6 Nov, 2016
Taking a Stand at Standing Rock
“Like millions of other concerned people, I’ve followed the standoff at the Standing Rock Sioux Nation in North Dakota for...
4 Nov, 2016
The Kapp Putsch and Modern Memory
“On March 13, 1920, right-wing elements of German society along with some military units, particularly the Freikorps, or volunteer corps,...
4 Nov, 2016
Threats and “Strategic Patience” haven’t worked with North Korea, let’s try serious diplomacy
“Last week, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper surprisingly told a House Intelligence Committee that getting North Korea to give...
3 Nov, 2016
Cop Killers and Trump
“When you hear that a police officer was ambushed and shot to death, what is your first image? For many...
2 Nov, 2016
Whose Election Anyway?
“When talking to a group of Black and Latino teenagers, it’s become clear that the 2016 election campaign seems more...
1 Nov, 2016
Let’s Reduce the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal
“At present, nuclear disarmament seems to have ground to a halt. Nine nations have a total of approximately 15,500 nuclear...
31 Oct, 2016
If Trump Is Defeated It Is Because of the Progressive Majority
“The Dickens opening to The Tale of Two Cities—it was the best of times and the worst of times– continues...
30 Oct, 2016
Supremes, the Senate and the Dirty Donalds, Segretti to Trump
“OK, the Republicans said when Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away late last winter, we are not going to...
30 Oct, 2016
Republicans have but two choices
“To cut to the chase: Republican politicians and party leaders have two options and only two.” Gordon Fellman Published in:...
28 Oct, 2016
Nuclear weapons – the time for abolition is now
“At the United Nations this past week, 123 nations voted to commence negotiations next year on a new treaty to...
28 Oct, 2016
Voting Against Peace in Colombia
“Those of us who study how to end wars rather than find new ways to prosecute them must be stunned,...
27 Oct, 2016
US Uranium Weapons Have Been Used in Syria
“This month, the Pentagon admitted it has used uranium weapons in attacks inside Syria — violating its public promise last...
24 Oct, 2016
Bad Hombre
“Watching the 2016 campaign is hypnotically akin to the gawker slowdown that affects traffic with the slightest accident.” Tom H....
24 Oct, 2016
The Tragedy in Yeme
“Imagine if the Islamic Republic of Iran, complaining that its regional rival Saudi Arabia was meddling in a neighbor’s politics...
23 Oct, 2016
War or Peace?
“The most consequential statement by Secretary Clinton in last night’s debate was her pronouncement that a no-fly zone over Syria...