As Americans and people of other former colonies recognize, there’s a great deal to be said for national independence. But, at times,…
“They are dead. The tank is next to me. It’s moving.” “Is it very close?” “Very, very. Will you come and get…
Few ideas command more universal agreement than the belief that children must be protected. Across cultures, religions, and political traditions, they are…
The White House’s new farm-aid request shows how a conflict abroad can return home as higher costs, public subsidies, and political pressure.…
Introduction In March 2022, cinema-goers across India watched in tense silence as a young Hindu woman sobbed hysterically on screen, recounting graphic…
Most of this article was conceived and written back in the early 1970s. It is excerpted from a book published in 1974.…
On Friday, 26 June 2026, the streets of the Norrebro district in Copenhagen witnessed a massive Ashura procession[1] commemorating the martyrdom of…
In recent years, the news media has often reported polls suggesting that majorities of segments of the American population–for example, Democrat voters…
Review of Phil Cohn’s Maximum Leverage Union strength or weakness is often seen only through the light of a strike or lockout.…
On 24 June, Venezuela was celebrating two important holidays: the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo, the battle that sealed the…
Seemingly, climate change and capitalism have an incompatible relationship. One seeks to preserve life on Earth while the other is a profit-driven…
These are difficult times for anyone who has consistently criticised NATO. From the era of ‘defending the Free World’ against communism, through…
The news that Mehter, a Turkish military band, paraded through Baščaršija — Sarajevo’s old Ottoman-era bazaar and historic city center – and…
Since the early 1990s, the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk, located on the Amur River, has steadily reemerged as one of Russia’s most…
Michael Albert is interviewed here about his latest book, The Wind Cries Freedom, a fictional oral history set in the future. Bridget:…
On July 4, 2026, the United States of America turns 250 years old. Should the Left celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding…
“Communism is the greatest threat to our country since its founding 250 years ago”! Undoubtedly, this thunderous statement by U.S. President Donald…
Not long after the second Trump administration took office, a new power center emerged in Washington under the banner of “government efficiency.”…
“There is nothing more common than to confound the terms of the American Revolution with those of the late American war. The…
While most know that trees are important to us – people living in streets with trees live longer, for example – looking…
On June 20, a new round of Federal Election Commission filings revealed that a conservative-aligned super PAC—bearing the deceptive name Real Change…
On June 23, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel released one…
“The Second World War is here, and it is only a matter of time before the United States is an open belligerent…
It is easy to conclude that thirty years of intransigence by more developed countries doom hopes of any effective international agreement, as…
Introduction: Beyond the Illusion of Democratic Normality The political phenomenon of Donald Trump is often interpreted through the lens of exceptionality. In…
When I was working on The Fall of Israel (2024) and particularly The Obliteration Doctrine (2025), what I found most repulsive was…
In the fall of 2022, the European Parliament and the EU Council adopted a “directive” – the EU’s word for a law…
“We have nothing to do with that.” An American Medical Association staff member said this to me with a look of disdain…
After a Mintz corporate law firm legal team (led by a former research assistant to the late Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has every right to condition European relations with any other country or bloc on respect…
A Federal Reserve study published in April 2026 confirmed what economists had tracked since the tariff escalations of early 2025: core goods prices are…
That Friday in the southwestern Algerian Sahara was scorching hot, with temperatures soaring well above 40°C. The horizon vibrated under the weight…
Taking an invention and claiming it as yours is called intellectual property, based on practices followed by US and European businesses. But…
It has been five years since Germany’s supreme court – with the rather unpronounceable name of Bundesverfassungsgericht (BVerfG) – issued a decisive…
When we discuss post-traumatic stress disorder in the context of war, most people usually imagine a soldier, who is back from war…
Separating the meaning of Jewish identity and learning, distinct from the Israeli state and its underlying doctrine, is worthwhile work. It’s also…
The NDFP Special Office for the Protection of Children (SOPC) expresses its deepest condolences to the families, relatives, classmates, teachers, and communities…
The saying “that’s history” is usually meant to be dismissive, but in politics the past casts a long shadow over the future.…
Introduction Never before in human history has a small minority wielded this degree of control over the lives of the majority with…
Yemen cannot be reduced to simplified narratives such as “civil war” or a regional “Iran–Saudi proxy conflict.” What is unfolding in the…
U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed a $1.5 trillion military budget for the fiscal year 2027, which would increase by 44 percent…
Trump is reeling because resistance is growing and his support is diminishing. The November elections look likely to both reflect and enlarge…
It is often said that generals are ready to fight the last war. In other words, after every war, the military evaluates…
There are people who live from their own work. There are people who live from the work of others. And then there…
After musician after musician pulled out from Trump’s “Freedom 250” concert, we’ve been left with Lee Greenwood, an opera tenor, and military…
The 60-day extension of the ceasefire between the United States and Iran may lead to lasting peace or it may be over…
At the end of May, Greg Bovino, the former chief of the US Border Patrol, was the keynote speaker at a “Remigration Summit” in…
“What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other…
While most of Germany’s corporate leaders strongly supported Adolf Hitler’s Nazis, this changed in post-Nazi Germany after 1945. Today, German capitalism is…
The announcement of the US/Iran Memorandum of Understanding allegedly ending the war between Iran and the USA/Israeli axis has brought forth more…
