Terrorism and the Militarization of the NYPD
President Donald Trump’s decision to assassinate Qassem Suleimani (the leader of Iran’s Quds Force) and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis (commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units) on January 3rd provoked...
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Fitness as a Socialist Aspiration
Human bodies thrive on exercise. When we’re able to exercise regularly, we sleep better, our immune systems are stronger, we’re less likely to be depressed, our cognitive functions improve, and, all...
View ArticleTowards Zero Hour
Recently, I was asked a couple times what my thoughts were on the impeachment proceedings unfolding in Washington DC. Without a doubt, the trial is dominating many news cycles, and not only in the US...
View ArticleThe Imminent Threat of Trump and the Value of Progressive Third Parties
As predictable as death and taxes is the quadrennial injunction from liberals for progressive third parties to cease and desist. Equally predictable is the admonition that this will be the most...
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Trump’s EPA is a Huge Cancer Risk
Halsey, Oregon. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. This January, President Trump claimed credit for new figures from the American Cancer Society showing “the sharpest one-year drop in cancer death rate ever...
View ArticleWhy the U.S. Might Be Angling for the Return of a New ‘Strongman’ Like Saddam...
The departure of the former Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani is beginning to be felt in Iraq. The two meetings that the U.S. President Donald Trump had with the leader of Iraq’s Kurdish Regional...
View ArticleThe ‘Deal of the Century’ … For Israel
Under the shadow of his trial in the senate, and accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the very day he was indicted on criminal charges in Israel, U.S. President Donald Trump...
View ArticleIt’s Not Just Trump: Why the Next President Should Pledge to Weaken the...
The American presidency is too powerful. That is what the Senate impeachment trial and the 2020 presidential election should be about. Instead, masking this deeper constitutional problem is Donald...
View ArticleThe Muck We’re In
“Shifty Adam Schiff is a CORRUPT POLITICIAN, and probably a very sick man. He has not paid the price, yet, for what he has done to our Country!” – Twitter, Jan. 26, 2020 “She’s a nasty, vindictive,...
View ArticleThe U.S. Is Recycling Its Big Lie About Iraq To Target Iran.
Sixteen years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, most Americans understand that it was an illegal war based on lies about non-existent “weapons of mass destruction.” But our government is now threatening...
View ArticleUprising in Chile is the Legacy of Dashed Hopes and Bitter Defeat
Santiago high school students were the spark. Rejecting a fare hike, they jumped over subway toll barriers on October 18, 2019. Students filled the streets all over. Police action led to injuries and...
View ArticleMexicans Building a Feminist Internet Face Challenges
When Patricia Azcagorta ran as a candidate for mayor of Caborca, Sonora, in Mexico in 2018, a video was circulated on social media of a woman dancing in her underwear, together with photos of...
View ArticleThe Open Letter and the DNC
Strange times, strange times. Within days of the leading lights of the American left penning an open letter arguing that the political imperative of removing Donald Trump from office is so great that...
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The War in Libya Will Never End
Photograph Source: JPRoger – CC BY-SA 3.0 General Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army (LNA) continue to partly encircle Libya’s capital, Tripoli. Not only does the LNA threaten Tripoli, but it...
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The Jury Is Still Out
Chief Justice John Roberts presides over the impeachment trial of Donald Trump – Public Domain As of Thursday afternoon, the Trump impeachment trial is in its second day of its “question” phase – the...
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21st Century Socialism
Photograph Source: Rwmosgrove – CC BY-SA 3.0 Fifty years ago, Peter Camejo ran for Senator from Massachusetts against Ted Kennedy. He didn’t win but did manage to recruit many young people to socialism...
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Do Not Light That Fuse DNC
Chicago delegation to the January 8, 1912 Democratic National Committee – Public Domain Recent leaked audio indicates that Donald Trump feared Hillary Clinton opting for Bernie Sanders as her VP choice...
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The Party’s Over: Bernie’s Last Dance With the Dems
The Good I wrote six articles (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) about the Bernie Sanders campaign during the 2016 primary. As everyone keeps saying, Bernie is a paragon of consistency, so my understanding of him...
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Pipeline or a Pipe Dream: Israel, Turkey Hydrocarbon Conflict is Brewing in...
Photograph Source: Jay Phagan – CC BY 2.0 Massive natural gas discoveries off the eastern coast of Israel and Palestine is slated to make Tel Aviv a regional energy hub. Whether Israel will be able to...
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“Balfouristans” for Bibi: “Apartheid” Isn’t an Insult, It’s a Blueprint
The image on the left is from a map Donald Trump tweeted out with the label, “Vision For Peace: Conceptual Map/The Future of Palestine.” The one on the right shows the “Bantustans” created by...
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