War

One need not rely on anonymous sources to glean Trump’s views on nuclear weapons.

“The pandemic clearly shows that expensive endless wars that cost $6 trillion from taxpayers make Americans less safe as they take funds from critical needs like healthcare.”

Humanity continues to face two simultaneous dangers—nuclear war and climate change…

It remains to be seen how much of this plan will be realized and how much was just campaign rhetoric.

Ted Cruz may be able to build up his poll numbers by promising to carpet bomb foreigners in the Middle East of whom we are fearful, but at least we know that biology doesn’t have to dictate our response. Our brains don’t have to stay in the Stone Age.

Peter Van Buren did something no US diplomat is allowed to do. He told the truth and told it to the wrong people – us. Our government is not in the habit of telling us – the governed – what it's up to.

Iran will never even try to indulge in a one-on-one war with the United States.

Iran has become the 9th country to ban the use of animals in circus acts.

Maybe, just maybe, when this long, drawn out, reality show version of a presidential election finally comes to a welcome end, it may be possible that this media will turn its attention to critically important world affairs, especially the conflict in Syria; and the American people will no longer remain in the dark.

Juan Cole discusses the history of Assad Family and their obsession with wealth and power.