26 Mar, 2017
Can Our Social Institutions Catch Up With Advances in Science and Technology?
“H.G. Wells, one of the most prolific and prominent novelists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries…” Lawrence Wittner...
24 Mar, 2017
Disappeared on the Border: “Chase and Scatter” — to Death
“The sunbaked skull seemed to complement the volcanic rocks that lie strewn around it, haunting in its symmetry….” John Heid...
23 Mar, 2017
The mosque that disappeared
“We committed a quiet little war crime the other day. Forty-plus people are dead, taken out with Hellfire missiles while...
22 Mar, 2017
Nine-tenths of coal miners are gone
“America’s coal industry is sinking sadly. Tonnage, usually above 1 billion, dropped to 749 million tons in 2016…” James A....
17 Mar, 2017
Job-killing president
“Trump’s budget is out, his Trumpcare bill is introduced, and between them they are astonishingly stupid and promise-breaking. Featured are...
16 Mar, 2017
Trumpcare: An International Embarrassment
“Paul Ryan justifies the current Trumpcare bill as promoting freedom—the right not to have to buy health insurance and thus...
13 Mar, 2017
Military Support for Diplomacy and Development
“Amidst the darkness of Washington politics, a recent bright spot was the letter to Congress signed by more than 120...
10 Mar, 2017
President Donald Trump Should Make a Deal with North Korea
“President Donald Trump likes to be known for his deal-making, and now he has the opportunity to make deals that...
8 Mar, 2017
The moment of the fool
“Obama . . . Trump. Could there be a bigger contrast — in attitude, style, comportment, philosophy? What irony that…”...
8 Mar, 2017
Mad About THAAD: An Untimely Decision
“The US decision, supported by the South Korean government, to deploy an antimissile system known as THAAD (Terminal High Altitude...
7 Mar, 2017
Find the adults and get them in the room
“Trump attacks others, from the Pope to Gold Star families, on a routine basis, often based on no evidence, exaggerated...
7 Mar, 2017
Switching Sides: America and Russia in US Public Opinion
“Once upon a time in the US you could fairly predict what Americans believe about Russia. Their beliefs would parallel...
1 Mar, 2017
Resisting Trump’s Militarization
“Not surprisingly, activists are daunted by the lightning-paced dismantling of civil rights and social justice that President Trump has authorized...
27 Feb, 2017
While Our Attention is Elsewhere, Climate Change Worsens
“Donald Trump’s presidency has gotten so much attention that the latest threats to climate stability have received only passing notice…”...
26 Feb, 2017
Why Should Trump? or Anyone? Be Able to Launch a Nuclear War?
“The accession of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency brings us face-to-face with a question that many have tried to...