17 Jun, 2023
Trump Indicted
Trump Indicted by Mel Gurtov 867 words I dedicate this commentary to the memory of my friend and former colleague,...
17 Jun, 2023
4 Jun, 2023
Vlad the Conqueror Reflects on His Glory
Vlad the Conqueror Reflects on His Glory by Lawrence S. Wittner 965 words Satire Blending Imaginary Thoughts with Historical Facts...
23 May, 2023
How Strengthened Global Governance Could Produce a Nuclear-Free World
How Strengthened Global Governance Could Produce a Nuclear-Free World by Lawrence S. Wittner 958 words It should come as no...
21 May, 2023
Dogwhistling DeSantis
Dogwhistling DeSantis by Tom H. Hastings 432 words The 2024 Republican presidential primary is really shaping up. Amongst the randos...
18 May, 2023
Ceilings, cliffs, walls, falls
Ceilings, cliffs, walls, falls by Tom H. Hastings 906 words Ceilings Janet Yellen may be physically small in stature, but...
27 Apr, 2023
State of Collapse?
State of Collapse? by Alan Kanner 824 words Perhaps more Americans can offer our own version of the State of...
3 Mar, 2023
Hype, hypocrisy, and lying to the people
Hype, hypocrisy, and lying to the people by Tom H. Hastings 712 words Hypocrisy in high places Most folks are...
5 Feb, 2023
Reporting on Mr. Trump Responsibly
Reporting on Mr. Trump Responsibly by Andrew Moss 754 words Donald Trump’s campaign for the 2024 presidential election poses special...
19 Jan, 2023
Are We on the Verge of Civil War II?
Are We on the Verge of Civil War II? by Robert C. Koehler 978 words Published in: Common Dreams, My...
23 Dec, 2022
A New Year’s Revolution
Social movements in divided America? Looking at the most controversial social movements in the US over the past few years we might come to the conclusion that it's really...
16 Dec, 2022
Leaving a cheap crook behind
What could Biden be thinking, trading a mere basketball player for the "Merchant of Death" while leaving a Marine behind?
15 Nov, 2022
A Post-Election Caution
What a difference a day makes, as the old song goes. The day before Election Day, liberals and progressives feared the worst: a solidly MAGA takeover of the House and Senate. Consider these expectations that proved unwarranted:
10 Nov, 2022
Looking for victory beyond the election
After the election comes . . . the coverage, which always, at least in the mainstream media, seems to reduce everything to winning and losing, to strategy and tactics, rather than to the deep issues shaping the future.
30 Oct, 2022
Hammers are for building, not harming
Antifa comes swarming into the street, hurling full soda cans at cops and at windows, believing they alone have the right to "burn it down," ala Pol Pot, start over, Year Zero.
18 Oct, 2022
Bye-bye world: While nuclear weapons and wars exist, annihilation beckons
It’s been a long time since the atomic bombings of August 1945, when people around the planet first realized that world civilization stood on the brink of doom.