Appeal for Solidarity with Sudanese Uprising Being Crushed by Military Government
On June 3, the Sudanese military and militia forces attacked the peaceful sit-in outside the Army Command in Khartoum, where thousands of protesters had gathered since 6 April to demand a peaceful transition to civilian rule after mass protests brought down the...
read moreThe State of the Sudanese & Algerian Uprisings: Livestream Event, June 1, 2019
Watch a youtube video of this online panel which discussed the following questions and more: What are the balance of forces today in Algeria and Sudan? And what has changed since 2011 that may allow for a different outcome than the bleak reality we have seen across...
read moreEscalating Threat of Direct U.S. War Against Iran: Is There A Way Out?
Stopping the ominous drive toward a direct U.S. war against Iran demands opposition both to U.S. imperialism and to the repressive Iranian regime. It demands reaching out to labor, feminist, student and oppressed minority struggles in Iran and connecting them to...
read morePluralism Lost in Syria’s Uprising, How the Opposition Strayed from Its Inclusive Roots
One of the most painful unanswered questions of the Syrian civil war is how an uprising touting the values of democracy, universal rights, and inclusion devolved into an international conflict, with multiple foreign interventions, in which sectarian and ethnic...
read moreWelcome to the new Algerian revolution: an interview with Hamza Hamouchene
Omar Hassan speaks to Algerian scholar and activist Hamza Hamouchene, coordinator of Environmental Justice North Africa and co-founder of the Algeria Solidarity Campaign, about the mass movement sweeping the country. April 17, 2019 In 2011, a wave of revolutionary...
read moreVenezuela: a country held hostage
Under the global spotlight for the past two months, Venezuela is perhaps the most debated and at the same time misunderstood country in recent times. The truth embraces demanding paradoxes: a country ruined but rich in resources, with a civilian-military dictatorship...
read moreAlgeria in revolt: “We woke up and you will pay!”
What makes this movement really unique is its massive scale, peaceful character and national spread, including the marginalized south. The movement is also characterized by a significant participation of women and especially young people, who constitute the majority...
read moreThe Fall of Sudan’s “Morsisi”
By Gilbert Achcar April 12, 2019 The Sudanese people just toppled their longtime autocratic leader, Omar al-Bashir. It's a confirmation that the revolutionary ferment of the Arab Spring didn't die out in 2011. On December 17, 2010, the self-immolation of a young...
read moreIranian Masses Crushed by Floods, Militarized State Capitalist Regime and U.S. Imperialist Sanctions
In this article, I would like to examine the causes and catastrophic consequences of the current floods in Iran. This is a disaster brought about not simply by natural causes and mismanagement but by the logic of capital in a repressive...
read moreDocumentary about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict : 1948: Creation & Catastrophe
Through riveting and moving personal recollections of both Palestinians and Israelis, 1948: Creation & Catastrophe reveals the shocking events of the most pivotal year in the most controversial conflict in the world. 1948: Creation & Catastrophe tells the...
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