If we condemn Hamas for its October 7 attacks in Israel, we’re not accused of anti-Arab bigotry. Nor should we be. Nothing could possibly justify the 1,200 killed in atrocities by Hamas. But if we condemn Israel for its actions since then, we might be accused of antisemitism. Meanwhile, nothing could possibly justify the atrocities by Israel in Gaza, where 32,000 were killed.
Dodging Biden’s Moral Collapse Is No Way to Defeat Trump
Joe Biden’s moral collapse is enabling the Israeli government to continue, with impunity, its large-scale massacre of Palestinian people.
Full Speed Ahead on the Global Titanic
Under the buzzword “modernization,” the American government, a thermonuclear colossus, spent $51 billion last year alone updating and sustaining its nuclear arsenal, gaining profligate momentum in a process that’s set to continue for decades to come. “
Smearing Ceasefire Protesters, Pelosi Combines Devotion to Israel with Cold-War Mania
Sometimes there’s a thin line between vile demagoguery and pure idiocy. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi straddled both during a Sunday appearance on CNN, when she smeared protesters who’ve been demanding a ceasefire to end Israel’s slaughter of Palestinian people in Gaza.
New Hampshire Results Leave Progressives Up Against the Wall
The New Hampshire primary has confirmed that the United States is on the way to a disastrous fall election. Unless a health crisis forces withdrawal from the presidential race, either Donald Trump or Joe Biden is headed for a second term. The electoral outlook is now dystopian.
How the Gaza War Can Be Big News and Invisible at the Same Time
Zen wisdom tells us that the finger pointing at the moon is not the moon. Yet it’s easy to fall into the illusion that when we see news about the Gaza war, we’re really seeing the war. We are not.
Magical Thinking About Biden 2024 Paves the Way for Another Trump Presidency
An avalanche of polling shows Joe Biden with abysmal approval ratings and grim re-election prospects, but Democratic leaders keep spinning away in dreamland.
On Gaza, Most Congress Members Have Been Moral Failures. Don’t Grade Them on a Curve.
The vast majority of Congress members have refused to call for a ceasefire in Gaza during three months of slaughter by Israel’s military. Capitol Hill remains a friendly place for the Israeli government as it keeps receiving massive arms shipments courtesy of U.S. taxpayers.
President Biden: Learn the Names of Children You’ve Helped Israel to Murder
Journalist, Director of RootsAction.org & Exec. Dir. of The Institute for Public Accuracy, @NormanSolomon, has an open letter to President Biden. It is imperative that Biden extinguish his old thinking about the gradation of the value of the life of some.