Tag: Syria
7 questions about the Syria airstrikes that aren’t being asked
Rejecting reckless calls to military action: Now that’s a “presidential” act worth bringing back.
The Pandora’s Box of war
This slaughter has already lasted nearly 16 years. It will not cease until the United States is exhausted and withdraws its forces from the region.
No indication in the US that the country is at war...
Keeping it normal in the world's leading rogue nation.
Missile attack on Syria is a salute to “Russiagate” enthusiasts –...
The U.S.-led missile attack on Syria before dawn Saturday is the latest benchmark for gauging the effects of continually baiting Trump as a puppet of Russia’s president.
Orban the opportunist: Hungary’s Trumpian leader wins again
Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, who was just re-elected on Sunday, April 8, in what can only be called a landslide, by using the issue of migration to spread panic for political gain.
As the world watches Syria, don’t forget about Yemen
The problem isn’t that the U.S. is standing by and doing nothing while this horror unfolds. It’s much worse than that.
If we want to support refugees, we need to end the...
The sanctuary movement needs an anti-war voice.
“No friends, but the mountains:” Understanding Turkey’s Syrian invasion
One can say with certainty that life is difficult for the Kurdish people – perpetual minorities who live in a mountainous region split between Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey.
Libya, Syria, Ukraine – one script, three stories
The fundamental ploy in Libya, Syria and Ukraine was the same: rile up the population and then stage a coup in the midst of chaos, while claiming to liberate the people.
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ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.
California’s herbicide spill ignites growing movement to ban paraquat nationwide
The spill, which closed a major highway and sent at least ten people to seek medical attention for respiratory symptoms, became a catalyst for a renewed political battle over the chemical's future in California.
Why Donald Trump just can’t stop going to war
When imperial America offers help, it just might get you killed.
The Age of Arrogant Amateurism – as ‘know-it-all’ opportunists seize power to control, not...
To win big in this brave new world, forget tested skill-sets and the wisdom of experience: chutzpah and risk-taking, even gambling, are paramount, then the facile ability to learn on the job how to cling to power.
Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...
The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.