Chris Hedges: Aaron Bushnell’s Divine Violence March 5, 2024 Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation was ultimately a religious act, one that radically delineates good and evil and calls us to resist. Read more →
Killing Oneself to Try to Stop a War February 26, 2024 In the wake of Aaron Bushnell’s self-immolation, Ann Wright recalls other suicides committed in protest against U.S. policies, including by five Americans opposed to the U.S. war in Vietnam. Read more →
Immolation Revelations December 5, 2023 Life is honored by hearing those who immolate themselves, for no one knows what might rise from their ashes, says Sam Husseini. Read more →
What Happened to the Global Uprisings of a Decade Ago? December 22, 2020 Ten years have slipped by since a man named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in the Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid, begins Vijay Prashad. Read more →