Friday, June 19, 2026

With nearly 400,000 dead in South Sudan, will the US change policy?

It's a war as brutal as the one in Syria. Will the Trump administration pay any serious attention to it?

Sports can distract us (but not enough)

It’s now all Trumpiana all the time.
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Former member of Afghan Parliament says U.S. war ushered in “another dark age” for...

“International solidarity, we can initiate … by creating harmony and unity and working together — not with governments, but the people.”

A nonviolent strategy to liberate Syria

The difference between success and failure in any struggle is the soundness of the strategy.

How pro-war Democrats use Russiagate to bloat the military – and why that’s dangerous

Russia became the bipartisan justification for an $716 billion defense budget and nuclear build-up.

America goes to war

Believe this at least: if we can’t stop fighting those wars across significant parts of the planet, this country won’t remain immune to them either.

Lack of global leadership spurs instability in the Middle East

President Donald J. Trump has proven to be more partisan than Mr. Obama in his backing of the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Israel and his confrontational approach of Iran.
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‘Surveillance humanitarianism’: As Gaza starves, US-Israeli plan would further weaponize food

With hundreds of trucks with lifesaving aid waiting at the border, many of Gaza’s kitchens have closed, and Palestinians face mass starvation as rations run low.

Netanyahu’s assassination of Hamas leader sparks fears of escalating conflict

Political motives behind the killing of Ismail Haniyeh and the impact on cease-fire negotiations.

The new Congress needs to create a green planet at peace

We must transform our lethal energy system to one that sustains us, while creating genuine national and international security at peace with all of nature and humanity.