Experiments with truth: 8/19/09

    • Alumni, antiwar activists, community members and lawyers gathered on Monday outside the UC Berkeley School of Law to call for the dismissal of former Bush administration torture policy architect and new faculty member John Yoo.
    • Seven security guards have been perched atop the Colosseum in Rome since Friday to protest the planned privatization of the city’s security company.

    Recent Stories

    • Feature

    US communities are organizing to end complicity with genocide in their backyards

    September 3, 2026

    As the genocide in Gaza nears its fourth year, communities across the U.S. are pressuring their local governments to break the supply chain of weapons to Israel.

    • Review

    What the 1960s can teach us about cross-racial solidarity

    September 1, 2026

    Alice Echols’ new history of the Panthers and SNCC, “Black Power, White Heat,” emphasizes the possibility — and power — of solidarity across real differences.

    • Analysis

    Why solidarity is vital to freeing imprisoned human rights defenders

    and Susan Marx
    August 28, 2026

    A global campaign proves that ordinary people can free political prisoners through the simple act of standing witness. But the work is far from finished.