Union Struggle at ABC Cab in Ocean Beach, California
Hippies and the Left
With the emergence of 1960s movements and the counterculture, most leftists consider themselves superior to the emergent movements focused on transformation of everyday life. This letter to Monthly Review sought to remedy that situation.
Torture in Israeli Prisons
At the time of the first intifada in Palestine, few Americans understood the dire straits in which Palestinians were compelled to live. Especially harsh were (and are) the conditions endured by thousands of prisoners. This article led to knee-jerk responses from the Israeli consulate in Boston as well as other pro-Israel institutions. My response to them exposed the bankruptcy of their positions.
Aesthetic and Political Avant-Gardes
Avant-garde refers to people seeking to transform aesthetic and political developments in society. The tension between the political and the aesthetic in avant gardes is significant and valuable; political activists can learn a great deal from the impact of aesthetic movements.
Why I Refused to Attend my 50th MIT Class Reunion
Revolutionary Peoples’ Constitutional Convention 1970
In September 1970, more than 10,000 people converged in a rainbow of constituencies organized by the Black Panther Party to write a new constitution for the US. These are the original documents approved by the workshops.
