doing. As you know, I am…
What Life is All About
by Ekim Jae i haven’t read [the recent Counterpunch article on the Wikipedia blackout] yet, however i am about to…
The IWW: Some Lessons for Occupy
The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW—“Wobblies”) in its heyday (1905-1920) was a great moment. Like Abolitionism and the Freedom…
Žižek: Too Clever by Half
I forced myself to listen to an hour-and-half talk Slavoj Žižek made in Tel Aviv this past June in which…
Still More on Business as Usual
In a previous entry I reviewed Paul Mattick’s book, Business As Usual: The Economic Crisis and the Failure of Capitalism.…