Je Suis Istanbul
We should not need to share a culture, skin color, religion, or system of government with another human being to mourn their loss.
NPR devotes almost two hours to Afghanistan over two weeks—and 30 seconds to US...
If NPR cared about the Afghan people, its coverage would be aimed at informing listeners about how their country’s policies are dramatically hurting Afghans.
School shooters and drones
In its endless wars, America has been the true school shooter on this planet, terrorizing the global classroom with a remarkable lack of consequences.
Who Counts?
Tom Engelhardt explores body counts, drones and “collateral damage” in the twenty-first-century world of drone warfare. But one question reigns supreme: Who counts?
Int’l Court of Justice asked to declare Israeli blockade of aid to Gaza civilians...
That is, the court is being asked to declare the current Israeli blockade of civilian food and other aid to Gaza illegal.
Inside ‘Israel’s Guantánamo’: Doctor exposes torture and war crimes at Gazan detention camp
The physician chronicles a distressing array of human rights violations that he claims are being perpetrated against detainees, many of whom are civilians ranging from teenagers to elderly individuals.
Racism, propaganda and wars
Let’s recognize that wars are rooted in white supremacist and racist ideology that believes only certain people deserve to control their destinies.
US oil companies set to reap up to $126 billion in extra profits amid...
"There's a simple way to stop this profiteering: put a tax on the excess profits oil companies are making because of this crisis."
Mother in “WAR”
It was way back when, right before our nation performed the most horrific act of preemptively attacking and invading Iraq... which was not only illegal,...
Pyrrhic victory in Mosul
If a reconciliation cannot be achieved between Iraq’s Sunni and Shia populations, it’s almost a certainty that the country will continue to be afflicted by Daesh or some successor group.