Order derived through submission and maintained by terror is not much of a safe guaranty; yet that is the only “order” that governments have ever maintained. True social harmony grows naturally out of solidarity of interests. In a society where those who always work never have anything, while those who never work enjoy everything, solidarity of interests is non-existent; hence social harmony is but a myth…. Thus the entire arsenal of governments – …

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We’ll talk to Steve Diaz from the LA Community Action Network about the pending trial of activist Steve “Dogan” Richardson. Saudi blogger Eman Al Nafjan discusses the upcoming protest in Saudi Arabia against the ban on women behind the wheel, and Hamid Khan continues his series of stories on the criminal justice system with Peter Bibring of the ACLU. Plus, the farewell edition of The Right Hook. …

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Nearly 6,000 Syrians fled their country over the past week, seeking refuge in neighboring Turkey. A days long siege beginning last last week by government forces on the Northern town of Jisr al Shoughur has reportedly left hundreds dead and wounded. Foreign media remain barred from Syria, and Turkey is tightly controlling access to refugee camps. However various media …

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On June 10th, hundreds of protestors completed a grueling 50-mile multi-day march to Blair Mountain, West Virginia, to demonstrate against mountain top removal, strengthen labor rights, and transition to a sustainable economy. The protesters traveled along the same route that coal miners took when they marched to Blair Mountain in 1921. Blair Mountain was the site of the largest …

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Yesterday the New York Times reported that the FBI is giving significant new powers to its roughly 14,000 agents, allowing them more leeway to search databases, go through household trash or use surveillance teams to scrutinize the lives of people who have attracted their attention. The new rules add to several measures taken over the past decade to give …

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The Activist Beat with Rose Aguilar, host of Your Call on KALW in San Francisco is a weekly roundup of progressive activism that the mainstream media ignores, undercovers, or misrepresents.

For years, Apple Computer has received little scrutiny for its business practices. The company has brilliantly markets itself as the hip alternative to the corporate giant Microsoft. Apple’s “Think Different” …

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We’ll cover the Syrian government’s days-long violent crackdown on residents of a small northern town, and the director of The Last Mountain discusses his film and the politics of coal mining. Plus, the FBI pushes the boundaries of privacy even further, and this week’s edition of The Activist Beat. …

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Activists from over 20 countries are preparing to set sail for Palestine in late June aboard 10 ships comprising the Freedom Flotilla II. They aim to break the Israeli naval blockade of Gaza and bring humanitarian aid to its residents. The action is taking place a year after a similar mission ended in violence on May 31st, 2010, when Israeli …

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We stay focused on Palestine and Israel in this next interview with award winning journalist and author Rula Jabreal. When approached to write a book about her rise to becoming the first woman to anchor a news show in Italy, Rula Jebreal could only think of her native country, Palestine. As a teenager Jabreal reveled in the period of peace …

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Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 14 at 11 a.m. school library aides and their co-workers will be protesting library cuts. The library supporters will march from Gratts School to LAUSD headquarters to deliver more than 5,000 letters to the school board from parents, students and community members who oppose the severe cuts LAUSD libraries are facing. Their message: All students need school …

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