The wall: Barrier or symbol?
Let’s be crystal clear: A wall has little or no advantage for law enforcement or border security.
Bertrand Russell and Ban the Bomb
Bertrand Russell's keen insights into the destructive potential of a nuclear war drove him to campaign for the complete elimination of these weapons of mass horror.
Nice try, Chris Hedges, but neither Joyce, nor Ulysses offers a relevant political manifesto
Where's proof behind Hedges' hyperbole that James Joyce is especially unique in railing against the "poisons of nationalism and idolatry"—or offers political urgency?
Eric Holder’s Justice
How does Holder justify his behavior to himself?
Uplifting commotion across FL & TX Senate races: Mindful backlash to the cruelest, throwback...
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Does not our ongoing, epic failure to obstruct immorality confirm America as an immoral...
What morally deficient country tolerates blatant wickedness without rising up to avert the next outrage? His re-election was bad enough; tolerance of evil is worse.
Police officer fired for hitting handcuffed woman on video
Recently released surveillance video footage revealed a Vermont police officer beating a handcuffed woman for no justifiable reason. After an investigation into...
The West’s fanaticism over blaming ‘evil’ Putin misses the point—and an opportunity for a...
Pointing fingers won’t help—an attitude shift is what the world needs now.
Soiling and violating America: Trump’s immigration sweep
This entire issue has been distorted into an ugly hate-fest by the smear campaign Trump ran to win the presidency.
Is there a crack in Western support for genocide?
The shift in political rhetoric among Israel's traditional Western allies continues as it ratchets up its campaign to make life in Gaza so impossible for Palestinians that they will submit to ethnic cleansing.