11 Apr, 2018
The Syrian Quandary
“Donald Trump’s threat of another missile attack—or any attack—on Syria cannot improve the rebels’ position on the ground, affect use...
8 Apr, 2018
Crony corruption in Trumpworld
“Scott Pruitt flies first class international with his entourage to Paris for a couple of days—just to party—and then on...
6 Apr, 2018
A Dangerous Game of Chicken
“As the “tit-for-tat” trade fight between the US and China escalates, Donald Trump is likely to find that he doesn’t...
6 Apr, 2018
The Shameful Exploitation of Martin Luther King Jr.
“At 12:17 p.m. on April 4th Congressman Barry Loudermilk posted, “‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that....
5 Apr, 2018
Police Accountability and Qualified Immunity
“The family of Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old unarmed black man who was shot by Sacramento police, has filed a lawsuit...
4 Apr, 2018
Rethinking the whole country
“Repeal and replace? How about the Second Amendment? “A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State,...
4 Apr, 2018
MLK Assassination Day – 4-4-68 — Violence Understood
“On 4 April 1968, the Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. The night before, King gave a speech at the...
3 Apr, 2018
The Coming Crisis with Iran
“With the appointments of Mike Pompeo as secretary of state and John Bolton as national security adviser, Donald Trump has...
1 Apr, 2018
What Easter Can Teach Us about Today
“On Easter Morning, I, an agnostic at best, was reviewing the New Testament reports of Easter by Matthew and John,...
28 Mar, 2018
Change is coming
“The cries of loss and anguish become public, at last. A million young people seize the truth: “Half of my...
27 Mar, 2018
Shifting Systems with Nonviolent Strategy
“The secret to successful nonviolent struggle lies in understanding strategy and systems. All systems require participation and resources to survive....
26 Mar, 2018
We Just Say No
“America loves its guns. Really? Only a quarter of us own guns, that is, three-quarters of us do not, although...
23 Mar, 2018
If John Bolton Is Right, Pearl Harbor Was Perfectly Legal
“John Bolton, President Trump’s new (and improved) National Security Advisor argues a nuclear first strike against N. Korea is “legal.”…”...
21 Mar, 2018
A Blank Check for Repression? A Saudi Leader Visits Washington
“It’s a classic narrative: the foreign dignitary of a US ally visits Washington, the Pentagon and State Department are intent...
21 Mar, 2018
Normalizing violence
“Addressing the Parkland shootings last month, and the apparent emergence of a movement for tougher, saner gun laws that has...