Category Current Issues
Freedom Rider: The Migrant Caravan and U.S. Policy, by Margaret Kimberley
A truly democratic United States would not destroy other countries and would do better by its own people. The migrant caravan and fear of it are proof of failure on both counts.
GOP’s Brian Kemp Purged 1 in 10 Georgia Voters: I’ve Got the Names, by Greg Palast
Suspiciously, Kemp sent no notice to these citizens after he took away their voting rights. If they show up to vote on November 6, they’re out of luck — and so is Georgia’s democracy. They need to re-register today or tomorrow 10/9 in order to vote.
Lynching the Past, by Chris Hedges
It is only by confronting the past that we can end the perpetuation of these crimes in other forms.
Chris Hedges: American Anomie
The reconfiguring of American society into an oligarchy and the collapse of our democratic institutions have left most of the population disempowered. … Ruleless-ness means the norms that govern a society and create a sense of organic solidarity no longer function.
End Impunity and Open Investigation on Palestine
The occupation of the Palestinian territory may be one of the most well-documented situations,… with…experts alleging that violations of international humanitarian and human rights law have occurred.
A Must Read! The Hidden Structure of Violence: Who Benefits from Global Violence and War, by Polly Mann
The result is a stunning indictment of our violent world and a powerful critique of the ways through which violence is reproduced on a daily basis, whether at the highest levels of the state or in the deepest recesses of the mind.
Peace Meal
A poem for my birthday. Peace is more than the absence of war. Peace Meal By Susu Jeffrey a baloney & peace on rye, please the species, peace peace hard- & software peace fritters the purr of […]
Aida Touma Suleiman speaks on Israel/Palestine at the Veterans for Peace Annual Convention
What’s really going on in Israel. A new law denying Palestinian rights.
Demonization of Russia in a New Cold War Era, by Mairead Maquire
The demonization of Russia is, I believe, one of the most dangerous things that is happening in our world today.
The Necessity of Moral Resistance in the Face of Militarism | Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II
Confronting head-on America’s war economy and militarism, the necessity of non-violent moral dissent, moral resistance and moral vision …
Polly Mann: Who is Biased?
The Gaza Ministry of Health reported 12,844 Gazan casualties, victims of live fire or tear-gas inhalation.
How the Empire Gets Away With Expanding (Some Observations)
Americans who dissent – that is, who are opposed to war – are branded supporters of the targeted government’s legitimate leadership.
From Venezuela to McCain, Big Media and Human Rights Industry in Lockstep
The victims of empire are never more invisible than when it is time to whitewash a departed warmonger.
Chris Hedges: The Slaves Rebel
Prisons in America are a huge and lucrative business. The private prison contractors Corrections Corporation of America and The GEO Group have annual revenues of $1.6 billion and more than $2 billion, respectively.
Aida Touma-Sliman: Israel’s New Apartheid Law
Is Israeli a democracy? An in-depth look at the current situation in Israel and Palestine by a Palestinian journalist, leader, and member of the Israeli Knesset.
A Foreign Policy That Can Change Everything for Everyone
War is the weaponization of discrimination, classism and misogyny. So why are so few women talking about it?
Your Bedside Glossary About People and Other Essentials You Need to Know
I compiled the information in the “Bedside Glossary.” Although I wrote most of it, I also cobbled together phrases here and there that came from other writers. Therefore, I am reluctant to be considered the “author” of this document. That is why my name does not appear on the glossary itself. Contact me at billmcgrath52@gmail.com. I […]
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