How Jewish nonviolence can help guide the path forward on Israel-Palestine
As a rabbi committed to the practice of Jewish nonviolence, I know a long road of reparative action stretches before us. But it’s the only way.
Kushner’s Gaza ‘cleansing’ plan: ‘Waterfront property could be very valuable’
Jared Kushner proposed relocating the civilian population of Gaza to either Egypt or Israel's Negev desert as a solution to the ongoing conflict, a suggestion that critics have condemned as a call for ethnic cleansing.
Requiem for the Home Front
Tom Engelhardt tells a little story about a bottle, a message, time, war (American-style), his mother and himself. Here's to Irma the caricaturist.
Tread carefully
The folly of the next Afghan “surge.”
Gunning down the Easter Bunny
The weaponization of everyday life.
World War III’s newest battlefield
Looking forward today, however, the prospect of a catastrophic World War III is again becoming all too imaginable and this time, it appears, an incident in the Arctic could prove the spark for Armageddon.
145 journalists killed in Gaza since October: Reports accuse Israeli military of targeted attacks...
Journalists face unprecedented violence and suppression in Gaza, with ripple effects for press freedom worldwide.
Don’t Be Fooled — Lindsey Graham and the GOP Establishment Are Just as Crazy...
That Graham looks at Trump and sees someone speaking in a completely different diction from himself, or hears the crazy in Trump’s pronouncements but not in his known, just underlines how hard it is for us to estimate our own failings.
Obama Not Only Did Not Pay Ransom to Iran, He Denied That Country Billions...
It was just a coincidence that one of the tranches of the repayment to Iran of Iran’s own money coincided with the release of hostages.
Fighting Another War: How Many Veterans will Have PTSD in 2025?
We hope that the findings of this study will help the military, the VA, and other government entities identify more effective strategies.