War Frenzy by Sunera Thobani My recent speech at a women’s conference on violence against women has generated much controversy. In the aftermath of the terrible attacks of September 11, I argued that the U.S. response of launching ‘America’s new war’ would increase violence against women. I situated the current …
You’re in the Hole – A Crackdown on Dissident Prisoners by Anne-Marie Cusac It was September 19, 2001. Elizabeth McAlister had not heard from her husband, Philip Berrigan, in more than a week. Such silence on Berrigan’s part was “most unusual,” she says. Convinced that something was wrong, she telephoned …
Saying Goodbye to Patriotism by Robert Jensen A talk delivered to the Peace Action National Congress, November 10, 2001 This summer I wrote a book review for an academic journal — one of those terribly important pieces of writing that will be read by tens and tens of …
The Witch Hunt Against Ward Churchill Revolutionary Worker #1268, February 20th, 2005 posted at http://www.rwor.org “We’re a tolerant society here, but some things cannot be tolerated.” — Bill O’Reilly, Fox News discussing University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill, February 11 2005 An intense battle is being fought out right now …
Killing the Messenger: Ward Churchill’s Sins Against the Empire By Steven Best February 10th 2005 Press Action “The gross distortions of what I actually said can only be viewed as an attempt to distract the public from the real issues at hand and to further stifle freedom of speech and …
The Man in the Maelstrom Ward Churchill speaks out on his controversial essay, the media frenzy and what the U.S. can do if it really wants to halt terrorism By Pamela White Boulder Weekly Feb. 10, 2005 It started when a group of conservative students from Hamilton College in New …
Feedback from the Internet Last updated February 5th, 2:30pm Over the past week over 70,000 people have read Ward Churchill’s essay “Some People Push Back” on my website.Several people have sent me emails commenting on Churchill’s essay, on my site, on how they see things.Many people may not be aware …
When queried by reporters concerning his views on the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963, Malcolm X famously – and quite charitably, all things considered – replied that it was merely a case of “chickens coming home to roost.” On the morning of September 11, 2001, a …
available from leftwingbooks.net “Some People Push Back”: On the Justice of Roosting Chickens By Ward Churchill When queried by reporters concerning his views on the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963, Malcolm X famously – and quite charitably, all things considered – replied that it was merely a …
Afghanistan 1979-1992: America’s Jihad by William Blum this text originally appeared as chapter 53 in William Blum’s excellent book Killing Hope: U.S. Military And CIA Intervention Since World War II (Black Rose Books [Montreal. London, New York; 1998]). This text appears here with the permission of the author. It is …