9 Jul, 2018
“Gangsterism” or “Progress”? Examining North Korea’s Latest Statement on Denuclearization
“Most US news reports are suggesting that the North Koreans may be backtracking on their commitment to denuclearization, calling the...
8 Jul, 2018
Coarse culture resurgent racism
“From calling Mexicans rapists and animals to calling the one African American at one of his rallies “my African American,”...
8 Jul, 2018
Has Democratic Socialism a Future in American Politics?
“Recently, when 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an obscure, upfront democratic socialist from the Bronx, easily defeated one of the most powerful...
7 Jul, 2018
At Home and Abroad, Trump Abandons Human Rights
“In January 1941, with the prospect looming of US involvement in another European war, President Franklin Roosevelt spoke of America’s...
6 Jul, 2018
Womp, womp: racism in a cage
““We offer your love to all of our children . . .” the Episcopal priest said, her eyes closed in...
3 Jul, 2018
Victim Status and the Political Right
“In all honesty, there is a lot I do not understand about the Right. Although the Left is far from...
3 Jul, 2018
Nonviolent American Revolution 2.0
“Now comes the 4th of July, when we celebrate how the American colonists used nonviolent tactics to win independence from...
2 Jul, 2018
Cancel the 4th of July?
“A year ago I asked, A Political or Apolitical 4th of July? This year is different…” Wim Laven Published in:...
2 Jul, 2018
The Most Anti-Woman President Ever
“It’s hard to imagine a presidential administration that hates women more than the current one. Not only has the President...
1 Jul, 2018
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at 50 – Awaiting Good Faith
“50 years ago on July 1, 1968 the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was signed. This landmark nuclear arms control treaty...
1 Jul, 2018
Valuing Life More than Borders
“Warren had just returned from McAllen, Texas, where she visited an “immigration processing center” — a place where desperate human...
25 Jun, 2018
A “Modest Proposal 2.0”: How to Solve the Refugee Kids “Problem”
“The USA is dropping so many bombs around the world 24/7/365, one about every 12 minutes, that we are in...
25 Jun, 2018
Reaching and listening across the divide
“When 18 Leverett, Mass. residents launched their grassroots effort just after the 2016 election, they were struggling to understand how...
25 Jun, 2018
Of Time and Immigration
“There is a certain tyranny to the 24-hour news cycle, a certain grip on human awareness and attention. We have...
24 Jun, 2018
Vlad’s man in the White House
“OK, if you are the brutal authoritarian ruler of Russia and you want more global power, what is your fantasy...