29 Jul, 2021
Perhaps the best possible thing we could acknowledge being is a “divided nation.” Failing to do so justifies — or at least avoids noticing — all manner of violent cruelty and repression in the name of so-called democracy, from the jailing of whistleblowers who reveal U.S. war crimes and global criminality, to the lynching of men and women of color . . . to the waging of endless war.
25 Jul, 2021
Making War Obsolete by John M. Repp 784 words We should have abolished war after World War II. That war...
24 Jul, 2021
After a war has ended, historians, elected officials, and faith leaders, no less than the people involved, often raise doubts over whether the outcomes were worth the many horrific costs...
July 27, 2021 marks the 68th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement, a battlefield truce that temporarily halted combat during the Korean War.
22 Jul, 2021
We crossed the Atlantic, encountered a bunch of savages, defeated them, claimed the continent. We won!
19 Jul, 2021
The Handmaid’s Tale – a grotesque novel about a fundamentalist takeover that turns part of America into a cruel theocracy called Gilead – rang a worldwide bell when published in 1985.
17 Jul, 2021
Fundamentalists and Republicans who dominate Mississippi put “In God We Trust” on car license plates, forcing all drivers to promote religion.
16 Jul, 2021
One of these days, something will give — the rich, the powerful will suddenly look around cluelessly.
14 Jul, 2021
Once upon a time, American leaders only went to war when, in accordance with the Constitution, Congress declared it.
13 Jul, 2021
Intervention in Haiti? by Mel Gurtov 619 words “The poorest country in Latin America.” Haiti is seemingly forever defined by...
12 Jul, 2021
The United States and China, the world’s mightiest military and economic powers, are currently heading toward a Cold War or even a hot one, with disastrous consequences.
11 Jul, 2021
President Joe Biden deserves credit for successfully re-engaging in international diplomacy.
9 Jul, 2021
Last month, attorneys from the Department of Justice joined with counsel for the private prison corporation, the GEO Group, to present oral arguments supporting private immigration detention in California.
8 Jul, 2021
The narrow borders of militarism by Robert C. Koehler 866 words An end to war? It’s certainly necessary, but is...
7 Jul, 2021
In these Not-So-United States, talk of secession is growing. It has always been a micro-undercurrent, but it is relatively common nowadays.
