Jimmy Carter Was No Friend of Union Workers Like Me
As a worker in the 1970s, I looked forward to a Jimmy Carter administration. By the end of his term in office, like millions of my union sisters and brothers, I felt betrayed.
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Twenty Years Ago, the Iraq War Changed Everything — and Taught Elites Nothing
The ripple effects of the disastrous Iraq invasion still course through the Middle East and domestic US politics decades later. Yet there’s little evidence those in power have learned anything from it.
Kamala Harris Poured Some Old Wine Into New Bottles on Her Tour of Africa
Media reports presented Kamala Harris’s recent trip to Africa as a historic departure for US policy toward the continent. Beneath the hype, however, the Biden administration is carrying on with the same militarized, self-serving approach as its predecessors.
The Board of Lockheed Martin Has Spoken: Climate Change May Proceed
Lockheed Martin is the largest military contractor with the Department of Defense, the world’s largest institutional consumer of fossil fuels. Lockheed was recently asked point-blank if it will address its role in worsening climate change. Its answer: no.
When Jerry Springer Bucked the DC Foreign Policy Consensus in a Straight-to-DVD Movie
After his death earlier this week, the whole world is remembering Jerry Springer’s trashy talk show. But nobody is talking about Springer’s 2004 role as an antiwar US president who took on the military-industrial complex and won.
Denmark’s Political Establishment Is Cozying Up to Israel
Denmark’s grand coalition government has potentially misled parliament to push through a deal to purchase billions in arms from Israel. The deal marks a high point in Danish-Israeli relations and is a sign that the Left has been marginalized on foreign policy.
The Prigozhin Mutiny Is a Lesson in the Folly of War
This past weekend’s attempted insurrection in Russia is a reminder of the self-defeating stupidity of Vladimir Putin’s invasion. It should also be a reminder of the profound dangers of attempting to carry out regime change.
Littering Ukraine With Cluster Bombs Is Not Solidarity
Cluster bombs are banned by most of the world, US allies are opposed to their use, and Russia was widely condemned for deploying them over the last year. So why is the Biden administration sending them to Ukraine?
George Michael Was Our Marvin
Despite pop cultural nostalgia for the protest songs of the ’60s, the march to war in Iraq seemed not to interest musicians — with one glorious exception.
The Pentagon Budget Is Obscene, Even Without the Right-Wing Culture-War Amendments
The House and Senate are fighting over the Pentagon budget — not because anyone objects to an obscene level of military spending but because it’s become yet another a proxy for the culture war. The Left should oppose the budget for the right reasons.
Dianne Feinstein Helped Lead the Democratic Party’s Neoliberal Turn
Dianne Feinstein deserves to be remembered as a representative of the country’s monied interests — and her centrist legacy should be rejected.
Israel’s War on Gaza Is a Murderous Attack on Palestinian Civilians
Gaza is not a state at war with Israel. It is effectively the world’s largest refugee camp — and Israel’s unconscionable bombardment, now set to escalate with US backing, has already killed nearly 2,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including hundreds of children.
Netanyahu’s War on Gaza Risks Spiraling Into a Regional Catastrophe
If Israel does not de-escalate its war on Gaza, the conflict risks spilling into neighboring Middle Eastern nations. The humanitarian consequences would be horrific.
Israel Has Killed 6 Hamas Leaders in Gaza. It’s Killed More Than 800 Children.
Entire Palestinian families massacred. Children slaughtered. Threats of a “second Nakba.” Israel’s war on Gaza isn’t a war on Hamas — it’s a war on Palestinian civilians.
Workers Around the World Can Stand Up for Palestinians
In recent days, Palestinian trade unions have called on workers across the world to demand an “end to all forms of complicity with Israel’s crimes.” Trade unionists in the UK, the US, and elsewhere should meet their call.
Israel’s War on Gaza Is Also a Lethal War on Palestinian Journalists
Israel has killed at least 36 journalists during its bombing campaign in Gaza, at times even slaying reporters’ families. The media establishment, which a short time ago was rightly decrying the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, hasn’t said a thing.
Joe Biden’s Unconditional Support for Israel Risks Creating a Regional War
As Israel continues to raze Gaza, Biden has set two aims for his administration: to provide unconditional support to Israel and prevent a regional war. It will be hard for the US to achieve both aims.
US Air Strikes in Yemen Are Risking Regional War
Joe Biden could use US leverage to support a cease-fire in Gaza and end the Houthis’ attacks on commercial ships. Instead he’s chosen to escalate the Gaza war by bombing Yemen.
The US Refuses to Even Apologize for Killing Civilians
The US admits that it continues to kill civilians in drone strikes across Africa and the Middle East. Yet despite US government promises, it routinely refuses to apologize or offer compensation to the families of its victims.
AIPAC’s War Chest Is Growing as the War on Gaza Rages
Since the war on Gaza began, the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC has reaped $90 million in fundraising. The organization is using that massive haul to lobby against a cease-fire.