The numbers BlackRock won’t crunch
A giant with such an enormous appetite should find room for all kinds of facts and figures—but this one’s a bit of a picky eater.
“They were so close”: Israel kills medics trying to save dying 6-year-old Hind Rajab
"It is extremely important. The life and the story of Hind should not be end in this way."
Escalation watch
Four looming flashpoints facing President Trump
Full speed ahead on the global Titanic
Going along with the utter madness of nuclear weapons.
The real lesson of Afghanistan is that regime change does not work
A world in which war is normal and peace is out of reach is no more survivable or sustainable than a world where the atmosphere gets hotter every year.
All bets are off as Republican democracy killers concoct ever-scarier nightmares
While Democrats work at marginal political solutions, the radical right heads for the rocks, crying “full steam ahead.”
War preparations against Venezuela as election nears
Is the path to war through border disputes?
Pentagon projected to hand $407 billion to private military contractors this fiscal year
"Military spending involves a massive redistribution of wealth from the public to private sector."
Gaza, the G-word and leadership
Exploring the depths of conflict: Unraveling the complex dynamics of the Israeli-Hamas tensions and their global implications.
Bertrand Russell and Ban the Bomb
Bertrand Russell's keen insights into the destructive potential of a nuclear war drove him to campaign for the complete elimination of these weapons of mass horror.