Two Saturdays before the Kentucky Derby draws 150,000 well-heeled men and women to Americaās most famous horse race, five times as large…
What moral universe condones a surprise attack in Israel–lasting less than a day–that slaughtered 1200 men, women, and children and kidnapped hundreds…
The provocative filmĀ OppenheimerĀ weaves together stories of Americaās past that also reflect our present. The narrative threads include:Ā the rise and fall of…
This yearās celebrations of American independence straddled Israelās most intense airstrikes on Palestinians in nearly two decades. Amidst Fourth of July parades…
We declared independence to achieve freedom from colonial rule; we still cherish ideals like liberty and justice for all. Palestinians yearn for the same
Every August, as the anniversaries of Hiroshima and Nagasaki approach, comments resume about American decisions at the end of World War II. …
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