6 Dec, 2017
Time to send thoughts and prayers or time to fix it?
“It was a nice warm evening where children, brothers, sisters, moms, dads, and friends gathered to listen to country music...
6 Dec, 2017
Rebuilding Jim Crow Nation
“Dred Scott lives! With the Supreme Court’s declaration that President Trump’s third version of a Muslim travel ban is now...
5 Dec, 2017
What Kind of Nuclear Attack Would be Legal?
“US general says order to launch nuclear weapons can be refused if illegal —Chicago Tribune, Nov. 18” John LaForge Published...
4 Dec, 2017
The Peace Movement and Electoral Politics
“Although the U.S. peace movement has been on the wane for about a decade, it remains a viable force in...
4 Dec, 2017
The Need for a Cultural Shift on Gender-based Violence
“November 25th kicked off the annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence. At no time has this work been...
29 Nov, 2017
Reopening the doors of perception
“In a time of endless war and triumphant cynicism, I found myself the other day unexpectedly walking through the doors...
28 Nov, 2017
Turkeys in the White House
“Satire in the Time of Trump is becoming really tricky. Just when a satirist believes s/he has the kernel of...
27 Nov, 2017
Drowning love in our gene pool (Another modest proposal)
“uman history is a history of war. From the killing between tribes living in caves or huts to modern armies...
19 Nov, 2017
Donald Trump, Congress, and War with North Korea
“On August 8th Donald Trump threatened North Korea with “fire and fury like the world has never seen.” He ordered...
18 Nov, 2017
Why Do Civilians Become Combatants In Wars Against America?
“Sixteen years into our seemingly endless state of war since September 11th, a significant body of research is finally emerging...
18 Nov, 2017
Empowering the vulnerable
“OK, here’s a good one: What’s the position of women in the antiwar movement? This was circa 1967, when I...
17 Nov, 2017
Reckless
“I’m heading to court from my home in Portland, Oregon, to Missoula, Montana. Leonard Higgins is going to go on...
15 Nov, 2017
Trapped in ‘a man’s world’
“Things fall apart, the center cannot hold . . .The “man’s world” I grew up is shattering into fragments of...
13 Nov, 2017
Stop the Wars: Congress vs. the President
“Who Makes War? As Donald Trump maintains a high-velocity assault on North Korea’s leader, its political system, and its weapons...
10 Nov, 2017
The Trump-Xi Meeting in Beijing, Very Briefly
“Donald Trump gave Xi Jinping endorsements; Xi gave him face. Trump heaped praise on Xi for being a strong leader;...