In Trump’s world where money talks, Saudi Arabia gets a free pass
In Trump’s world where money talks, poor refugees are banned from entering the United States while Saudi princes who cling to power by torturing and beheading dissidents get safe passage to their luxury digs in Manhattan’s Trump Towers.
Why these missile strikes won’t make things better for the Syrian people
There are serious questions as to whether Trump’s bombing of the Syrian base has anything to do with protecting civilians.
Urgent warning: Time to hit the reset button on US-Korean policy
Given the specter of nuclear war, the rational policy is one of de-escalation.
Special ops at war
From Afghanistan to Somalia, Special Ops achieves less with more.
‘End the occupation’: Progressives say cease-fire far from enough to secure justice for Palestinians
A cease-fire is necessary, but will not alone achieve freedom, justice, and equality for all who live under Israel's apartheid government."
The only way to effectively counter terror is to end war
Collectively, recognizing the terrible legacy of 9/11, we must agree: To counter terror, abolish war.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine demonstrates our need to break away from oil
We can’t let the war justify an expansion of our fossil fuel dependence.
There’s No Business Like the Arms Business
Weapons “R” Us (But You’d Never Know It)
The Number of U.S. Troops in Iraq Is Approaching 6,000
Likely, down the line the US will get pulled right back into Iraq, because it refuses to recognize the real power dynamics there at the level of policy rather than just of tactics.
The end of empire
The empire will collapse and the nation will consume itself within our lifetimes if we do not wrest power from those who rule the corporate state.