8 Jul, 2021
The narrow borders of militarism
The narrow borders of militarism by Robert C. Koehler 866 words Published in: Free Press, Common Dreams, Counterpunch, Sierra County...
8 Jul, 2021
2 Jul, 2021
Why did you kill my brother?
For Derek Chauvin, nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds have turned into twenty-two and a half years — the prison sentence he recently received for the murder of George Floyd.
1 Jul, 2021
Transcending war: everyone wins
When will we as a nation admit it? Barbara Lee was right. She was the only member of Congress to vote against the Authorization for the Use of Military Force back in 2001, following the 9/11 disaster, which allowed George W. Bush to invade Afghanistan.
29 Jun, 2021
Politically correct racism
“The United States is a nation founded on both an ideal and a lie.” I offer these words of Nikole Hannah-Jones, whose 2019 essay is part of the New York Times Magazine’s “1619 Project,” to the Heritage Foundation and the horde of Republican politicians currently trying to update the look and feel of American racism
9 Jun, 2021
Protecting borders, not life
You know, the sixth branch of the U.S. military, officially created in 2019, “establishing space as a warfighting domain and guaranteeing that the United States will dominate in that environment just like all others.”
4 Jun, 2021
Nukes, lies and invisible murder
This is a sneak peek into a 2019 report by the Joint Chiefs of Staff called “Nuclear Operations,” which Brian Terrell quoted recently.
27 May, 2021
A permanent structure of peace
Suddenly a shard of history comes flying at me from the ebbing days of World War II, hitting me in the heart.
20 May, 2021
Terror plus public relations
“The president reiterated his firm support for Israel’s right to defend itself against indiscriminate rocket attack,” The Guardian has informed us, as conflict flares once more in the Middle East.
29 Apr, 2021
Transcending ‘the religion of whiteness’
Basically, Derek Chauvin was convicted of enforcing the status quo. Because his behavior was caught on video — his knee on George Floyd’s neck, oh my God, choking him to death ...
8 Apr, 2021
Trapped at the border: Their fate is our fate
You’d think that the “border crisis” begins and ends as a problem for Americans. Oh, what to do, what to do?
1 Apr, 2021
Ending the endless wars (April Fools?)
Will Joe Biden end the endless wars or won’t he? I have serious doubts that he has the will or political acumen to do so.
25 Mar, 2021
Waging war… at the supermarket
When a lost soul attempts to reclaim himself in the American way, it becomes, far too often . . . we all know this . . . another mass murder.
17 Mar, 2021
Growing up ecologically
Is it possible that the country is truly rebuilding itself . . . from the soul up?
11 Mar, 2021
Voter suppression: Jim Crow revisited
Ever since its founding, the United States has been attempting to build a society around those wounds, on the belief that hyped-up language...
25 Feb, 2021
Windmills: the new scapegoat
The cornerstone of every social structure is its belief system, and those who control and benefit the most from the system have one primary job: