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Climate Activism on the Brink of Nuclear War
By Eve Ottenberg Counterpunch November 4th, 2022 One lesson the disastrous NATO-Russia war in Ukraine has taught us is that…
Fighting Times: An Organizer’s Tale of Patience and Audacity
by Roger Bybee Counterpunch “Mark my words, motherfucker: You’ll see me again.” That’s what Jon Melrod snarled after being lifted…
The Blast in Foreword
by Meg Nola Foreword Jan/Feb 2022 Joseph Matthews’s clamorous, complex novel The Blast is set in San Francisco in 1916.…
Burglar for Peace in American Catholic Studies Journal
By Eric Martin American Catholic Studies Journal “I believe that we can change the world. I really do.” These words…
Jon Melrod on Open to Debate with David Moscrop
What is the future of the labour movement? Open to Debate with David Moscrop The labour movement is having a…
Jewish Noir II: An Excerpt
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Queer joy comes alive at this summer camp haven
“For so many kids in the south, there is no safe space to be a child.” A music camp in…
Mahanoy City’s Prohibition Pipeline
By Mitch Troutman Bootleg coal towns had makeshift alert systems. When the coal companies moved against the bootleg miners, some…
Future on Fire: Defending a ravaged planet
By Sara Birrell Briarpatch Magazine September 28th, 2022 October 2022 In June 2022, a 24-year-old UPS driver, Esteban Chavez, died…