With an eye on the protesters in Baghdad and Santiago and the voters in Argentina and Bolivia, Vijay Prashad contemplates Gandhi’s simple standard for civilization.
Category: Commentary
It’s the DNC, Stupid: Democratic Party, Not Russia, Has Delegitimized the Democratic Process
With the U.S. presidential cycle gearing up, Elizabeth Vos takes stock of lessons from 2016.
Europe Can Do More Than Watch the Crisis in Kurdistan
Short of military intervention, the EU has ways to help stabilize the region, writes Attilio Moro.
Christian Tourism to Israel: Buyer Beware
Ignorance in general, and ignorance of the Palestinian situation in particular, can be easily be exploited to the benefit of racism and oppression, writes Lawrence Davidson.
Cable News in Glare of Its Own Russiagate Gaslight
James Howard Kunstler wonders if there is any way to hold the errand boys-and-girls in the news media accountable for their roles as handmaidens in what will be eventually known as a seditious coup to overthrow a president.
Grenfell Report Phase 1 Seeks to Blame the Firefighters
Craig Murray questions the methodology of producing an initial report on the events of the night, and a second on the “historical background,” when the “historical background” actually contains the fundamental causes of the tragedy.
The Militarization of Everything
The expanding cultural authority of the armed forces is a problem for U.S. democracy, writes William J. Astore.
London Times Runs Fake Browder Opinion Piece
The writers of this op ed managed to put eight lies into just five opening lines, writes Lucy Komisar.
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Caliph Closure: ‘He Died Like a Dog’
Trump’s victory-lap movie version buries the embarrassing story of deploying tanks to “protect” Syrian oilfields, writes Pepe Escobar.