Monday, November 2, 2026

Peace in their time

Since Ukraine is the victim in this conflict, it should ideally decide the timing and the parameters of any peace deal.

How media reports of ‘Clashes’ mislead Americans about Israeli-Palestinian violence

Accurate language in the reporting of Israeli-Palestinian violence is not only a concern for journalists’ credibility – it would also provide U.S. news consumers with a deeper understanding of the conditions on the ground and the deadly consequences.

Reflections on Vietnam and Iraq

The lessons of two failed wars...

Citizens of the World, Unite!

If a global majority fails to read the increasingly blatant handwriting on the wall, then our allegedly superior brainpower will end in fire and ice for too many already sharing this earth.

Syrian roulette

As Trump’s presidency unravels will he grow more desperate?

Trump invokes wartime powers to expand fossil fuel production amid rising energy costs

Defense Production Act orders authorize federal support for oil, coal, liquefied natural gas, and grid infrastructure as industry profits increase during Iran conflict.

‘It is like an Apocalypse:’ Amnesty International finds Israel is deliberately undertaking Genocide against...

The organization joins several other international bodies in coming to that conclusion, and it is one that I endorsed in my recent book, Gaza Yet Stands.

Here are the names of 23 Democrats that joined Republicans in cutting social spending...

The U.S. already spends more on military than the next seven countries – China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the U.K., India, France, and Japan – combined.

The Iran war as a threshold

The old structures are not simply failing; they are being surpassed by a deeper aspiration emerging from people themselves.