20 May, 2026
Grand Theft Big OIL
by Sidney Plotkin & Bill Scheuerman 968 words We were filling the tank (and emptying the wallet) when a guy...
20 May, 2026
19 May, 2026
Let’s not make a deal
by Bruce Altschuler 961 words Many of those who voted for Donald Trump for President were attracted by his supposed...
15 May, 2026
The man who seeks to rule the world
by Lawrence S. Wittner 984 words Although Donald Trump has never been modest about his abilities or reluctant to exercise...
8 May, 2026
China Plays It Smart in the Iran War
by Mel Gurtov 852 words China has played a cautious hand on Iran. It has chosen not to try to...
29 Apr, 2026
Thunder Over Louisville Tehran
by Russell Vandenbroucke 985 words Two Saturdays before the Kentucky Derby draws 150,000 well-heeled men and women to America’s most...
22 Apr, 2026
Where We Are and Where We Need to Be on Iran
Where We Are and Where We Need to Be on Iran by Mel Gurtov 954 words As another week of...
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....
20 Apr, 2026
War crimes
War crimes by John LaForge 590 words “It is the plot and the act of aggression which we charge to...
18 Apr, 2026
The deception behind Trump’s war on Iran
The deception behind Trump’s war on Iran by Sophia Gonzalez 842 words Americans have seen this pattern before. A president moves toward...
16 Apr, 2026
How do we transcend war?
How do we transcend war? by Robert C. Koehler 929 words “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be...
12 Apr, 2026
Why the US-Iran talks failed
Why the US-Iran talks failed by Mel Gurtov 572 words The first face-to-face high-level talks between the US and Iran...
10 Apr, 2026
Calls growing to remove Trump
Calls growing to remove Trump by Rob Okun 759 words Come senators, congressmenPlease heed the callDon’t stand in the doorwayDon’t block...
8 Apr, 2026
I met the “enemy.” They were just people.
I met the “enemy.” They were just people. by Patrick T. Hiller 899 words The U.S. government, under President Trump, has...
31 Mar, 2026
Lighting the candle of peace
Lighting the candle of peace by Robert C. Koehler 611 words This is the first sentence of a column I...
30 Mar, 2026
No exit in Iran
No exit in Iran by Mel Gurtov 955 words A Hopeless US Proposal Donald Trump thinks a 15-point plan will...