This article was submitted to Working In These Times on 30 May in response to an article they had published. They have not responded, nor published this, nor even acknowledged receipt of the article despite…
What makes some online campaigns popular, while others are not?
If the British National Party were tomorrow to issue a report saying that Israeli Jews were responsible for the “ritual slaughter” of a Christian priest – as part of an effort to ethnically cleanse Palestine…
Interview with Kamal Abbas – by Eric Lee and Gary Kent. On the TUC website. And also on the Progress website. And on the AWL website.
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…