The new U.K. prime minister controls a nuclear arsenal capable of killing millions of people, writes Richard Norton-Taylor. History suggests it should be scrapped.
Keir Starmer’s Red Button
Category: Until This Day–Historical Perspectives on the News
Washington’s Exclusive Trust in the ‘Five Eyes’
The Anglo-Saxonization of American foreign and military policy has become a distinctive — and provocative — feature of the Biden presidency, writes Michael Klare.
AS`AD AbuKHALIL: The Chances of an Israel-Lebanon War
There are prospects for and against full-scale war breaking out. Here are some factors to consider.
Vijay Prashad: No Such Thing as a Small Nuclear War
The NATO escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war as well as the growing conflict around China are more dangerous than the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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.