Vets Win Expansion of Freedom of Speech and Right to Assemble

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers Oct 10, 2014 For the past three years, members of Veterans For Peace and their allies have gathered at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Lower Manhattan on the date of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan to mark another year of a war and call for peace. This year, they were finally able to do so without facing a small army of police threatening arrest. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Hong Kong, the Hard Part: Kick Out U.S., Build National Consensus

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance Oct 5, 2014 What does U.S. involvement mean for the credibility of the protest movement and the future of Hong Kong? How should Hong Kong activists respond? Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Over 1,000 Protest in Ferguson, Call for Highway Shutdown Monday

By Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance Aug 31, 2014 Well over 1,000 people peacefully marched through Ferguson on Saturday, some going door to door in prosecutor Robert McCulloch's neighborhood to demand he be removed or recuse himself. There are calls for shutting down highways on Labor Day. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Ferguson Exposes the Reality of Militarized, Racist Policing

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance Aug 17, 2014 Hundreds of thousands of Americans watched over the course of a week as military-style police tear gassed a community in mourning, chased them with rubber bullets, and abused and arrested reporters. This is an opportunity to advance the cause of transforming law enforcement. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Crowdsourcing Our Way Out of the Democracy Crisis

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance Jul 14, 2014 An increasing number of Americans are getting fed up with the phony democracy that exists in the United States. Across the nation people are engaging in democracy rebellions as they re-examine the nation’s roots, especially with the 4th of July weekend recently passing. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Ending Empire Is as Crucial as Confronting Wall Street

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, PopularResistance Jun 22, 2014 In the last week, there has been a rapid march toward military action in Iraq despite widespread opposition to more war among the U.S. population. One concern is that it would require more military spending despite immense and unmet needs for funding in a broad array of areas at home. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Hawks Push for Iraq War, Rule of Law Prevents It

By Kevin Zeese, Popular Resistance Jun 16, 2014 The same people who got the US into the mistaken Iraq War are urging President Obama to use military force there again But both U and international law do not permit the president to attack Iraq without congressional and UN authorization. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

New Environmentalists Taking Bold Actions, and They’re Working

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance May 26, 2014 No longer dominated by the traditional “Big Green” groups that were taking large donations from corporate polluters, the new environmental movement is broader, more assertive and more creative. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Raw Video: Protesters Dragged Away From FCC Meeting

Staff / Truthdig May 16, 2014 So much for public comment. Three protesters, including Kevin Zeese, Margaret Flowers and a Vietnam War veteran, were forcefully removed from the FCC meeting on new Net neutrality rules Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Save the Internet!

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance May 5, 2014 To ensure the Internet is open to all on an equal basis we must act now to prevent mega-corporations from destroying Internet freedom. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

The Debate: Independence or Partisanship

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Truthout Mar 31, 2014 Finally, there is a much needed debate about the relationship that people who are working for progressive change should have with the Democratic Party -- one that has existed at the edges, in email discussions and private conversations, but is now moving to center stage. And it includes the issue of a presidential run by Sen. Bernie Sanders. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Creating the World We Want

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, Popular Resistance Feb 24, 2014 If we do not like big finance capitalism, what will take the place of the current economy? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )