Tag: Middle East
Why I weep while I work
Or what it means to experience America's wars from a computer screen away
The struggle for peace in Afghanistan: Is community engagement the key?
I have just read a superb book by Mark Isaacs, an Australian who has documented several years of effort by a group...
Will the U.S. launch yet another unnecessary, unjustifiable war in the...
The definition of insanity: doing the same things over again and expecting a different result. Want a really good example of this...
Trump pulls back from Iran attack as Bolton & Pompeo continue...
After threatening to strike Iran in retaliation for shooting down an unmanned U.S. drone, President Trump reportedly approved, and then abruptly called...
Two Iraqi peace activists confront a Trumpian world
As the Trump administration weighs war, Iraqis prepare a carnival for peace.
Troika fever
So settle into your seats folks and prepare to watch the empire swallow the republic whole.
Mother in “WAR”
It was way back when, right before our nation performed the most horrific act of preemptively attacking and invading Iraq... which was not only illegal,...
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Not very bright
How much of Donald Trump’s directive on U.S. tariffs imposed on nations all over the world—that in recent days has caused a stock market loss of trillions of dollars—is a result of his not being very bright?
Patriotic Millionaires challenge oligarch power with sweeping economic plan
As economic inequality worsens and public frustration grows, a coalition of wealthy Americans offers a radical legislative blueprint to dismantle the grip of the ultra-rich on democracy.
Chevron ordered to pay $744 million for decades of destruction to Louisiana’s coastal wetlands
A Louisiana jury’s landmark verdict against Chevron signals a major shift in holding Big Oil accountable for environmental degradation and decades of ignored coastal restoration laws.
Over 4,000 factory workers laid off as Trump tariffs spark economic chaos
A wave of mass layoffs across the U.S. exposes the real cost of Trump’s trade war, as union leaders and lawmakers warn of deepening instability in American manufacturing.
Israeli soldiers expose ‘kill zone’ campaign in Gaza, citing war crimes and systematic devastation
A new report from Breaking the Silence reveals shocking testimony from Israeli troops describing the creation of a lethal buffer zone inside Gaza, the deliberate razing of civilian infrastructure, and the normalization of killing civilians.