| Nov 4, 2014 | Peace / SecurityDon’t look now, but the overbearing power of America’s military-industrial complex has probably snuck into your town. The multibillion-dollar global armament giants have discovered a hot new growth market here at home: police forces. The people of Ferguson...
| Sep 24, 2014 | Peace / SecurityBack in the spring, an Asian tragedy fleetingly made headlines when an overloaded ferryboat sank on its way to South Korea’s Jeju Island. Nearly 300 people aboard the Sewol ferry perished, mostly children. We’ve been hearing way less about the tragedy...
| Sep 23, 2014 | Peace / SecurityPresident Barack Obama’s decision to bomb Syria stands in stark violation of international law, the UN Charter, and the requirements of the U.S. Constitution. It contradicts his own commitment, stated a year ago in the UN General Assembly, to reverse Washington’s...
| Sep 10, 2014 | Peace / SecurityThe latest conservative fad is beating up President Barack Obama for being too squeamish about exerting military force. The Republicans he defeated in 2008 and 2012 are prime examples. The government shouldn’t “jettison our reliance on U.S....
