The NATO escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war as well as the growing conflict around China are more dangerous than the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Vijay Prashad: No Such Thing as a Small Nuclear War
Category: Until This Day–Historical Perspectives on the News
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Putin — Behind the Shoji
The Russian president’s time in Pyongyang and Hanoi gave clear evidence of the turn away from the West that Lavrov, the country’s foreign minister, announced at the start of the year.
The Treachery of the Nazi-Zionist Alliance
By collaborating with the Nazis, a small group of Zionists weakened anti-fascist resistance and contributed to the genocide of Europe’s Jews, writes Stefan Moore.
Silencing US Jewish Critics of Zionism
For over a century, some American Jews have modeled the idea that unqualified support for Israel and Zionism was “not in our name,” writes Marjorie N. Feld.
‘Faith in Dialogue’ Won’t Stop Zionist Violence
Lawrence Davidson responds to a recent commentary in The New York Times by two heirs of the Black-Jewish alliance of the 1960s.
Anti-Trump Anxiety Ignores History
Given the track record of U.S. authoritarianism, Nat Parry says it’s not surprising that Democrats’ calls for resisting the incoming Trump dictatorship ring hollow for many Americans.
Russia’s Fifth Offer to Negotiate With US on Ukraine
The neocon approach to Russia, delusional and hubristic from the start, lies in ruins, writes Jeffrey Sachs. Biden must work with Putin to bring peace.
Chris Hedges: Nero’s Guests
Sadism by the powerful is the curse of the human condition. It was as prevalent in ancient Rome as it is in Gaza.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: The Rise of Sinwar & the End of the Arafat Era
Oct. 7 was a watershed event for Arab politics with the emergence of a force that engages militarily with Israel on the Palestinians’ behalf. The era of Yasser Arafat is over.
DIANA JOHNSTONE: D-Day 2024
In retrospect, it becomes clear that the Cold War “communist threat” was only a pretext for great powers seeking more power.