Monday, April 27, 2026

Biden administration’s unprecedented arms sales to Israel raise ethical questions

Over 100 arms deals approved in just five months, fueling Israel's military operations in Gaza, spark international debate on U.S. complicity.

Is there a journalism that doesn’t love a war?

It makes me wonder whether the media requires at least one war to cheer lead for or fret about at any given time.

Mulligan in Afghanistan

Trump applies the rules of his golf game to foreign policy.

Old roads and new paradigms: on the last BRI Summit

On April 26 and 27, the summit of the Belt and Route Initiative, also known as the New Silk Road, was held...

US military is a bigger polluter than as many as 140 countries – shrinking...

It does no good tinkering around the edges of the war machine’s environmental impact.

American healthcare workers demand Biden and Harris end support for Israeli assault on Gaza

As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, American healthcare workers who volunteered in Gaza urge U.S. leaders to end Israel’s assault, citing the atrocities witnessed firsthand.

The ecological impact of militarism

“In the face of both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, we urgently need to shift from a culture of war to a culture of care.”

The new Cold War with China

No one can say at what point you or any of us will begin to feel the direct effects of this new Cold War, only that, as tensions and hostile acts heighten, the consequences will prove harsh indeed.

The missing three-letter word in the Iran crisis

It’s always the oil. While President Trump was hobnobbing with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the G-20 summit in Japan,...

Gaza’s desperate state: Malnutrition and disease intensify amid 300 days of Israeli assault

As Israel’s relentless military campaign devastates Gaza, widespread malnutrition and disease prevent even the most basic humanitarian efforts.