Jeremy Brecher

Jeremy Brecher is the author of The Green New Deal from Below: How Ordinary People Are Building a Just and Climate-Safe Economy (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2024). He is the author of more than a dozen books on labor and social movements, including Strike! and Common Preservation in a Time of Mutual Destruction, the winner of five regional Emmy awards for his documentary movie work, and a long-time contributor to the Nation. He is co-founder and senior advisor for the Labor Network for Sustainability.

A New Paradigm for Peace in Iraq A New Paradigm for Peace in Iraq

Who says the Iraq debacle is unsolvable? There are decisive, meaningful steps that can be taken to stop the bloodletting and promote stability in the region.

Feb 16, 2007 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher

Will the Watada Mistrial Spark an End to the War? Will the Watada Mistrial Spark an End to the War?

Now that Lieut. Ehren Watada's court-martial has ended in mistrial, his case could focus America's attention on how we came to fight an illegal war and what we must do to end it.

Feb 9, 2007 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

2006: A Year of Living Dangerously 2006: A Year of Living Dangerously

2006 will be remembered as a year in which the American people and the world rose up to challenge the criminal actions and deceit of the Bush Administration.

Dec 19, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

Prosecute Rumsfeld? Not Ridiculous Prosecute Rumsfeld? Not Ridiculous

A mainstream media legal analyst dismissed efforts to prosecute Donald Rumsfeld and others for war crimes as ridiculous. They're not.

Nov 21, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

War Criminals, Beware War Criminals, Beware

Human rights advocates are pressing German courts to prosecute Donald Rumsfeld, Alberto Gonzales and other Bush Administration officials for war crimes. They just might succeed.

Nov 2, 2006 / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

Senate Vote Advances President’s Effort to Kill War Crimes Act Senate Vote Advances President’s Effort to Kill War Crimes Act

The 109th Congress, led by Republican Senators McCain, Warner, and Graham and with the acquiescence of many Democrats, is poised to legalize torture, trials with secret evidence, ...

Sep 22, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

Torture and the Content of our Character Torture and the Content of our Character

The standoff between the Senate and the Bush Administration over military tribunals, torture and war crimes tests core legal and moral issues and will determine the kind of country...

Sep 15, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

Watada, the War and the Law Watada, the War and the Law

Bolstered by a Supreme Court ruling that rebuked the Bush Administration's excessive exercise of power, Lieut. Ehren Watada's pending court-martial could help restore the rule of l...

Jul 10, 2006 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

Lieutenant Watada’s War Against the War Lieutenant Watada’s War Against the War

In a remarkable, media-savvy protest, First Lieut. Ehren Watada has refused orders to go to Iraq, claiming the war and the occupation violate the Constitution, international law an...

Jun 26, 2006 / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

The Pincer Strategy The Pincer Strategy

Growing concern over Bush's abuses of executive power could be the force that unites Democrats, Republicans and libertarians in a broad, nonpartisan effort to defend the Constituti...

Jun 8, 2006 / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith

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