28 Apr, 2017
The Shame of Killing Innocent People
“On April 26th, 2017, in Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, the Saudi-led coalition which has been waging war in Yemen...
28 Apr, 2017
Blind Slogans and Shallow Greatness
“The airplane is packed shoulder to shoulder. In my row, sat a young couple from Texas. She is wearing a...
27 Apr, 2017
A public plan for peace
“The American will to wage war — endless war, pointless war, total war — is, I fear, impervious to public...
26 Apr, 2017
No Exit? The NY Times and North Korea
“Three opinion pieces on US policy toward North Korea have appeared in the New York Times in the past week…”...
22 Apr, 2017
Mobilizing progressive resistance
“The progressive vision for America — to make life better for all families, not just the privileged elite at the...
22 Apr, 2017
Happy Earth Day
“It was 21 years ago today I awoke in the middle of the night, got my co-actor up, then roused...
21 Apr, 2017
Why Is There So Little Popular Protest Against Today’s Threats of Nuclear War?
“In recent weeks, the people of the world have been treated to yet another display of the kind of nuclear...
21 Apr, 2017
We just paid our taxes — are they making the U.S. and the world safer?
“While we don’t know how much President Donald Trump paid in taxes this year, or even if he paid any...
21 Apr, 2017
Beyond redemptive violence
“Sometimes our tame and compliant media upchucks a piece of truth. For instance: “American officials had predicted that the missile…”...
20 Apr, 2017
Don’t get distracted by a carrier group wandering around Southeast Asia. Get real about preventing war.
“During further escalation of tensions between the United States and North Korea, pundits and other experts are trying to figure...
19 Apr, 2017
The Shape-Shifter
“People in the media are having difficulty in figuring out where Donald Trump’s administration stands on foreign policy issues…” Mel...
18 Apr, 2017
The Emerging Worldwide Alliance of Rightwing Parties, Led by Putin and Trump
“Political parties on the far right are today enjoying a surge of support that they have not experienced since their...
17 Apr, 2017
Mad bombers just so 20th century
“Bombing is dumb. The Age of Destruction is a foolish logic. Mother Nature is offended and is showing us that...
15 Apr, 2017
Tax Day – the Nuclear Option
“”Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget and I’ll tell you what you value,” Former vice president...
14 Apr, 2017
Nuclear Power Bums, Bailouts and Bankruptcy
“You have to hand it to the nuclear industry for socializing costs and privatizing profits. Last year, lobbyists for operators...