7 Jul, 2017
This is the state of war in the United States in July 2017
“The US bombing campaign in Iraq and Syria is now the heaviest since the bombing of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos...
5 Jul, 2017
Skewing democracy white
“Every real problem this country — and this planet — face is replaced by a fantasy problem, which all the...
4 Jul, 2017
APB: The US-China-North Korea Tangle
“It’s not too early to sound alarm bells about the downward turn in US-China relations. Trump’s evident frustration with China...
1 Jul, 2017
A Political or Apolitical 4th of July?
“With a long holiday weekend lined up for the 4th of July most people are probably worried about having enough...
30 Jun, 2017
Rockets’ Red Glare and Bombs Bursting in Air
“A June 27 Pew Research Center poll says world opinion of the United States has plummeted since Donald Trump took...
29 Jun, 2017
Fundies, Issa to ISIS
“As the world recoils in disgust at the new Trump America, even independent voters are jumping the Trump ship. In...
28 Jun, 2017
Advise, Assist, Arm: The United States at War
“During the Cold War, the US military and the CIA were involved in a multitude of “indirect” interventions in developing...
28 Jun, 2017
The fire burns, the cauldron bubbles
“America serves up its news in a cauldron from hell, or so it sometimes seems. The fragments are all simmering...
27 Jun, 2017
Courting each other
“This week I was certified in a Spokane, Washington courtroom as an expert witness, able to offer a professional opinion...
27 Jun, 2017
“A Decent Respect for the Opinions of Mankind”
“The distractions of the Trump presidency, even including Russian attempts to hack our democracy, have swamped events that may in...
26 Jun, 2017
Let’s Look at the Big Issues We Face
“Like many wonderful places in the US, we live in a bubble here in Taos, New Mexico, one in which...
22 Jun, 2017
Trump channels Nero
“Donald Trump is doing everything in his considerable power to insure a future of rising oceans, dirty unbreathable air, more...
21 Jun, 2017
When the detainee is American . . .
“The corpses pile up like sandbags along the planet’s geopolitical borders….” Robert C. Koehler Published in: Truthout, Counterpunch, Common Dreams,...
20 Jun, 2017
“Would you like a drink of water?” Please ask a Yemeni child
“This week, in New York City, representatives from more than 100 countries will begin collaborating on an international treaty…” Kathy...
17 Jun, 2017
Disengaging with Cuba
“President Obama’s engagement with Cuba was one of his administration’s success stories. The policy shift was based on the entirely...