The war on terror was supposed to sign the dawn of a new world era. What does its “New-World” mythology rest upon, and how do we, the people, come to accept fear as the principle of political power?
Dream Big, Start Small
The success of activism depends on the balance between how broad your cause might be and the small battles you can win. This chapter draws the lessons from four world-renowned examples of such successes.
The Hundred Year War Against Palestine
The Israelo-Palestinian conflict is not “complicated”; it is the story of a colonial enterprise that the Western world either supports or deliberately ignores, undermining the foundations of democracy.
“War” Against Hamas
An occupying power has a vested interest in speaking of “war.” It implies that the enemy forces are at par with yours, and that you intend to get out of that situation as soon as possible.
Intellectual Elites against Democracy
James Madison’s reference to the “confusion and intemperance” of the multitude used to be the rationale of a government by the elite. What is the intellectual legacy of elitism in the United States today?