Michael Laxer
When Children Are Murdered, What Is There to Celebrate?
By Vijay Prashad After news broke that Han Kang—the South Korean author—had won the Nobel Prize for Literature, her father—the novelist...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 65 min read
What We Can Learn from Gen Z Workers
Rather than blame young workers for bad attitudes, we need to understand why Gen Z prioritizes its well-being over company health—and...
Michael Laxer
Oct 67 min read
Highlander Research and Education Center Brings Old-School Expertise to Present-Day Issues
Formed in the early 1930s, this Tennessee institution is still fighting for social and racial justice. Image via Highlander By Damon...
Michael Laxer
Sep 307 min read
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: The Man Who Defeated Israel
By Vijay Prashad Israel assassinated Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (1960-2024) because he refused to stop the attacks on northern Israel until...
Michael Laxer
Sep 94 min read
How Corporate News Has Tried to Numb Americans to the Horrors in Gaza
Protest against the Israeli war on Gaza outside the New York Times building, November, 2023 -- image via X By Norman Solomon As the Gaza...
Michael Laxer
Aug 308 min read
Growing Challenges for Dems in Arab and Muslim Voting Hotspots Across the U.S
While the Gaza War has brought attention to the political influence of Arab and Muslim Americans amid the election season, their growing...
Michael Laxer
May 35 min read
Student Demands for Divestment Are Not New
There is a long history of students organizing for divestment from states and institutions complicit in criminal acts, apartheid, and...
Michael Laxer
Apr 1910 min read
Telling the ‘Untold’ Stories of Palestinian Lives, Dreams, and Hopes—in Gaza and Beyond
The media collective Untold Palestine gathers the stories mainstream media doesn’t tell about Palestinians—videos, photographs, and...
Michael Laxer
Apr 127 min read
Why Culture Is Not the Only Tool for Defining Homo sapiens in Relation to Other Hominins
We need a broad comparative lens to produce useful explanations and narratives of our origins across time. An ancient skull excavated...
Michael Laxer
Mar 227 min read
Why Artificial Intelligence Must Be Stopped Now
The promise of AI is eclipsed by its perils, which include our own annihilation. By Richard Heinberg Those advocating for artificial...
Michael Laxer
Feb 176 min read
Why Won’t Biden Wave the Magic Wand in His Hand to Stop Israel?
If stopping genocide is not a good enough reason for Biden to rein in Israel’s blood thirst, is losing the 2024 election a risk he’s...
Michael Laxer
Jan 135 min read
Unions Are Critical in the Fight Against Israeli Apartheid
From South Africa to Palestine, global worker solidarity can link worker oppression to the injustices of apartheid. UAW workers march in...
Michael Laxer
Dec 11, 20235 min read
Dubai Is a Fitting Host for the Climate Circus
A host nation that promises progress but relies on regressive policies is revealing just how seriously fossil fuel interests have coopted...
Michael Laxer
Dec 9, 20236 min read
‘Practices for Care and Endurance’ Support Those Organizing for Ceasefire in Gaza
Amid genocidal violence and mass civilian deaths in the Gaza Strip, well-known writers, artists, healers, and activists shared practices...
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