Wednesday, October 7, 2026

What are republics, exactly? It’s a good time to  learn

Republican ideals have evolved over millennia, shaping governance across the globe. Modern republics continue to adapt, but face challenges in upholding their foundational principles.

Baby we can bomb Iran

A re-cast version of Springsteen’s “Born to Run.”

What the Air Force doesn’t want us to notice on election night

While everyone’s attention will be on who our next president will be, the U.S. Air Force will test-launch an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile with a dummy hydrogen bomb on the tip from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

2021 update: Half of America in or near poverty

The facts and numbers from numerous sources reflect the reality of deprivation in America, and help to confirm what has been called the "sharpest rise in the U.S. poverty rate since the 1960s."

Urgent next steps for Palestine at the UN

How an Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly can pass a binding resolution to recognize Palestine and launch a UN-led arms embargo, economic boycott and other concrete measures to force Israel to end the genocide in Gaza and the occupation of Palestine.

Just like a Hegseth (thank you, Mr. Dylan)

A display of manly leadership to justify a failing regime?
The Israeli settlement of Peduel in the occupied West Bank. Britain has announced a ban on goods produced in settlements like this one. Photo: Avner, via Wikimedia Commons

Britain Finally bans Goods from the Israeli-Occupied West Bank

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who once led Britain's Union of Jewish Students, made the announcement in the House of Commons.

America at a crossroads. What if MAGA Trump bloodlust sets the stage for greater...

Losing the House (and Senate) will induce a 2020 replay but this time desperate Chicken Little will implode when repeating the same pathetic, “rigged” trickery again.

Legal marijuana is a job creation machine

We can see this playing out in the states that have legalized marijuana. Early legalizers, Colorado and Washington, saw double-digit jobs growth last year.
A South Korean armored vehicle crosses a bridge built by US and South Korean engineers during the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise. Photo: U.S. Army 2ID by Spc. Cheyenne Mayer (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Is Donald Trump Good for the Korean Peninsula?

North Korea ultimately prefers the predictability of Russia and China to the unreliability of the United States.