23 May, 2018
Stop Blaming Women and Girls for Men’s Violence Against Them
“It is infuriating to write what feels like the same piece. Multiple times, in way too rapid succession. But here...
22 May, 2018
Benito Trump
“As a boy who grew up on skates in Minnesota with my Dad as hockey coach, I vividly recall that...
22 May, 2018
Scourging Yemen
“On May 10, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia informed the UN Security Council and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that...
21 May, 2018
At the Brink of Nuclear War, Who Will Lead?
“Ignoring international partners, world public opinion and action, the U.S took additional steps these past weeks to renounce another international...
18 May, 2018
Questioning our Declaration on Human Rights
“The four-year-old girl was swept up, along with her mother, into an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas…” Samantha Banuelos...
18 May, 2018
Two Prongs of a Pitchfork
“Such gentle abhorrence! It almost doesn’t seem like racism. “But they’re also not people that would easily assimilate into the...
16 May, 2018
Who’s to Blame If the US-North Korea Summit Isn’t Held?
“Virtually everyone in the US faults North Korea for threatening to cancel the Trump-Kim summit scheduled for June 12 in...
15 May, 2018
Don’t Call It an Explosion: Gaseous Ignition Events with Radioactive Waste
“Last month’s explosive news from the safe, reliable nuclear deterrence folks is that at least four barrels of military radioactive...
15 May, 2018
Imagining Alternatives to More War in Syria
“Last month we read of yet another missile attack on Syria paid for by U.S., British, and French taxpayers as...
12 May, 2018
Strengthened Diplomacy is the Path toward Peaceful Iranian-US Relations and a Nuclear Free World
“The recent United States breach of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – the “Iran Deal” as it is...
11 May, 2018
Let the prayer continue
““. . . may all members be mindful that the institutions and structures of our great nation guarantee the opportunities...
11 May, 2018
Two Interrogations, Gina Haspel and Adolf Eichmann
“On May 9, Gina Haspel, Donald Trump’s choice for head of the Central Intelligence Agency, testified at her Senate confirmation...
11 May, 2018
Dangerous Fallout when Trump Blows Up Deals
“Trump’s detonation of the Iran Deal is a monumental disaster. On the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the Iran Deal),...
10 May, 2018
Fear and Opportunity in Immigration Politics
“With each passing week, the battle of words over immigration intensifies, as Trump administration officials continue honing their favorite rhetorical...
10 May, 2018
Breaking the Iran Deal: The Delusion of Victory
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has undoubtedly been sipping champagne these days in celebration of his successful effort to lobby Donald...