Voices for Change

The U.S. diplomatic presence in the eastern reaches of the Middle East is in question as the security for such embassies and consulates is the host countries' responsibility. But when the state has failed, we must ask: Is U.S. diplomacy even possible in much of the region?

If only we had a leader with such self-effacing wisdom today, when bigots feel newly empowered to incite civil strife in our nation.

Why is American aggression missing in action?

In terms of raising awareness, despite powerful people from the U.S. president on down denying its reality, more and more people throughout the world are taking action to force their governments to confront it.

Because if Mexico fails to relentlessly enforce the USMCA, the new trade agreement will be as big a failure as the old.

President Biden admitted that he is making an argument from the gut when he says this, and that jurists of international law will make the final determination.

The bottom line: Regulation won’t end the Street’s abuses. The Street has too much firepower. And because it continues to be a major source of campaign funding, no set of regulations will be tough enough.

The deal protects Social Security and other lifelines while raising the debt ceiling for two years and safeguarding the world economy.

The priority of U.S. officials must be to stop Israel’s massacre, avoid a regional war, and get out of the way so that other nations can help negotiate a real solution to the occupation of Palestine.

A new movie reminds us of past racial injustice as a new administration tries to roll back the clock.