Category Archives: Mass movements

Discussing Palestine and the US radical movement of the 1960s & ’70s.

Helena · 4:40 pm · 12/11/2019 · Mass movements, Palestine, Publishing, U.S. politics, Writing

The smart, experienced Arab-American community leader and activist Abdeen Jabara and I are engaged in, I guess, a spirited discussion over at Mondoweiss of the value of Michael Fishbach’s latest book, The Movement and the Middle East: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Divided the American Left. I spent a long time working on the review of … Continue reading Discussing Palestine and the US radical movement of the 1960s & ’70s. →

Algeria’s ‘Revolution of Smiles’: Where will it lead?

Helena · 4:00 pm · 04/12/2019 · Algeria, Mass movements

Washington DC, April 12, 2019 — Every Friday since February 22, the cities and towns of Algeria have seen massive demonstrations that have brought women, men, children, and old people pouring into the streets, often in high spirits but always voicing pointed political demands. What had provoked the demonstrations was the announcement by the ageing, extremely non-functioning … Continue reading Algeria’s ‘Revolution of Smiles’: Where will it lead? →