30 Dec, 2020
Pelosi and Biden: Stand Up!
Pelosi and Biden: Stand Up! by Robert Meeropol 569 words Published in: Greenfield Recorder, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Counterpunch, The Orange...
30 Dec, 2020
28 Sep, 2020
Where Does the Democratic Party Stand on War, Peace, and International Relations?
After nearly four years of the Trump administration, U.S. voters have a pretty good idea of the policies that the President and his Republican allies champion when it comes to America’s dealings with other nations
27 Sep, 2020
Babbling in ‘Tongues’
“President Trump’s nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court may rouse debate over the dubious Christian practice of...
22 Sep, 2020
Naming the Violence
“There’s a term that was developed in the academic field of peace research, and it deserves far more currency in...
22 Sep, 2020
Defeating a Demagogue: A Reminder from History
“It may be small comfort as we watch Donald Trump try to cheat and bully his way to a second...
21 Sep, 2020
World Federalism Now
“Seventy-five years ago next month, nations came together to take the great leap of creating the United Nations…” Peter Orvetti...
20 Sep, 2020
The End of “Climate Change”
“The President’s call to “restore patriotic education in our schools” via the creation of the “1776 Commission” aimed at controlling...
19 Sep, 2020
Real Patriotic Education
“The President’s call to “restore patriotic education in our schools” via the creation of the “1776 Commission” aimed at controlling...
18 Sep, 2020
Peace Education, not Patriotic Education
“The President’s call to “restore patriotic education in our schools” via the creation of the “1776 Commission” aimed at controlling...
18 Sep, 2020
The U.S. Government Should Be Supporting International Law—Not Undermining It
“It’s a sad day when the U.S. government openly assails the international law it helped to create…” Bob Flax Published...
17 Sep, 2020
Life in Cancer Alley
“Shut up and let corporate America — and also, for that matter, corporate Taiwan — get on with its business…”...
13 Sep, 2020
Watching Religion Die
“Religion is fading more quickly in the United States than in any other nation, according to a forthcoming research book.”...
13 Sep, 2020
Hang together or hang separately
“Ben Franklin warned his pals—the other Founders—that unity was the overriding goal as they struggled for freedom from British rule.” Tom...
12 Sep, 2020
Trump’s China Diversion
“The Trump administration’s orchestrated attack on China is commonly assumed to stem from upset over China’s human rights…” Mel Gurtov...
10 Sep, 2020
Standing Up to Trump . . . and Biden
“When I ponder the likelihood of looming electoral chaos — uncounted votes, a defeated president who won’t leave office…” Robert...