Thursday, May 16, 2024

How to Become Terror-Torn Europe – and How Not To

If Trump or Cruz ever enacts the kind of repressive policy they now advocate, then eventually we will become much more like Europe in its ethnic and religious polarization.

Osama Bin Laden’s America

Niger, 9/11, and apocalyptic humiliation

Why it’s time to declassify the documents from Trump’s basement

While Donald Trump may not fit the mold of a selfless whistleblower, there is still cause for concern.

New Hampshire 2020: This is just the beginning

"This is a democracy problem. Yes, Donald Trump is a great threat to our way of life... but the reality is that he is a symptom of a larger disease."

Silent partners

The strange alliance between Israel and Saudi Arabia

Trump Confronted With Reality That His New Economic Idea Would Destroy The Global Economy

Trump's wild-eyed ideas about the national debt seem to be based on a gut feeling rather than reality.

Personal interview: Michael T. Klare What are the Prospects for Peace?

Michael T. Klare is a Five Colleges professor of Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts; defense correspondent of The Nation magazine; and author.

The Supreme Court’s looming dark money decision

The Court could reinforce the growing influence of this type of secret funding for political campaigns.

Will Immigrants Who Built America Redeem It?

America is not just a land of immigrants, it was built by “foreigners” to reinvent themselves. It's time for a reality check, America—"Remember always, that all of us, you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.”

A president spinning out of control but, amazingly, remains in control of this government

Right now we have a massive hole in our government, we have a president spinning out of control, and there is nothing we can do about it.