The Anti-Zionism of Fools
However distorted and exaggerated, antisemitism is a real current in France that needs to be confronted.
19199 Articles by: Frances Abele
Frances Abele CM is Distinguished Research Professor and Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy Emerita at Carleton University. She is a research fellow at the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation and the Broadbent Institute. Much of her work focuses on indigenous-Canada relations.
“Broken Windows” Liberalism
Bill de Blasio has reduced the use of stop-and-frisk, but he still supports the kind of policing that led to Eric Garner’s death.
Another Professor Punished for Anti-Israel Views
Pro-Israel forces have consistently been on the wrong side of the academic freedom debate.
Unions That Used to Strike
The ILWU, once known for its militancy and political radicalism, faces a choice between nurturing rank-and-file power and a painful death.
The New Scientism
We can value scientific inquiry without viewing the natural sciences as free of politics.
The Real Problem with White Abolitionists
The antislavery project couldn’t think beyond the market — and that failure haunts progressive politics.
Stopping Israel
Israel and its allies cannot hold back the struggle for democracy, human rights, and self-determination for much longer.
Universalizing Settler Liberty
America is best understood not as the first post-colonial republic, but as an expansionist nation built on slavery and native expropriation.
Reactionary Minds
An interview with Corey Robin on the American Right.
Capitalism and Slavery: An Interview with Greg Grandin
Our notions of freedom emerge from and depend on slavery.
What International Solidarity Looks Like
Western solidarity campaigns with Bangladeshi workers can help build worker power and prevent another Rana Plaza.
The Logic of Israeli Violence
Israeli violence isn’t senseless — it follows a colonial logic.
Anarchy in the USA
While the first Purge was a pleasurable if somewhat overripe piece of agitprop, The Purge: Anarchy succumbs to full-on rot.
Rebranding Amtrak
Amtrak doesn’t need a writer’s residency program. It needs to deliver affordable, reliable public transportation.
25 Points on Gaza
Some notes on the latest Israeli assault of the Gaza Strip.
The Charter School Profiteers
In Detroit charter schools, mismanagement and opportunistic “education entrepreneurs” thrive.
Brother, Can You Spare Fifteen Dollars?
An interview with 15 Now activists on Kshama Sawant and the struggle for a living wage.
All Power to the Pack Rats
In the sleek Apple future, our “outdated” possessions are turned into symbols of poverty.
The Syriza of Spain
Podemos, Spain’s new leftist party, is challenging austerity and winning public support.
“No Excuses” in New Orleans
It’s been a decade since New Orleans’ post-Katrina charter school experiment began. The results have been devastating.