Vantage Point Vignettes Comments and Commentary by Dr. Ron Daniels But for his ill-conceived and ill-fated support for the Vietnam War, Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) would be ranked as one of the…
In California’s crowded primary, can a longtime congresswoman sell her progressive ideals to the mainstream? By Emily Witt, The New Yorker — Los Angeles’s Kingdom Day Parade is billed as…
The enclave abutting Israel has been described as the world’s ‘largest open-air prison.’ Conditions have deteriorated for the population there under a 16-year blockade. By Maha Nassar, The Conversation —…
By Dr. Julianne Malveaux — I must join others in condemning the bombing in Tel Aviv that killed more than 1,200 people. Those killed were mothers and fathers, children and…
By Gregory Shupak, FAIR — If the commentary that news media outlets offer up is supposed to equip audiences to understand the world, then major US outlets’ coverage of the…
By Mohammed Nurhussein, Black Star News — The audacious attack by Hamas deep inside Israeli territory has claimed so far more than 1,200 Israeli lives. Twenty-two Americans have also died…
The crisis has created a truly geopolitical moment for intra-African politics. By Howard W. French, Foreign Policy — For most global observers trying to make sense of recent events in…
The never-questioned trillion-dollar budget that Congress tosses at the Pentagon every year normalizes war. Where is our peace budget? By Robert Koehlerdec, LA Progressive — Two dogs walking. One of…
A major public opinion study asked people to rank the import of 29 current issues. Nuclear war wasn’t even on the list. By C.J. Polychroniou, Truthout — We live in…
AFRICOM regards itself as sleek and deadly effective, but operations resemble previous neocolonial interventions. By Jonathan Ng, Truthout — This March, Malian forces attacked Moura, a small sunbaked town in the…
By Brandon Gage, AlterNet — With the United States Supreme Court poised to undo fifty years of judicial precedent by reversing its landmark 1973 Roe versus Wade ruling, which guaranteed access to…
Many have forgotten the lessons of the Cuban missile crisis and the perils of nuclear war. Let’s hope Joe Biden isn’t among them. By Jeet Heer, The Nation — On…