Syria: The dog that didn’t bark
This article appeared in Solidarity on 25 May 2011. As I write these words, news has come in of the failure of Syria’s opposition to hold a general strike. One is reminded of Sherlock Holmes’…
This article appeared in Solidarity on 25 May 2011. As I write these words, news has come in of the failure of Syria’s opposition to hold a general strike. One is reminded of Sherlock Holmes’…
Die Website des Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) heißt »Global Solidarity«, doch für Israel gilt diese Solidarität nicht. Seit Jahren gehört die ICTU zu den Gewerkschaftsverbänden, die einen Israel-Boykott propagieren. Sie konnte die britischen…
This article has now been published on Progress Online. It is co-authored with Gary Kent. For most people the ‘Arab spring’ came out of a clear blue sky but it was in fact the result…
In early April, ads began appearing in college newspapers across the United States blasting the organizers of “Israel Apartheid Week” for what they called the “false and deeply offensive” characterization of Israel as an apartheid…
This article has been published in Solidarity. Bob Dylan recently performed in China and Vietnam for the very first time, prompting critics to denounce him for “selling out” – and not for the first time….
A political earthquake is taking place in North America – and it’s completely off the radar of the mainstream media in most countries. In another week, it is entirely possible that Jack Layton (pictured), a…
Every year, Cindy asks friends and family to say something at the Passover seder she hosts at her home – something about Passover, about what it means to them. This is what I said this…
This article appeared in Solidarity 3/201 (20 April 2011). One litmus test of whether one is engaged in reasonable criticism of Israel or simple anti-Semitism is whether you think anyone in the Jewish state is…
The following article appeared in Solidarity on 6 April 2011. Manfred Elfstrom, a PhD student at Cornell University in the United States, has produced an extraordinary resource for the trade union movement. It’s a website…
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