Debra Sweet | October 1, 2014 “There’s no force too reactionary, backward, or depraved for the U.S. to ally with when it suits its interests.” This seems like a good time to…
Part of Obama’s Legacy: The Islamic State?
Dennis Loo | October 1, 2014 It is a testament to the bankruptcy of those who now run the world that they relentlessly ridicule and suppress the values that must guide humanity…
Bombing ISIS to Destroy It is Like Drowning a Fire With Gasoline Part I
Dennis Loo | September 30, 2014 Something has to be done about ISIS. If we want to do something about ISIS, then we need to ask ourselves what is causing ISIS in…
“But Don’t We Have to do SOMETHING About ISIS?”
Debra Sweet | September 25, 2014 The most frequently asked question I’m hearing, including among people who have been active in opposing U.S. wars, is “but, don’t we have to do something about…
Syrian Airstrikes and the Khorasan Group
Dennis Loo | September 24, 2014 Let us assume, for the sake of argument, that the US government’s claims are true that its airstrikes on Syria killed eight leaders of the Khorasan…
What the Climate March Did and Didn’t Do
Dennis Loo | September 23, 2014 The tremendous outpouring in NYC on Sunday (and it should be added, perhaps more importantly, at Wall Street on Monday (#FloodWallStreet)) over the global climate emergency…
The Gravest Threat to Planet Earth – Ever
Dennis Loo | September 21, 2014 Since Earth’s creation, no natural threats to its existence compare to the danger that it now faces from climate change, caused by human activity. Gigantic meteors…
Professor Fired for Tweeting Against the Massacre in Gaza
Chicago Chapter of World Can’t Wait | September 17, 2014 Protests Demand Steven Salaita be Rehired In the first week of August, Steven Salaita was fired from his position as an associate…
ISIS and Empire Follies, Part 2
Dennis Loo | September 16, 2014 As I pointed out in the first part of this series, the US inadvertently created ISIS, a nightmare that Obama is now feverishly trying – but…
Gather Up Now
Debra Sweet | September 15, 2014 38 days ago, Michael Brown was shot six times by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. More witnesses have come forward to corroborate eye-witness testimony that…