- — 100 Days: What Trump Told TIME
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at 4/29/25 10:00pmOn April 22, U.S. President Donald Trump did an interview with Time on his first one hundred days in office. On foreign policy he made two bold claims. The first was that he would successfully conclude diplomatic deals in the Ukrainian-Russian war and in Iran. The second was that he wouldn’t mind expanding American territory. Continue reading "100 Days: What Trump Told TIME"- — The Path to Peace: Europeanization Then Normalization
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at 4/29/25 10:00pmReprinted with permission from The Realist Review. Much has been made of Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky’s tête-à-tête in Saint Peters Basilica over the weekend. If nothing else, the optics were stunning: The US and Ukrainian president looked to be patching things up – perhaps the spirit of Pope Francis awakened the better angels of Continue reading "The Path to Peace: Europeanization Then Normalization" - — Iran and the United States: Nuclear Argy Bargy
- at 4/29/25 10:00pm“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” ~ Voltaire, Enlightenment author and philosopher (1694-1778) Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the United States and Israel have been zealous in their efforts to disempower it. Israel has used its powerful hasbara (propaganda) machine to peddle absurdities about Tehran as a nuclear threat Continue reading "Iran and the United States: NuclearArgyBargy"
- — 50 Years On: US Elites Learned Nothing From the Vietnam Defeat
- at 4/28/25 10:00pmApril 30, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the final, definitive defeat of the U.S. military crusade in Vietnam. The images of U.S. helicopters desperately flying American diplomats and Washington’s high-level South Vietnamese collaborators from the roof of the U.S. embassy in Saigon effectively captured not only the chaotic environment, but also the extent of Continue reading "50 Years On: US Elites Learned Nothing From the Vietnam Defeat"
- — Deporting Dissent: The Dangerous Precedent Set by the Persecution of Pro-Palestine Activists
- at 4/28/25 10:00pmRights are granted to those who align with power, Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student, eloquently wrote from his cell. This poignant statement came soon after a judge ruled that the government had met the legal threshold to deport the young activist on the nebulous ground of foreign policy. For the poor, for people Continue reading "Deporting Dissent: The Dangerous Precedent Set by the Persecution of Pro-Palestine Activists"
- — Ukraine’s Worst Day: Zelensky Rejects Trump’s Peace Plan
- at 4/27/25 10:00pmUkrainians may remember two days that just passed as two of the worst days in their history. It has been evident since long before Donald Trump and JD Vance were elected that the war in Ukraine would one day end with a diplomatic settlement that was based on, and looked much like, the diplomatic settlement Continue reading "Ukraines Worst Day: Zelensky Rejects Trumps Peace Plan"
- — How Is the Media Still Getting the Gaza Murdered Paramedics Story So Wrong?
- at 4/27/25 10:00pmHere is yet another example of stunningly craven journalism from the Guardian, entirely illustrative of what is going on across the British establishment media in its coverage of Israeli war crimes in Gaza for the past 18 months. We are now a month on from Israel executing 15 paramedics and hiding their bodies in a Continue reading "How Is the Media Still Getting the Gaza Murdered Paramedics Story So Wrong?"
- — French Contradictions: Macron’s Palestine Play – Too Little, Too Late?
- at 4/24/25 10:00pmIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus vehement opposition to a Palestinian state aligns perfectly with a long-standing Zionist ideology that has consistently viewed the establishment of a Palestinian state as a direct threat to Israels very foundation as a settler colonial project. Thus, the mere existence of a Palestinian state with clearly defined geographical boundaries would Continue reading "French Contradictions: Macrons Palestine Play – Too Little, Too Late?"
- — War Dust and Collateral Inhalation: Israel Breathes in Gaza’s Dust
- at 4/24/25 10:00pmReprinted with permission from The Kucinich Report. Gaza is suffering the most intense bombing, per capita, of anywhere on earth, ever. Over 100,000 tons of bombs have been dropped on Gaza, an area slightly smaller than the City of Detroit, Michigan, resulting in the recorded deaths of at least 60,000 Gazans and injuries to hundreds Continue reading "War Dust and Collateral Inhalation: Israel Breathes in Gazas Dust"
- — Seven Reasons Why It’s Absurd To Bomb Iran
- at 4/23/25 10:00pm“There are two ways Iran can be handled,” U.S. President Donald Trump has said, “militarily, or you make a deal.” National Security Adviser Mike Waltz advocated for the military solution; Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Vice President JD Vance advocated for diplomacy. Trump has opted for diplomacy. But all options are still on Continue reading "Seven Reasons Why Its Absurd To Bomb Iran"
- — Israel – Killing Ambulance Workers, Starving Little Children
- at 4/23/25 10:00pmOn Palm Sunday (April 13), Israeli bombs destroyed the surgery and intensive care sections of the “last fully functional hospital in Gaza City,” according to a report by the British Broadcasting Corporation. The hospital was run by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, part of the Anglican Church. The bombs also struck surrounding buildings, including St. Continue reading "Israel – Killing Ambulance Workers, Starving Little Children"
- — New Europe, Same Old Problems
- at 4/22/25 10:00pmReprinted with permission from The Realist Review. You’re thinking of Europe as Germany and France. I don’t, I think thats old Europe. If you look at the entire NATO Europe today, the center of gravity is shifting to the east and there are a lot of new members… ~ Donald H. Rumsfeld, January 2003 In Continue reading "New Europe, Same Old Problems"
- — NATO Membership for Ukraine Was Always Russia’s Red Line
- at 4/22/25 10:00pmThis week, the Kremlin said it was finally satisfied with Washington’s position on future NATO membership for Kiev. We have heard from Washington at various levels that NATO membership for Ukraine has been ruled out,” Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained. “And of course this is something that brings us satisfaction and coincides with our position Continue reading "NATO Membership for Ukraine Was Always Russias Red Line"
- — Toward a Historic Peace Summit
- at 4/21/25 10:00pmIn the latest display of how low the so-called Western values in Europe have deteriorated, the EU leadership is urging the heads of this blocks states against participating in Moscows May 9 celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in WWII. At the same time, they are not inviting Russia Continue reading "Toward a Historic Peace Summit"
- — Does Zelensky Want Peace or War?
