Cyprus by Abraham Ortelius, 1527-1598. KB National Library of the Netherlands, Amsterdam. Public Domain. Northern Cyprus: A hub of threatening Turkish danger Shay Gal, an Israeli strategist, suggested recently that Israel, Greece and Cyprus need to think and possibly...
Counterpunch
The Treaty Meant to Control Nuclear Risks is Under Strain 80 years after the US Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hiroshima August 1945. Photograph Source: U.S. Navy Public Affairs Resources Website – Public Domain Eighty years ago – on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945 – the U.S. military dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, thrusting humanity into a terrifying new age. In...
The Recession Door Opens
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair This past week was punctuated by a perfect storm of negative US economic reports and events. Together they mean the door to recession in the US has now opened—quite contrary to all of Trump’s hype that the US economy is doing great....
Can Trump and the GOP Avoid the Midterm Curse?
Photograph Source: President Donald J. Trump – Public Domain Incumbent presidents are notoriously vulnerable to losing control of whatever House and Senate majorities they might come to power with. It’s one of those near-iron laws of American politics from which few...
America the FUBAR
Image by Ryan Stone. As a retired U.S. Air Force officer, I firmly believe in civilian control of our military. This country should be a nation of laws — not of special interests, oligarchs, or kings. Before committing our forces to battle, Congress should always...
Trump’s Team of Cowards
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Donald Trump’s decision to fire Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), brought his administration to a new level of crazy. Firing the head of a statistical agency because he didn’t like the data is...
Wolves Can’t Go to Court, So We Went for Them…and Won!
Gray wolf. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. In an amazing court victory for wild wolves and advocates who tirelessly speak on their behalf, the federal district court in Missoula, Montana ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act when...
How Black Workers Drove Interracial Labor Solidarity
Cover art for the book Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity by Cedric De Leon The elusive promise of interracial solidarity is an age-old question, one made all the more urgent in the current political climate. Can Black and...
Critical Mass Achieved: Why the World Can No Longer Ignore Palestine
Image by Ash Hayes. I rarely visit Rome without stopping at the Campo de’ Fiori to pay homage to Giordano Bruno, an Italian philosopher who, in 1600, was brutally burned at the stake by the Roman Inquisition. His crime was daring to challenge entrenched dogmas and to...
The Treaty Meant to Control Nuclear Risks is Under Strain 80 years after the US Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hiroshima August 1945. Photograph Source: U.S. Navy Public Affairs Resources Website – Public Domain Eighty years ago – on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945 – the U.S. military dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, thrusting humanity into a terrifying new age. In...
The Recession Door Opens
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair This past week was punctuated by a perfect storm of negative US economic reports and events. Together they mean the door to recession in the US has now opened—quite contrary to all of Trump’s hype that the US economy is doing great....
Can Trump and the GOP Avoid the Midterm Curse?
Photograph Source: President Donald J. Trump – Public Domain Incumbent presidents are notoriously vulnerable to losing control of whatever House and Senate majorities they might come to power with. It’s one of those near-iron laws of American politics from which few...