There’s so much “no” in Washington, that you have to wonder if, given the opportunity to get it right, Washington [politicians and pundits included]
Category: War
Independent journalists question U.S. motives in Syria
I am offering this collection of alternative reporting and opinion on the conflict in Syria because U.S. mainstream media tends to rely exclusively on
Put away the flags, by Howard Zinn
Every July 4th, I think about Howard Zinn’s insightful essay on nationalism and its overused, over-hyped symbols. Like most everything written by Zinn, it’s
NSA vs. ACLU: Split Decision
The revelation that the federal government has been secretly gathering records on the phone calls and online activities of millions of Americans and foreigners
We ended the military draft. Maybe we need it again. Or something like it.
Robert Redford’s latest movie, “The Company You Keep,” didn’t make me stand up and cheer, but it did make me think. The movie tells
NRA takes its “no-gun-restrictions-ever” argument to the United Nations
Apparently, the National Rifle Association isn’t content merely to enforce its no-gun-restriction marketing strategy on Americans. [Notice that I’m not calling it an ideology.
BBC documentary reveals American colonel who trained Iraqi torturers
A new documentary from the BBC (in cooperation with The Guardian newspaper) has revealed direct ties between the torture practices and death squads of
It’s time to take responsibility for the Iraq War and its moral/financial consequences
Two recent pieces in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch helped me make some connections about why Republicans can’t stand to talk about how the unnecessary
Rewriting the Second Amendment
“They’re trying to take away my Second Amendment rights,” say many gun rights advocates. But what do they mean by that? I doubt that
Questions about Mali
Until about a week ago, I couldn’t find Mali on a map—except that I knew to look in Africa. I knew that it was