Other casualties of Putin’s war in Ukraine: Russia’s climate goals and science
Environmental concerns are at risk of being laid aside during wartime.
Milestones (Or What Passes for Them in Washington)
A Multi-Trillion-Dollar Bridge to Nowhere in the Greater Middle East.
Nuclear power plants pre-deployed weapons of mass destruction
The global crisis it now embodies was foreseen 45 years ago by Bennett Ramberg, in his book “Nuclear Power Plants as Weapons for the Enemy: An Unrecognized Military Peril.”
In Syria, Rebels From East Aleppo Strike Hospital in Government-Held West Aleppo (Video)
You see headlines talking about the humanitarian disaster in the city, but it is hard to know what those headlines are talking about.
Netanyahu’s ‘tragic mistake’ claim faces backlash after Israeli strike kills civilians in Rafah
International outrage erupts as Israeli airstrike on a refugee camp in Rafah, Gaza, leaves 50 civilians dead. Critics demand accountability from Netanyahu and call for the suspension of U.S. military aid to Israel.
ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, and Hamas leader in landmark decision
The ICC’s decision follows months of investigation into allegations of atrocities committed by both Israeli forces and Hamas, marking a pivotal moment in international justice.
Militant MadAmerika
“In her great piece, Sara Gray makes the connection between kids playing at 'first person shooter games' and being in live combat. She explains how these kinds of games desensitize heavy players to images of violence- thus, isn't it easy to imagine shooting someone in real life when you spend all day simulating shooting someone?”
Apologizing to My Daughter for the Last 15 Years of War
“I know I’m not the first parent to grow reflective watching his last child walk out the door, but I have a sense of what’s ahead of her: an American world filled with misplaced fears.”
Sanders calls for DOJ investigation into Israeli killing of American activist Ayşenur Eygi
Senator Bernie Sanders demands a DOJ investigation into the killing of Turkish-American activist Ayşenur Eygi by Israeli forces, highlighting a pattern of impunity for the deaths of American citizens in the occupied West Bank.
Is this the beginning or the end of a new Cold War?
The United States and our friends in Europe have a new chance to make a clean break from the three-way geopolitical power struggle between the United States, Russia and China that has hamstrung the world since the 1970s.