How a Pink Flower Defeated the World’s Sole Superpower
Even in troubled Afghanistan, there are alternatives whose sum could potentially slice through this Gordian knot of a policy problem.
Afghan troops say Taliban are brothers and war is ‘not really our fight.’
Afghan troops whose lives hang in the balance in the latest peace talks.
The Drums of War Thunder Across America – And the World
The threat of war in the U.S. leaves American citizens in a state of frustration along with the rest of the world. Those who hold the power in the U.S. government, however, are far from war-weary.
Who is making a killing on killing?
As the saying goes, follow the money to find out who profits from all this death and devastation.
US intervention in UN resolution escalates Israeli assault on Gaza
The recent escalation in Gaza, resulting from Israel's intensified military actions, has led to a significant increase in civilian casualties and displacement.
Malnutrition crisis skyrockets in Gaza: One-third of toddlers face acute hunger amidst conflict
In Gaza's shadows, a malnutrition crisis grips its youngest, with one-third of toddlers in acute hunger. Amidst conflict, a generation's future hangs in balance, urging a global call to action.
‘Do more’: Ukraine President Zelenskyy asks Congress to back no-fly zone, more weapons
"It's important we remember that a No-Fly Zone would be catastrophic for Ukraine and the world."
A thousand times worse
In reality, Americans have never been shy about killing on a mass scale in the alleged cause of righteousness and democracy.
Sunsetting the War on Terror—or not
Yes, international terrorism and the threat of such groups persist, but the narrative of American policy as a response to 9/11 seems to have faded away.
“The madness of militarism,” the 2023 Ellsberg lecture by Norman Solomon
Norman Solomon reflects on 'the madness of militarism' in the Ellsberg Lecture