Aleppo’s sobering lessons
Those who engage Syria with limited will and limited means must set limited goals if they are to accomplish even a limited amount of good.
What a policy of real solidarity with the Syrian people looks like
The U.S. does not have to choose between backing the Assad regime or extremist groups. There is another choice: Syria’s homegrown pro-democracy resistance.
Social movements under intense attack despite Colombia ‘peace plan’
What connection does the U.S. government or U.S. companies have to the conflict?
US cyber attack on Russia’s power grid is an ‘act of war’ (according to...
How about an international negotiation to end mutual cyber attacks that would include international controls and monitoring, and penalties for violations?
Apocalypse Now?
Sadly, the more this empire focuses our attention on phony wars and regime change, and not on the slow bankrupting of this economy... Apocalypse Now won't be a redux, but a reality!
Are big donors neutralizing peace movement activism?
Peace-washing the anti-war movement and limiting criticism of Biden and Dems.
Many Americans refused to consider why 9/11 happened. The costs were enormous.
Middle East experts who opposed America’s post-9/11 wars were ridiculed as anti-American extremists. In reality, it was the pro-war right that was making us less safe.
Ted Cruz’s Stone-Age Brain and Yours
Ted Cruz may be able to build up his poll numbers by promising to carpet bomb foreigners in the Middle East of whom we are fearful, but at least we know that biology doesn’t have to dictate our response. Our brains don’t have to stay in the Stone Age.
President Obama Can Help Save Saudi Youth Facing Beheading
If the Saudi government beheads these young men, it will further ignite sectarian hatred.
Fighting Another War: How Many Veterans will Have PTSD in 2025?
We hope that the findings of this study will help the military, the VA, and other government entities identify more effective strategies.