19 Jul, 2019
Shameless
“Trump rally participants chanted about Ilhan Omar: “Send her back! Send her back!” They are shameless so I feel shame...
17 Jul, 2019
The immoral silence to the destructive xenophobia of “Just Leave”
“Donald Trump tweets “why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which...
15 Jul, 2019
Billionaires and American politics
“Is the United States becoming a plutocracy?…” Author: Lawrence Wittner Published in: Daily Kos, LA Progressive, ZBlogs, War Is a...
10 Jul, 2019
The mop closet of American history
““They were quiet, and just staring, blankly,” she said. “There were just blank stares and no expressions” Author: Robert C....
9 Jul, 2019
American concentration camps
“These words alone set off the alarm — the fascism alarm, you might say. Donald Trump is by no means...
7 Jul, 2019
Trump-Kim III: Making history without making progress?
“Taking a few steps onto North Korean soil, and posing for pictures with a friendly dictator, seem to fit Trump-era...
29 Jun, 2019
The Trump way of war
“Notice how similar are the Trump administration’s interactions with Iran and North Korea? The pattern” Author: Mel Gurtov Published in:...
14 Jun, 2019
We need evidence-based decision making
“Imagine for a moment that political discussions can assume the same evidence-based knowledge as active components in decision making as...
29 May, 2019
Russia wins, but it isn’t over yet
“On May 29th Robert Mueller, Special Counsel of the Department of Justice told us: ‘If we had confidence the president...
25 May, 2019
Another Fake “Emergency”
“Just a few months ago Saudi Arabia’s leader, Mohammed bin-Salman (MBS), was on the defensive…” Author: Mel Gurtov Published in:...
16 May, 2019
War’s unanswered questions
““Over these last few years, given the wars it has waged and the international treaties it has arbitrarily reneged on,...
26 Apr, 2019
Most Americans reject Trump’s “America First” policy
“As president, Donald Trump has leaned heavily upon what he has called an “America First” policy. This nationalist approach involves...
16 Apr, 2019
At risk—the idea of America
“Perhaps the most damaging legacy of the Trump years is the disservice he and his associates are doing to Americans’...
6 Mar, 2019
Trump’s bulls__t bull’s-eye
“Whatever one might think about Donald Trump’s claim to be a “stable genius,” his rambling and seemingly unfocused rant of...
27 Feb, 2019
O.N.E.
“Our National Embarrassment. Our National Emergency. There he is, residing for a minute in the White House, a minute that...