Peace Train: Yemen’s tragedy and U.S. crimes
Yemen is a country of 29 million people located at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula and bordered on the north by Saudi Arabia. It is also the site...
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Peace Train: Fear is a powerful motivator
I despise war, but I nevertheless admire the cooperative spirit and willingness to sacrifice (even to the point of sacrificing one's own life) that warfare sometimes induces among participants.
Peace Train: Distinguish between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism
As a progressive Jew, a strong supporter of Palestinian rights, and a lifelong advocate of economic and social equality, I am delighted by the presence of two bold, progressive and...
Peace Train: Imperialism’s 12-step program
The witty Chinese revolutionary Zhou Enlai once said, "One of the delightful things about Americans is that they have absolutely no historical memory." I am reminded of this statement by...
Peace Train: Democracy is in trouble
Democracy is in trouble. Authoritarian government and violation of civil liberties are both on the rise in a host of nominally democratic countries including Austria, Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary,...
Peace Train: Inequality is a matter of life and death
The New Year's holiday is essentially a celebration of life and its continuation. Life is a miracle that is well worth celebrating. But it is also a good time to...
Peace Train: Julian Assange and the defense of democracy
Effective democracy requires well-informed citizens. One of the greatest threats to effective democracy in modern capitalist societies is government secrecy. This prevents citizens from knowing about and attempting to control...
Peace Train: Despair undermines action on climate change
Scientific information about climate change often breeds political despair among well-informed people. The task of preventing planetary environmental disaster frequently seems hopeless. Unfortunately despair undermines constructive action, and constructive action...
Peace Train: Authoritarian capitalism and anti-Semitism
I am a Jew born in 1937 in Nazi Germany. My father spent time in a concentration camp, but my parents and I narrowly escaped the Holocaust, which decimated my...
Peace Train: Brett Kavanaugh and the ‘iron law of oligarchy’
The elevation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court raises deep questions about the nature of American democracy. Kavanaugh is thoroughly unqualified for a lifetime appointment on our country's highest...