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Night in Tunisia: Riots, Strikes and a Spreading Insurgency
By David McNally January 18, 2011 Popular upheavals always carry a distinct sonic resonance. The cascading chants that reverberate…
Mubarak’s Folly: The Rising of Egypt’s Workers
By David McNally Rarely do our rulers look more absurd than when faced with a popular upheaval. As fear and…
Like we said, it’s a global slump
January 12, 2011 By David McNally I have never accepted the postmodernist contention that contemporary capitalism is all about…
Greek Lessons: Democracy vs. Debt-Bondage
It is a truism to say that democracy began with the Greeks—less so to say that it originated in popular…
Follow the Money: Behind the European Debt Crisis Lie More Bank Bailouts
While I was cursing the inane mainstream commentary on the global economy recently, I was reminded of a pivotal scene…
And They Call This a Recovery?
The strut of confidence is gone and the jitters are back. A flurry of dreadful statistics at the end of…
What’s behind the hunger strike at Northwest Detention Center
By Dan Berger and Angélica CházaroThe Seattle TimesMarch 20th, 2014 MORE than 700 people detained at the Northwest Detention Center…
Chris Crass: White America Must Make a Choice: What Side of History Do You Stand On?
by Chris CrassKnoxnews.comJuly 31st, 2013 Which side of history do you stand on? Do you stand with the Fugitive Slave…
On Community Civil Disobedience in the Name of Sustainability
Looking forward to the publishing of “On Community Civil Disobedience in the Name of Sustainability” as the first PM Press-published…