52+ min ago   (398+ words) A shopping center in the city of Kremenchuk, Ukraine after a Russian rocket strike on June 27, 2022, which killed 18 civilians. Wikimedia. President Zelenskyy’s meeting with Andy Burnham, the new UK Prime Minister, at Portsmouth Naval Base reinforced the UK’s commitment to…...

1+ day, 58+ min ago   (956+ words) What goes around comes around. That is the terrible law of blowback. When the United States bombs another country, threatens its government, kills its people, occupies its territory or attempts to dictate its future, the consequences do not remain safely…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (738+ words) The architecture of international justice was built upon a single uncompromising promise: never again. It was forged in the ashes of 20th century atrocities, with the solemn vow that regardless of station in life, wealth or power, no one is above…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1780+ words) When American politicians state that terrorism is a threat, what they need is a mirror and an introductory economics textbook to understand that there are many different ways to destroy a nation. From NAFTA to financialization to crypto grifts, the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (646+ words) In an era of high prices for fuel, food, and housing, an extra $4,000 could make a life-saving difference for many families. But instead, that’s what the average household had to shell out for the Pentagon last year. That’s right: The…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1340+ words) All the signals are flashing red. On the square, the @GOP would take a beating this fall, largely because of Trump’s unpopularity. So he’s setting up Plan B–do whatever you need to do to win. Anything. Anyone who says…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (568+ words) It’s hard for me to write about Neera Tanden. Primarily because I cannot stand her smug face, her grating voice, or her haughty demeanor. Still, I’ll try to put those physical prejudices aside and focus solely on Neera in her…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (486+ words) The rich almost completely control debate in this country. There is no better proof of this fact than the current debate over the future of Social Security. This has been conveniently framed as a problem of demographics. You know, too…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (208+ words) The threshold crossed at Alamogordo Today is the 81st anniversary of the most fateful day in the 300,000 years of our human species existence. We have always fought each other. On July 16, 1945, the prospect we could fight ourselves nearly to extinction came…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (391+ words) “This was about staying out of prison.” – Haberman and Swan (Regime Change) as to why Trump ran in 2024 Whether we impeach or imprison (or both) Donald J. Trump would be a first step if we are to return to a…...