Dispatches
U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sergeant Laura K. Smith
My Answer to ‘Thank You For Your Service’
On Memorial Day, we shouldn’t just honor our fallen brethren with a moment of silence—we should question why they died. And no one is better positioned to lead this effort than veterans themselves. more
May 27, 2018
Gage Skidmore/Geralt/Mrill Ingram
For Bolton, Regime Change is Always the Only Option
The National Security Advisor made sure talks with North Korea fell apart before they even happened. more
May 25, 2018
Jedimentat44
The Drivel of a Diplomat: Michael McFaul’s ‘From Cold War to Hot Peace’
The current fixation with Russian aggression is one indication of a dangerous deterioration in relations, which is being taken advantage of to fuel a new arms race and Cold War. more
May 25, 2018
Trump has Plenty of Accomplices in his Reckless Energy Policies
More Americans now work in the solar industry than in nukes and coal combined. In fact, more are working in California’s solar industry than are digging coal nationwide. So why are politicians propping up nonrenewable energy? more
May 24, 2018
Reese Erlich
Foreign Correspondent: Why Young People Are Protesting in Gaza
Why would young people risk their lives to protest the occupation? Let's take a look at some of the underlying political issues. more
May 24, 2018
Cities Take Steps to Protect Homeless Immigrants from Immigration Agents
Shelter staff can do little if ICE agents arrive with a warrant naming specific people, but they can protect clients from arbitrary sweeps. more
May 23, 2018
House Dems Agree: Starving Children to Pay for Trump Tax Cuts a Terrible Idea
Rebecca Vallas of the Center for American Progress speaks on how a Republican Farm Bill proposal collapsed under the weight of it’s own cruelty. more
May 23, 2018
Gage Skidmore
Pompeo’s Iran Speech a Prelude to War?
A new benchmark for hypocritical, arrogant, and entitled demands by the United States on foreign governments. more
May 23, 2018
The Dangers of Living While Black
. . . a white woman stopped me and asked if I lived there. more
May 23, 2018
ARIMAG
Dinosaurland Means Jobs, Jobs, and more Jobs!
Our city’s bid absolves Dinosaurland of all legal responsibility should any park visitors be eaten by a dinosaur or suffer any other misfortune. more
May 22, 2018
Lawrence Jackson
From African American Voters to African Nations, Cambridge Analytica Wages ‘Cultural Warfare’
From its beginnings, the firm used African politics as a testing ground for influencing the behavior of the voting public. more
May 21, 2018
Reese Erlich
Foreign Correspondent: What will Iran do now?
Trump’s actions have rallied Iranians around their government. more
May 21, 2018
Tony Webster
Going Native: My Longing to Migrate Home
I grew up with deep roots of racial self-hate. I wished I could fit in better with the dominant society. I wished to God I was not an American Indian. more
May 19, 2018
Jared, Boy-Peacemaker!
The ceremonial opening of the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem seemed to be the diplomatic equivalent of peeing on the bed where Obama once slept. more
May 18, 2018
