WORLD WATCH - The Abraham Accords have been in the making for several years; what has ultimately brought them to fruition is the Arab states’ national security interests.
WORLD WATCH
The US Could Lose the New Cold War With China and Russia
GUEST COMMENTARY - The United States appears to have entered a new cold war with both China and Russia.
Is the US Winning Russia’s War in Ukraine?
GEO-POLITICS - The Russian war in Ukraine is a calamity—
Some Thoughts on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict in Week 12
WAR WATCH – I expect the war will go on for a while until the generals and politicians get tired of it.
To End the Horror In Ukraine, Go Big, And Go Broad
RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR - The tragic, illegal war of aggression by Russia against Ukraine should end now, with a ceasefire and then a comprehensive peace agreement.
Loose Lips Can Sink Peace
COLD WAR TO COLD WAR - During World War II, US sailors were warned: Loose lips sink ships.
Outrageous CEO-Worker Pay Gap: Unfair and Unwise
FAIR WAGES - Would you like to see the evidence that shows how top American corporate CEOs are contributing far more to the success of their enterprises than their British counterparts?
US Double Standard on Display As Israel Steals Palestinian Land
MIDDLE EAST POLITICS - The Deputy Spokesperson for the State Department, Jalina Porter, on Friday condemned the Israeli government’s announcement that it would build 4,000 further housing units in the Palestinian West Bank,
The Old New Order is Coming
COLD WAR REALITY - A principal lesson of the war in Ukraine is that the Cold War never ended.
War in Ukraine Is Pushing Global Hunger to Worst Level in This Century
WORLD HUNGER - Russia's invasion of Ukraine has produced a terrible humanitarian crisis in eastern Europe.
Hey Joe, Stop Telling People You're on Their Side and Start Showing Them
GUEST COMMENTARY - For years, as ever-bigger corporate combines grabbed ever-bigger chunks of market power, America's political, media and academic establishment scoffed at critics, drowning them out with jolly rounds of "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah."
Xi Jinping’s China Faces Challenges Of Its Own
CHINA POLICY - David Goldman’s remarks on America’s challenges against China are, for the most part, spot-on.
How The US Can Help Get Justice For Ukrainians
WAR CRIMES - As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, human rights groups have gathered evidence of Russian atrocities against civilians — including executions, rapes, and mass murder.
American Militarism, a Persistent Malady
GUEST COMMENTARY - I recently participated in a commemoration of Martin Luther King's address "Beyond Vietnam—A Time to Break Silence," originally delivered on April 2, 1967, at New York City's Riverside Church.
Who Speaks For The World?
UNITED NATIONS - Russia’s brutal war upon the nation of Ukraine should remind us that, for thousands of years, great powers have used their military might to launch military assaults upon smaller, weaker societies.
Beyond Deterrence: The Threat of Nuclear War
NUCLEAR EQUATION - While the invasion of Ukraine is a body blow to worldwide hopes for peace, it is still an opportunity to reassess establishment thinking about nuclear deterrence.
Looking for Ukraine “Good Guys”?
WAR WATCH - US Americans, as products of television and Hollywood, want good guys and bad guys.
McCarthyism v2.0
HISTORY REPEATS - In 1954 one of the greatest frauds in US politics culminated in 36 days of televised hearings.
Can Two Ex-California Governors Stop World War III?
RUSSIA / UKRAINE WAR - I must be getting old. Jerry Brown is starting to make sense to me. Arnold Schwarzenegger is sounding like an international statesman.
Make Peace, Not War, in Ukraine
WAR WATCH - Russia launched its massive invasion of Ukraine on February 24 flagrantly violating the most fundamental norm of international law—
Jamaicans Reject Visit from Royal Family and Demand Slave Reparations
THE ROYALS - As Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, prepare for a trip to Jamaica, many well-known leaders in the country are demanding an apology and slave reparations from Great Britain who once colonized the Caribbean country, according to the Associated Press.