9 May, 2020
Caring about the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery
“Black men are being stalked and killed in the US–business as usual. Ahmaud Arbery’s murder was based on: “He’s a...
8 May, 2020
Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic, America’s Billionaires Thrive and Prosper
“Although most Americans currently face hard times, with unemployment surging to the levels of the Great Depression and enormous numbers...
7 May, 2020
Racial Fault Lines and the Coronavirus
“Along with millions of other Southern Californians, my family and I have been learning to live with the probability in...
7 May, 2020
Can we achieve nuclear adulthood?
““I’ll never tire of repeating: We need to demilitarize world affairs, international politics and political thinking.” What if a world...
3 May, 2020
The Coming New World Disorder
“After the demise of the Soviet Union and the US intervention that crushed Saddam Hussein’s attack on Kuwait in 1991,...
1 May, 2020
Mayday, Mayday, May Day!
““Mayday!” signals a life-threatening emergency. Everyone who hears it immediately understands the grave urgency and the call to action. “M-aidez”...
29 Apr, 2020
A united world must break out of prison
“At a time when the president wants to reopen the economy — but not the borders! — it’s time to...
28 Apr, 2020
Compassion, empathy, and charity in the time of COVID-19
“My Ph.D. dissertation was on attitudes and perceptions towards forgiveness. I was motivated by a desire to increase the peace…”...
27 Apr, 2020
America’s Pact with the Devil
“You know you are in a dark place when you must cite Adolf Hitler to support your side of the...
25 Apr, 2020
Dear Sen. Romney: Call for Trump’s Removal, Now
“Dear Sen. Romney, As the lone Republican who made history voting to convict Donald Trump at his Senate impeachment trial…”...
25 Apr, 2020
Save Lives Now, Don’t Wait to Kill
“If we can save lives, shouldn’t we always? And if we can do that now rather than wait to kill...
24 Apr, 2020
Four Reasons to Ditch the Draft
“There’s a bill before congress to expand the military draft to women. It’s a terrible idea. Here are four reasons...
24 Apr, 2020
COVID-19 from the front lines
“Some of us in the frontlines of health care have been trying to convince CDC to declare racism as a...
24 Apr, 2020
Trumpism Is the Real Virus
“It’s painfully obvious that even before the outbreak of COVID-19 this country was suffering from a deadly plague—the plague of...
24 Apr, 2020
If Farmworkers Are “Essential,” Why Are They Treated So Badly?
“On March 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, spurred to action by the coronavirus pandemic…” Lawrence Wittner Published...