Mad Vlad? Russia’s senseless, brutal ‘intervention’ in Ukraine
Will a war in Europe make more people wake up to the real costs of militarism, even when they are asked to sacrifice themselves, loved ones or fellow citizens by their own leaders in the name of patriotism?
Ukraine in perspective
A historical feast of death and destruction from the Peloponnesian Wars to late tomorrow night.
‘A Green New Deal, but for guns’: Parkland students propose groundbreaking gun policy
"If we require a license to drive a car, we should certainly require a license to own a gun."
So, which clandestine cabal controls the world? Will ‘fatalistic defeatism’ undermine both extremes?
If angry contrarians are right, and only illegitimate elections exist, why traffic in anything less than revolution?
Big business won’t save us from itself
Nearly 200 CEOs have signed a pledge to “do better” than serving their own greed. How? They won’t say.
6 charts shows key role firearms makers play in America’s gun culture
The overall picture suggests that a marketing change fueled an increased demand for more lethal weapons, which in turn has fostered a change in gun culture.
Feeling defeated by the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling? There’s still a lot we can...
America’s highest court has limited the EPA’s authority to regulate power plant emissions.
CIA whistleblower reflects on the persecution of Julian Assange
Assange’s extradition will be a pinnacle moment for accountability.
US misses opportunity for peace progress at Olympics
Peace is made more difficult with the U.S. threatening a ‘bloody nose’, teenage bully talk for a military first strike, against North Korea.
Women life freedom
With every death, in Tehran or elsewhere, with every reactionary clampdown, whether it be arresting activists, stifling free speech, demonising people calling for change, outlawing protests and/or increasing police powers, the numbers demanding change increases, the outrage intensifies, the wave draws breath, rises and strengthens.