Commentary
Editorial Board
The collapse of the Iran Deal didn't deliver a better agreement - it restored a system where instability drives profit, power, and public distraction.
and the cost of re-engagement rose on all sides From Iran’s perspective, the lesson was obvious: agreements can be reversed with a change in administration. From…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
Budgets are moral documents. They reveal what we truly value - not just what we say we value.
Washington is talking about spending $200 billion on war. That number rolls off the tongue easily in Washington, where policymakers casually toss around figures - millions,…
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Color of Law
Executive Editor
Trump leads a cult of paranoia, with policy dictated by conspiracy theories of a "deep state" and "secret societies" and people opposing critical thinking and creating their own facts to match their own reality.
In his book, “A Higher Loyalty,” former FBI Director James Comey characterized President Donald Trump as a Mafia kingpin who has a warped notion of loyalty…
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Cover Story
Editorial Board
What Military Spending Reveals About America's Priorities.
A global comparison of defense budgets, population, and healthcare systems raises a simple question: Why does the richest nation on Earth fund war so easily but…
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Commentary
Guest Commentator
The public needs to be assured that it can trust and verify the information being fed to them by the government. We have been in enough wars with no feasible exit strategy.
The undefined war the US and Israel are fighting in Iran has reached its third week, and social media continues to be dominated by riveting images…
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View from the Battlefield
Editorial Board
A discerning look at the U.S. capitalist system leaves no room to believe that once a female is in positions of power, everything changes for the better.
One of the most heated debates that I’ve ever had was one about feminism, which I had with a young brother who was a Queen B…
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Commentary
Editorial Board
The expansion of political opportunity for women has not always coincided with progress on race.
In the more than two-century history of the United States Senate, Black women have been almost entirely absent. Today, for the first time, two are serving…
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