The death of Gaddafi has not achieved a new Libya, which is now run by a pro-NATO government including his old ministers. The revolution in Libya could continue.more
As the people of Yemen continue their fight for freedom and democracy, the UN has provided an exit plan for the dictator that would grant him immunity.more
In its biggest protests since the Pinochet dictatorship, Chilean students and workers have organized mass protests and strikes against neoliberalism.more
Protests in Oakland show the depth of popular discontent of the Occupy movement, which follows on the waves of the Arab spring and the occupation in Wisconsin. The next steps are to take the movement into campuses and workplaces.more
The upcoming UN Conference on Climate Change takes placed amidst increasing extreme weather disasters and a rising tide of mass revolt worldwide. It's either system change, or climate change.more
One of the most exciting things about the Occupy protests is the widespread discussion they have sparked, both within the movement itself and among the wider public, about creating resistance to the capitalist system and building alternatives to it. Some of the questions are new. Many others have come up in previous movements. That means today's movement will have both lessons to offer and lessons to learn.more
Long before the Occupy Wall Street movement rattled the ruling class of America, students and workers in France occupied. May '68 showed the spark and creativity of student occupations, and the need to connect to workers.more