16 Jul, 2026
A dream deferred, but still alive
by Lawrence S. Wittner 980 words On March 1, 1945, only six weeks before his death, U.S. President Franklin D....
16 Jul, 2026
27 Jun, 2026
The Missing Art of the Deal with Iran
by Mel Gurtov 839 words Understanding the MOU Most of the critical commentary on the Trump administration’s memorandum of understanding...
21 Apr, 2026
How the international community obtained a nuclear weapons-free agreement with Iran?and lost it thanks to Donald Trump
How the international community obtained a nuclear weapons-free agreement with Iran?and lost it thanks to Donald Trump by Lawrence S....
12 Feb, 2026
A pattern of denial: The Obama cartoon and racialized governance
Black History Month, offensive official presidential social media post, Central Park Five, racist, birther lies, Obama, MLK Day, Trump A ?pattern...
8 Feb, 2025
Two Different American Approaches to the World
Two Different American Approaches to the World by Lawrence S. Wittner 966 words The recent whirlwind of Trump administration foreign...
17 Dec, 2024
An Antiwar President?
An Antiwar President? by Derek Royden 597 words In at least three separate elections, Donald J. Trump was portrayed by...
16 Jul, 2024
Tyrannicide: an American value?
Tyrannicide: an American value? by Kary Love 728 words The US has a long, chequered relationship with assassination. On one...
10 Jul, 2023
Globalization and Liberal Democracy: Driving Jamaica’s Human Rights Reform
Globalization and Liberal Democracy: Driving Jamaica’s Human Rights Reform by Ivrol Hines 1040 words Globalization and Western democracy, particularly the...
8 Aug, 2022
Why should war criminals operate with impunity?
The issue of alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine highlights the decades-long reluctance of today’s major military powers to support the International Criminal Court.
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...
18 Nov, 2021
Finding Common Ground with China
“It seems clear to me we need to establish some common-sense guardrails,” President Biden told President Xi Jinping in their November 16 virtual summit. Xi reportedly replied to his “old friend”...
15 Sep, 2021
The US and Yemen: Putting a disreputable policy right
Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Houthis, bombing, UNICEF, Obama, Trump, Biden, starvation, MBS...
3 Sep, 2021
Immigration and National Identity
It's easy to say, "our immigration system is broken." Or to declare: "we are a nation of immigrants."...
16 Aug, 2021
“There is no military solution.” Time to get real about it.
“There is no military solution to the conflict.” That was the conclusion reached by the Biden administration earlier this year, which set into motion the plans for the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of August...
17 Jan, 2021
The Great Evasion
The Great Evasion by Lawrence S. Wittner 971 words Published in: Ground Zero for Nonviolent Action, LA Progressive, Reader Supported...