Roger Waters’ music and video spectacular is like WikiLeaks set to music: exploding myths, and exposing the ugly reality, writes Joe Lauria.
WATERS CONCERT: The World As It Is
Category: Protests
Craig Murray: Mass Hysteria, UK-Royal Style
The public is being whipped up to observe emotional mourning for the late queen, while those who you would expect truly to be in grief are engaged in cold, political calculation.
When People Want Housing in India, They Build It
These land occupations are filled with tension and joy, writes Vijay Prashad. The perils of being beaten by the police mix with the promise of collective life.
Chile’s New Constitution on a Knife-Edge
The outcome of the Sept. 4 vote will not just matter for the future of the Andean nation, the authors say. It will also send a signal to progressive forces throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
Chris Hedges: The Dawn of the Apocalypse
We were warned for decades about the death march we are on because of global warming. And yet, the global ruling class continues to frog-march us towards extinction.
Amid War in Ukraine: Intl Peace Coalition’s ‘NO to NATO’
Ann Wright reports on anti-NATO protests and declarations on the sidelines of the military alliance’s recent summit in Madrid.
Chris Hedges: Society of Spectacle
The televised Jan. 6 hearings will not restore democracy or halt the rise of the far right. They are a desperate ploy by a doomed political class.
Lessons for US from Chile’s Starbucks Union Leader
Starbucks in Chile has been fined the most for anti-union practices devised in Seattle headquarters, where a tough campaign against U.S. employees has been brewed, writes Andrés Giordano.
XR Scientists Glue Hands to UK Govt Building
“I don’t know what else to do,” said one protester. The Extinction Rebellion actions are scheduled through Sunday and come in response to the latest IPCC report.
Needed: A Global Climate Insurgency
All human beings have valid claims against all states that are destroying the planet’s atmospheric commons, writes Jeremy Brecher.