War

As the first hearing approaches, Israeli officials have doubled down on explicit statements of genocidal intent behind the massacre in Gaza, while U.S. efforts to insulate itself from them remain unconvincing.

Oil prices continue to plummet, hurting states in the U.S. such as North Dakota, where fractured petroleum can't compete with the prices. Yet, King Salman refuses to change the policy or give up Saudi Arabia's oil market share.

Can we finally stop marching to disaster?

There is far more self-evident misconduct to censure 47 GOP senators than even this regressive House would dare place at Obama's door. Like patriotism for Mark Twain, this cowardly war of party nullification is the last refuse of scoundrels.

Should we start talking about World War III, even if this time it’s a war on the planet itself?

Alarmingly, the Trump administration is shredding arms control agreements and deploying “more usable” nuclear weapons.

Don't look for restraint from Donald Trump's military.

In short, as of now, in the battle between welfare and warfare, the militarists are carrying the day.

As we move toward war against ISIS, we must be vigilant – to fairly allocate the burdens of who’s called on to fight the war, to protect civil liberties, to protect innocent civilians abroad, to avoid hate and bigotry, and to fairly distribute the cost of paying for war.

Nearly 50 years and nothing ever changes, does it?