Sunday, June 28, 2026

The end of dissent

I am a foreign agent. Because my program at the Institute for Policy Studies receives some funding from a...

Corbyn teaches to embrace change we need

Corbyn teaches that we should embrace the radical transformational change that is needed to inspire people to take action and shift the realm of the possible.

Saving Illinois: Getting more bang for the state’s bucks

Illinois is teetering on bankruptcy and other states are not far behind, largely due to unfunded pension liabilities; but there are solutions.

Garland Nixon interview: An objective look at US foreign policy

We focus here on the realities of the international power struggle unfolding in real time, specifically addressing the role of the U.S. in the tensions and its capacity to reduce them. 

Confronting NATO’s war summit in Washington

Can NATO ever be the force for peace that it claims and conclude that its refusal to learn from the deadly results of its own actions only makes it increasingly dangerous?

The writing’s on the wall: We can take back this country

The writing is on the wall. The people have spoken. This momentum is going to help us take back this country.

Round table on current US foreign policy: Militarism unhinged

How would you assess the most important aspects of current U.S. foreign policy?

Donald Trump’s mission creep just took a giant leap forward

In just a few days, the new president has upended the rules of democracy with a clumsy, heavy-handedness worse than we imagined.

Water waste must stop

The whole wastewater system is contributing to climate change.

Walling them out, or walling us in?

Shall we wall off Canada, too?