19 Jun, 2022
Embracing the complexity of peace
“Just imagine for once if we led the world in funding peace and not wars.” Just imagine! The words are those of Robert Weissman, president of the organization ...
9 Jun, 2022
Amid the carnage in Ukraine, it’s time for world leaders to rethink their priorities
According to a study by a number of organizations called Ceres 2020, which was backed by the government of Germany, world hunger could mostly be ended by 2030 for $330 billion...
18 May, 2022
Rethinking “The Common Defense”
It is good at times to conduct a reality check on what this country supposedly stands for, and what it actually does.
1 Apr, 2022
Save the planet, behead the military budget
Save the planet, behead the military budget by Robert C. Koehler 855 words Americans “need to imagine their vote has...
14 Jan, 2022
Untangling ourselves from the dark side
Guess what? I direct the following insight to, among others, the U.S. Congress, which annually and without comment, with only a few objectors, passes a trillion-dollar (and growing) military budget, by far the largest such budget on Planet Earth...
9 Dec, 2021
Mass murder: New victims, same old questions
Mass murder: New victims, same old questions by Robert C. Koehler 873 words Four students dead, six more, plus a teacher,...
24 Oct, 2021
Why is U.S. military spending increasing to new, outlandish levels?
Although critics of the Biden administration’s Build Back Better plan to increase funding for U.S. education, healthcare, and action against climate catastrophe say the United States can’t afford it, there are no such qualms about ramping up funding for the U.S. military...
2 Feb, 2021
Rethinking US security
Rethinking US security by Donna Park 877 words Published in: Counterpunch, Black Star News, Reader Support News, LA Progressive, Eagle...
31 Dec, 2020
Biden and the world: A deeper look at his foreign affairs team
In a previous column, I introduced the president-elect’s team: a group of serious professionals...
10 Dec, 2020
Embracing ecological realism
Does Joe Biden see his mission as merely reclaiming situation normal from...
28 Sep, 2020
Where Does the Democratic Party Stand on War, Peace, and International Relations?
After nearly four years of the Trump administration, U.S. voters have a pretty good idea of the policies that the President and his Republican allies champion when it comes to America’s dealings with other nations
19 Feb, 2020
The paradox of climate security
“If there’s anything that’s going to shatter national borders and force humanity to reorganize itself, it’s climate change…” Robert C....
13 Feb, 2020
Donald Trump’s plan for America: Make it ignorant
“On February 10th, the White House released its budget for the fiscal year 2021. It broadly showcases the values promoted...
31 Dec, 2017
The “Merchants of Death” Survive and Prosper
“During the mid-1930s, a best-selling exposé of the international arms trade, combined with a U.S. Congressional investigation of munitions-makers…” Lawrence...
4 Dec, 2017
The Peace Movement and Electoral Politics
“Although the U.S. peace movement has been on the wane for about a decade, it remains a viable force in...