- at 4/21/25 10:00pmConsiderable attention has been paid to whether Russian President Vladimir Putin is serious about negotiating a peace or whether he is delaying to provide time to achieve all of Russia’s goals on the battlefield. The Kremlin, itself, has said that, though they take the Trump administration’s diplomatic efforts seriously, they cannot simply be accepted “as Continue reading "Does Zelensky Want Peace or War?"
- — US Trade Wars and Military Globalization Spark Complex Alignments
- at 4/21/25 10:00pmPresident Trump’s new round of reciprocal and universal tariffs will escalate trade tensions, lower investment, hit market pricing, distort trade flows, disrupt supply chains, and undermine consumer, business and investor confidence. It will certainly penalize global economic prospects. As fears of a recession mount and mass protests in the US have begun, the loss of Continue reading "US Trade Wars and Military Globalization Spark Complex Alignments"
- — Beneath the Surface: Is the Trump-Netanyahu ‘Unthinkable’ About To Erupt?
- at 4/20/25 10:00pmIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus recent visit to Washington was no ordinary trip. The consensus among Israeli analysts, barring a few remaining loyalists, is that Netanyahu was not invited but, rather, summoned by US President Donald Trump. All evidence supports this assertion. Netanyahu rarely travels to the US without extensive Israeli media fanfare, leveraging his Continue reading "Beneath the Surface: Is the Trump-Netanyahu Unthinkable About To Erupt?"
- — Trump’s Unconstitutional, Presidential War Against Yemen
- at 4/20/25 10:00pmFor Americans who still labor under the delusion that Donald Trump is an advocate of realism and restraint in foreign policy, the events in Yemen should come as a rude awakening. Unfortunately, the most prominent indicator took a form that enabled the president’s political opponents to evade their own share of the blame for the Continue reading "Trumps Unconstitutional, Presidential War Against Yemen"
- — New Poll: Americans Reject Deporting Foreigners for ‘Wrongthink’ on Middle East
- at 4/20/25 10:00pmAn important new public opinion survey taken by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) has revealed very little American support for the deportation of legal foreign guests in the United States for expressing support for Palestine in its current conflict with Israel. Responding to FIRE’s quarterly National Speech Index survey conducted by the Continue reading "New Poll: Americans Reject Deporting Foreigners for Wrongthink on Middle East"
- — The Stones Still Cry Out: Holy Week’s Political Reckoning
- at 4/17/25 10:00pmHoly Week is no mere ritual rehearsal for Christians; it’s a political dynamite keg, detonating the myth of human order built on blood. Jesus’ trial, crucifixion, and resurrection expose the scaffolding of power – then and now – as a rickety structure held together by scapegoats and silenced victims. As we navigate our fractured polis Continue reading "The Stones Still Cry Out: Holy Weeks Political Reckoning"
- — Western Media Continues To Prepare the Public for Defeat in Ukraine
- at 4/17/25 10:00pmOn March 29, The New York Times published an article that “reveal[ed] that America was woven into the war far more intimately and broadly than previously understood.” Its undeclared thesis was that the U.S. has done everything possible for Ukraine to win the war. Ukraine would not trust them and listen. Now the war is Continue reading "Western Media Continues To Prepare the Public for Defeat in Ukraine"
- — The Cross and the Pieta: The Passion of Palestine
- at 4/17/25 10:00pmReprinted with permission from The Kucinich Report. Michelangelo’s Pieta, the larger-than-life sculpture of the crucified Christ held tenderly in Mother Mary’s lap, has attracted visitors to Rome since it was installed in the old St. Peter’s Basilica more than 500 years ago. Contemplation of the Pieta gifts one with the powerful presence of sacrifice and Continue reading "The Cross and the Pieta: The Passion of Palestine"
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