10 Oct, 2026
China’s Economy: The Price of Success
by Mel Gurtov 855 words If we read nothing other than the mainstream media, we are likely to be persuaded...
10 Oct, 2026
9 Oct, 2026
The International Criminal Court is Under Attack
by Lawrence S. Wittner 989 words On October 9, only hours after the announcement of the award of the Nobel...
9 Oct, 2026
Can Men Help Reignite #MeToo 2.0?
by Rob Okun 849 words How is it possible any man would ever believe gang rape is permissible? Are we at a cultural...
1 Oct, 2026
A Campaign to Address Global Economic Inequality
by Lawrence S. Wittner 974 words Although the temper tantrums of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu dominated mass media coverage...
28 Sep, 2026
Karmageddon
by Tom H. Hastings 487 words In our 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump got 77,303,568 votes, or almost half (49.8%) of all...
27 Sep, 2026
Chairman Xi goes to Washington
by Mel Gurtov 1055 words The New Reality China’s President Xi Jinping’s sixth visit to the US has come and...
25 Sep, 2026
New England Governors: Stop Chasing a Nuclear Fantasy
by Rob Okun 789 words Are all six New England governors out of their minds? It’s 2026, renewable energy is surging...
23 Sep, 2026
Reorientation
by Winslow Myers 680 words Our leaders operate out of a delusional and obsolete paradigm of national self-interest. Xi wanting...
22 Sep, 2026
How Trump Has Lowered the Wages of American Workers
by Lawrence S. Wittner 974 words On June 6, 2025, Donald Trump’s White House staff issued an upbeat statement proclaiming that what...
21 Sep, 2026
The Cost of Abandoning America’s Founding Principles
by Bob Topper 1188 words As a college student in Washington D.C. I visited our nation’s great museums and monuments...
20 Sep, 2026
It’s Official: Call it the Trumpublican Party
by Rob Okun 820 words Caution: This commentary begins with a catalog of real-life events and then satirically extrapolates (if...
17 Sep, 2026
Is Xi coming, and will AI and human rights be on the agenda?
by Mel Gurtov 835 words Xi Jinping has indicated that if the US approves a second major arms shipment to...
16 Sep, 2026
Don’t Look Away
by Kathy Kelly 753 words After spending millions of dollars redecorating the White House and transforming D.C. monuments, President Trump...
15 Sep, 2026
Are you a terrorist if you disclose who is profiting from detention camps?
by Kary Love 895 words Once upon a time, in a young republic just emerging from exploitive rule by a...
13 Sep, 2026
Pretend
by Tom H. Hastings 572 words “Pretend that I’m on the ballot.”–Donald Trump, at his midterm rally/“Trumpapalooza convention.” Sounds good. · In...