Haymarket news

March 16-18, 2012
Pace University
New York, New York

A unique phenomenon in the U.S. and the world, Left Forum convenes the largest annual conference of a broad spectrum of left and progressive intellectuals, activists, academics, organizations and the interested public. Conference participants come together to engage a wide range of critical perspectives on the world, to discuss differences, commonalities, and alternatives to current predicaments, and to share ideas for understanding and transforming the world.

HBO Def Poet, Author, and Artistic Director of Louder Than a Bomb to Tour Sept. through Apr., Natn'l Poetry Month

After months of extended delays and an international public pressure campaign, the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem has granted Omar Barghouti a visa to visit the United States.

Nancy Murray and Noam Chomsky describe the horrific conditions in which the Palestinians in Gaza have been forced to live since Israel began its devastating blockade in 2007.

By Michael Schwart, originally published on TomDispatch.com