6 Apr, 2017
Our Nuclear Folly
“The well-established assumption that North Korea is our most difficult and dangerous foreign policy challenge is worth a little dispassionate...
5 Apr, 2017
Caligula with orange hair
“So maybe this is how the U.S. demilitarizes, or the American public at least returns to the consciousness of the...
3 Apr, 2017
“Fifty Years On: MLK’s Giant Triplets Still Plague Us, Including Militarism.”
“Fifty years ago this April 4, a year to the day before he was murdered, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...
2 Apr, 2017
The Great Distracter
“Three of Donald Trump’s latest ploys to distract attention from Russiagate have failed. First was Rep. Devin Nunes’ late night...
29 Mar, 2017
Let’s Come to Our Senses on Nukes
“President Trump, the tweeter-in-chief, famously used that platform to announce, “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear…”...
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...
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...