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...
17 Jan, 2021
9 Apr, 2020
COVID-19 is Manufactured Chaos
“In late December of last year, the Chinese announced an epidemic in Wuhan. The autocratic Chinese government should have made...
2 Apr, 2020
The April Foolish Fake Leader
“It is said by those who study and teach leadership that one of the primary attributes of the best leaders...
12 Mar, 2020
American unexceptionalism & COVID-19
“During the SARS-1 epidemic scare in 2002-4, America invaded Iraq. If you followed science, you would know that SARS-1, was...
8 Oct, 2018
What’s Happened to the Big Wage Increases Promised by Republicans?
“The recent announcement by the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, that his company would give substantial raises to its lowest-paid...
17 Jun, 2017
Disengaging with Cuba
“President Obama’s engagement with Cuba was one of his administration’s success stories. The policy shift was based on the entirely...
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…”...
2 Aug, 2016
After Hiroshima and Nagasaki
“On August 6 each year, the world commemorates the dawn of the atomic age by remembering the obliteration of Hiroshima....
14 Jul, 2016
The God of War
“There’s Mars, the god of war, perched in a parking garage in Dallas, annihilating the enemy with utter impunity. Mars,...
9 Jul, 2016
“No Conflict Has Ever Been Solved with Violence”
“The inside of Obama’s head must be a fascinating place. Our first black President, clearly one of the most self-aware...
26 May, 2016
On President Obama’s Hiroshima Visit
“Japan seeks not an apology or reparation but an awareness and intimate connection to the common humanity we all share...
15 May, 2016
North Korea, Following China and India, Pledges No-First-Use of Nuclear Weapons. So Could Obama
“North Korea’s May 7 declaration that it would not be first to use nuclear weapons was met with official derision...
15 May, 2016
Evaluating Obama’s Foreign Policy Record
“So you’re not excited by Donald Trump’s announcement of his first foreign-policy acts as president: building the Mexico Wall, the...
5 May, 2016
President Obama should meet A-Bomb survivors, and heed their call to Ban the Bomb
“President Obama is considering a visit to Hiroshima during the G-7 economic summit in Japan later this month. Hiroshima is...