By Norman Solomon* This article was issued by TomDispatch and is being republished with the author’s permission. SAN FRANCISCO | 25 July 2024 (IDN) —The Biden campaign drove the Democratic Party into a ditch and speculation is rampant about grim prospects for the election. But little scrutiny has gone into examining how such a dire situation […]
Europe Should not Be Pushed by US Influence to Confront Russia
By Jonathan Power* LUND, Sweden | 25 July 2024 (IDN) — Once the Warsaw Pact closed shop there was no good or honest reason for keeping NATO going. The threat that NATO was created to deter disappeared when the Soviet Union collapsed. The European Union’s influence on the new post-Cold War order has been by […]
Ten Principles for Perpetual Peace in the 21st Century
The United Nations-based structures are fragile and in need of an urgent upgrade; we should consider this one at the U.N. Summit of the Future in September. By Jeffrey D. Sachs* This article was published in Common Dreams and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK | 24 July 2024 (IDN) — Next […]
A Certified Genocidaire Visits Washington
By James E. Jennings* ATLANTA, Georgia | 23 July 2024 (IDN) — Tomorrow, 24 July, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under indictment for crimes of fraud in his own country and a certified genocidaire in the eyes of much of the world, will be enthusiastically welcomed to speak to the US Congress and meet President […]
Samantha Power Should Resign
By James E. Jennings* ATLANTA, Georgia | 20 July 2024 (IDN) — Samantha Power is a moral coward and a disgrace to the US. She should resign as head of USAID. Anyone who has read her famous book on genocide, A Problem From Hell, knows that she is a fierce opponent of genocides past, but […]
America Does Not Appear to be Ready for a Woman as President
By Azu Ishiekwene The writer is the Editor-In-Chief of LEADERSHIP and author of the new book Writing for Media and Monetising It. ABUJA | 19 July 2024 (IDN) — The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on July 13 at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania has sucked the oxygen from the debate on President […]
Cori Bush, Activist-Politician, Still Inspires Working People Like Me
By India Walton* BUFFALO, New York | 16 July 2024 (IDN) — I watched the sun set on my top porch on a comfortable summer evening in Buffalo. Suddenly, I heard a commotion; soon after I became short of breath. The smell of pepper burned my throat and eyes. I quickly ran inside, shut the […]
The Imperative to Reduce the Chances of a Trump Victory
By Norman Solomon and Jeff Cohen* SAN FRANCISCO | 15 July 2024 (IDN) — Let’s face it: Donald Trump is in a stronger position than ever to win a second term in November, with his active supporters even more motivated in the wake of the shooting Saturday. Preventing a Trump victory is now unlikely. But […]
The NATO Declaration Echoes the Deadly Strategy of Neoconservatism
For the sake of America’s security and world peace, the U.S. should immediately abandon the neocon quest for hegemony in favor of diplomacy and peaceful co-existence. By Jeffrey D. Sachs* This article was published in Common Dreams and is being republished with the author’s permission. NEW YORK | 13 July 2024 (IDN) — In 1992, […]
Deference to Joe Biden from Bernie Sanders Has Become Nonsensical
By Norman Solomon* SAN FRANCISCO | 8 July 2024 (IDN) — I love Bernie Sanders. By most measures, he’s the greatest senator in the last 50 years. I was very glad to be a Sanders delegate to the 2016 and 2020 Democratic National Conventions. But when Bernie screws up, his progressive base should say so. […]