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Here’s how Harry Litman, a former Justice Department official, put it recently: “He’s erratic and has the attention span of a 7-year-old. But his thirst for revenge against those he views as his
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I live in New York City, which is now (like much of this country) in a drought. In fact, this October was the
Donald Trump’s latest rollout of his hyper nationalist “America First” policy underscores the world’s long-term slide toward catastrophe.
Within nations, when conflicts inevitably erupt, there are laws, as well as police, courts, and governments that enforce the laws.
On the global level, however, the situation approaches international anarchy. Although the United Nations, the International Court of Justice, and the International Criminal Court sort out the issues, they are relatively
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Yes, Donald Trump was perfectly free to speak his mind in that interview with Fox’s Maria Bartiromo on October 13th, and here’s what he said in response to
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2084
The World as It Might Be (Or Do I Mean Might Have Been?)
Honestly, what would George Orwell have written about this planet of ours, four decades after that ominous year 1984 passed from his fiction into history?
Remarks in Göteborg, Sweden, November 11, 2024.
It’s wonderful to be here with many of you whose work I’ve known but whom I’ve rarely if ever been with in person. I am very grateful to John Jones and Tomas Magnusson and all those involved in arranging this event.
It’s wonderful to be in a country which — like Norway, where I was yesterday — some of my great-grandparents came from, including here in Sweden the ones who gave me my last name. I imagine some of you are too polite here in
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Honestly, can you believe that Hamas’s devastating October 7th attack on Israel and that country’s initial military response to it occurred well over a year ago? Or that, for the last 14 months, the Gaza Strip — and it’s not called a “strip” for nothing, being only 25 miles long and, at most, seven miles wide — has become an all too literal hell on Earth? Only
Remarks upon acceptance of Real Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo, Norway, November 10, 2024.
It’s wonderful to be here with many of you whose work I’ve known but whom I’ve rarely if ever been with in person. I am very grateful to John Jones and Tomas Magnusson for arranging this event. I am thrilled to be here at the start of what I expect will be years of terrific work by the Lay Down Your Arms Foundation — an appropriate name here in the House of Literature. The great Fredrik Heffermehl,
By Kiannistan, November 10, 2024
In this compelling interview, activist David Swanson joins us to delve into pressing issues surrounding global conflicts. We explore NATO’s role in modern warfare, how consent for wars is manufactured, and the challenges faced by anti-war movements in today’s climate. David offers insights into the impact of color revolutions, the Ukraine conflict, and the complex realities of war, where no side holds moral superiority amidst ongoing violence. We also examine
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, November 9, 2024
Good people in California protested on election night — not the election but the practicing of nuclear war in the form of launching a missile loaded with dud nukes from the California coast. The few people who even knew such madness was happening were likely to have heard about it from reports that explained very little about where such ICBMs