1 Feb, 2017
Creating Enemies, Creating Hell
“FAs Donald Trump sets out to “protect America,” I dedicate the words of his explosively controversial proclamation banning people…” Robert...
26 Jan, 2017
The Birth of a Movement
“The sense of resistance was fierce: “Grab ’em by the profits” . . . “Keep your hands out of my...
23 Jan, 2017
Tomorrow Is Today
“The icon’s day has come and gone, and — oh, the irony — eight people were fatally shot in Chicago...
11 Jan, 2017
War consciousness and the F-35
““The F-35 Lightning II Program (also known as the Joint Strike Fighter Program) is the Department of Defense’s focal point...
21 Dec, 2016
Pledging Allegiance
“I pledge allegiance to . . . what? The Electoral College, to no one’s serious surprise, voted Donald Trump in...
14 Dec, 2016
A Party of Transcendence
“As we think about the election — what went wrong, what’s been unleashed and what we should do about it...
27 Nov, 2016
Bending the Arc
“Maybe this much is true. Donald Trump, pseudo-president-elect, loser of the real election, charismatic stump-speech populist whose actual ability…” Robert...
16 Nov, 2016
A Nation Up for Grabs
“And so we are a nation up for grabs. Racist populism trounces . . . uh, trumps . . ....
21 Oct, 2016
Commander In Chief
“Maybe it’s the phrase — “Commander in Chief” — that best captures the transcendent absurdity and unaddressed horrors of the...
13 Oct, 2016
Nuclear Standoff
“Values the size of Planet Earth are at stake, as the American presidential election grows ever smaller, ever pettier, ever...
7 Oct, 2016
The Politics of Fear
“Well, OK, let’s think about these words of Jill Stein for a moment, as the 2016 presidential race enters, oh...
30 Sep, 2016
The Debate: They Both Bombed It
“There was more than one loser in the big debate, but that’s no surprise. I hardly expected any issues of...
22 Sep, 2016
Stop the Killing
“Maybe half a million dead, half a country — 10 million people — displaced from their homes, jettisoned onto the...
14 Sep, 2016
The Future Cries Out: ‘Water Is Life’
“The dogs growl, the pepper spray bites, the bulldozers tear up the soil. “Water is life!” they cry. “Water is...
8 Sep, 2016
War vs. Democracy
“The paradox of democracy is that it depends on the integrity of those who have the most to lose if...