16 Jul, 2019
The United States of Overreaction
“On July 4, at a Starbucks in Tempe, Arizona, six police officers were asked to either move out of a...
15 Jul, 2019
Billionaires and American politics
“Is the United States becoming a plutocracy?…” Author: Lawrence Wittner Published in: Daily Kos, LA Progressive, ZBlogs, War Is a...
12 Jul, 2019
Remnants of War
“Intense fighting and hideous attacks battered Afghans throughout their country last week as negotiators in Qatar weighed the benefits and...
10 Jul, 2019
The mop closet of American history
““They were quiet, and just staring, blankly,” she said. “There were just blank stares and no expressions” Author: Robert C....
10 Jul, 2019
Father’s lessons
“Sometimes the personal overrides the burning political—just before it doubles back to connect…” Author: Tom H. Hastings Published in: The...
9 Jul, 2019
American concentration camps
“These words alone set off the alarm — the fascism alarm, you might say. Donald Trump is by no means...
8 Jul, 2019
Nonviolence and trust
“This week I joined others from my town in a State Department initiative called City Pair; in this case, “pairing”...
7 Jul, 2019
Creative + Strategic = Effective movements for change
“Posit: You and some friends want your town to change a public policy and the city government is ignoring you,...
7 Jul, 2019
Trump-Kim III: Making history without making progress?
“Taking a few steps onto North Korean soil, and posing for pictures with a friendly dictator, seem to fit Trump-era...
6 Jul, 2019
Trouble at the border
“Yes, we have a serious problem at the border — indeed, at every border we create and defend with force...
5 Jul, 2019
Happy Interdependence Day
“Over the years, the traditions and cultural feelings associated with holidays change; Mothers’ Day began as a peace holiday…” Author:...
3 Jul, 2019
An honorable course in Iran: End sanctions, resume dialogue
“Last week, Elham Pourtaher, an Iranian graduate student at the State University of New York in Albany, wrote about…” Author:...
2 Jul, 2019
Provoking World War III with Iran and a U.S. history of provocation
“In the history of the United States and its history of interventionism, the recent attacks on oil tankers in the...
29 Jun, 2019
The Trump way of war
“Notice how similar are the Trump administration’s interactions with Iran and North Korea? The pattern” Author: Mel Gurtov Published in:...
26 Jun, 2019
Revisiting morality in the Age of Dishonesty
“If Donald Trump actually follows through on his recently tweeted promise that Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “will begin deporting...