Michael Schwartz

Michael Schwartz, professor of sociology and faculty director of the
Undergraduate College of Global Studies at Stony Brook University, has
written extensively on popular protest and insurgency, and on American
business and government dynamics. His books include "Radical Politics and
Social Structure", and "Social Policy and the Conservative Agenda."

A gas flare at an oil well site on July 26, 2013 in Williston, North Dakota. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Are we finally at a tipping point in the defeat of fossil fuels?

Richard Lachmann, Michael Schwartz, Kevin A. Young

Nurses stage a protest with support from the registered nurses union, SEIU Local 121RN, outside the West Hills Hospital on June 18, 2020 in West Hills, California. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

How the 99% can force the 1% to defeat COVID-19

Kevin A. Young, Michael Schwartz

The overlooked Israeli-Palestinian conflict that threatens the entire Middle East

Michael Schwartz

Iraq’s vicious downward spiral: Wars about oil beget more wars about oil

Michael Schwartz

Thousands of anti-government protesters gather in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. The protests, which saw tens of thousands of people massing daily in downtown Cairo for demonstrations that at times turned violent, have raised questions about the impact on the economy. More than 160,000 foreign tourists fled the country in a matter of days last week, in an exodus sure to hammer the vital tourism sector. (AP Photo/Manoocher Deghati) (AP)

Why Mubarak fell

Michael Schwartz

Ten ways to argue about the war

Michael Schwartz