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.
What can the United States bring to the peace table for Ukraine?
The United States bears its share of responsibility for this crisis that is destroying Ukraine and placing the world in "unprecedented danger," as the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' new Doomsday Clock statement calls it.
President Nero
As so much of the world burns, America’s answer to Nero, rather than fiddling, seems intent on pouring more gasoline on the fires.
How 9/11 bred a ‘war on terror’ from hell
That never-ending disaster—known as “the war on terror”—has resulted in the deaths of nearly a million people and the “indirect deaths” of perhaps 3.6 million more.
War and the imperial presidency
Congress offers a bipartisan blank check to Donald Trump.
Pope Leo XIV demands Gaza ceasefire, as Israeli tank crew shells church, kills 3...
The Pope called for an immediate ceasefire in the aftermath.
Sunsetting the War on Terror—or not
Yes, international terrorism and the threat of such groups persist, but the narrative of American policy as a response to 9/11 seems to have faded away.
Over 119 Palestinian journalists killed since Gaza siege began
"The continuous targeting of journalists in Gaza is not just a tragedy for Palestine but a crisis for global press freedom."
America’s 21st Century Government: The Worst In This Country’s History?
“This 21st Century U.S. government’s achievements are virtually non-existent while its failures are monumental. That’s why I believe that historians of the future will conclude that it is the worst in American history.”
Gaza, the G-word and leadership
Exploring the depths of conflict: Unraveling the complex dynamics of the Israeli-Hamas tensions and their global implications.