Sunday, September 13, 2026

War is a poor metaphor for this pandemic

"Wars target enemies and accrue authority to the state. They marginalize vulnerable communities and disenfranchise the people writ large."

Only fools replay doomsday

Meet the new Cold War—same as the old one.

Aleppo Rebels were defeated because they alienated Syrians

Syria is much more diverse a country than it might seem from cold social statistics.

War is bad for you—and the economy

The military-industrial complex will have yet another never-ending claim on our scarce national resources.
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Report from Rafah: UNICEF decries Israel’s ‘war on children’ as starvation & deaths mount...

While a full ceasefire is still vital, “any pause in the bombing is good news for children,” says UNICEF spokesperson James Elder.

Experts Warn that Nuclear Risks May be Increasing

A nuclear watchdog issues a warning about the possibility that terrorists could obtain nuclear explosives or provoke a dangerous meltdown.

These refugees are building houses out of plastic bottles

Plastic bottles prove surprisingly resilient to the harsh desert conditions.

New campaign: Close all US military bases on foreign soil

U.S. foreign military bases are NOT in defense of U.S. national, or global security.

How the last superpower was unchained

Clueless is not a word Americans ordinarily apply to themselves as a country, a people, or a government. Yet how applicable it is.