From Neurons to Networks: Collaboration vs. Competition
In the age of celebrity role models, epic Twitter rants and reality TV presidential candidates, money talks and the cult…
Azaria’s Execution: Unraveling the Threads of Israeli Society’s Decline
On Saturday, October 7th, a shift occurred in the Israeli-Palestinian narrative. What was a normalized, often gradual genocide, peppered by…
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf’s Diagnosis of America
“You know the thing I like about Mahmoud is that he’s always real,” says Shareef Nasir about Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, formerly…
The Black Panther Party’s multicultural anti-fascism
It is time to revive the BPP blueprint for a multicultural network of revolutionary groups to confront capitalism, imperialism and…
Truth is Our Weapon and Shield – An Interview with Black Panther Party Veteran Billy X Jennings
Truth and reconciliation commissions attempt to heal divided nations after the injustice has ceased. They rely on a process of…
Spike Lee’s ‘Black Kkklansman’ – An Incomplete Blueprint for Defeating White Supremacy
Originally published August 28th, 2018 in Progressive Army With its signature drive to power through violence, the continued rise of…
Panthers Forever: Revolution at Home and in Exile
Black Panthers Charlotte and Pete O’Neal reflect on their lives as revolutionaries in the US and Africa after living in…
No Time for Fascists – a Neuroscientific Argument Against Engagement
Human beings are social mammals. We rely on a nurturing environment to develop into empathic beings who productively contribute to…
Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan – Nomads in Times of Xenophobia and Mass Migration
The Romani (Roma) people, colloquially known as Gypsies, are the quintessential example of a nomadic ethnic group that has settled…
A Comparative Approach to Violence in Animals and Human Societies: An Interview with Professor Caroline Blanchard
For millennia, humanity has been plagued by violence and its consequences: oppression and inequality. Academics, intellectuals, politicians and dissidents have…