24 Mar, 2019
What Democratic Socialism is and is not
“In recent weeks, Donald Trump and other Republicans have begun to tar their Democratic opponents with the “socialist” brush, contending...
19 Feb, 2019
Should the U.S. Government Abide by the International Law It Has Created and Claims to Uphold?
“The Trump administration’s campaign to topple the government of Venezuela raises the issue of whether the U.S. government is willing...
7 Feb, 2019
Don’t Expect Rulers of Nuclear-Armed Nations to Accept Nuclear Disarmament?Unless They’re Pushed to Do So
“At the beginning of February 2019, the two leading nuclear powers took an official step toward resumption of the nuclear...
24 Jan, 2019
As Nations Get Ready for Nuclear War, Their Governments Work to Create the Illusion of Safety
“Ever since the U.S. atomic bombings of Japanese cities in August 1945, a specter has haunted the world?the specter of...
6 Jan, 2019
Do We Really Need Billionaires?
“According to numerous reports, the world’s billionaires keep increasing in number and, especially, in wealth…” Lawrence Wittner Published in: Daily...
28 Dec, 2018
The United States is First in War, But Trailing in Crucial Aspects of Modern Civilization
“Maybe those delirious crowds chanting “USA, USA” have got something. When it comes to military power, the United States reigns...
18 Nov, 2018
Lurching Toward Catastrophe: The Trump Administration and Nuclear Weapons
“In July 2017, by a vote of 122 to 1, with one abstention, nations from around the world attending a...
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...
9 Sep, 2018
Today’s College Students Are Paying More for Less
“Despite the soaring costs of attending American colleges and universities, their students are receiving an education that falls far short...
1 Aug, 2018
Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Awful, But There’s a Better Alternative than the Establishment’s Version
“Since the advent of the Trump administration, large numbers of Americans have been aghast at its narrow nationalist approach to...
29 Jul, 2018
Let’s Tax the Rich
“Whatever happened to the notion that rich people should pay their fair share of the cost for their country’s public...
8 Jul, 2018
Has Democratic Socialism a Future in American Politics?
“Recently, when 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an obscure, upfront democratic socialist from the Bronx, easily defeated one of the most powerful...
18 Jun, 2018
Getting Ready for Nuclear War
“Although many people have criticized the bizarre nature of Donald Trump’s diplomacy with North Korea, his recent lovefest with Kim...
11 Jun, 2018
Who Benefits from the “Booming Economy”?
“Although the U.S. mass media are awash with stories about America’s “booming economy,” the benefits are distributed very unequally, when...
15 Apr, 2018
Which Nations Are the Happiest?and Why
“America’s oft-quoted Declaration of Independence, when discussing “unalienable rights,” focused on “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” Although “happiness”...