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U.S. Ukraine policy most reckless since ’62 Missile Crisis

By Walt Zlotow In 1952, I was blessed, maybe cursed, to have parents who taught me about war and peace as a second grader. Back then it was the Korean War which didn’t make much sense to this 7-year-old. Seventy

June 1, 2022 No Comments

Breaking the Silence: Vietnam, Palestine, and Beyond

On April 4, 1967 – one year to the day before his assassination – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a landmark speech at The Riverside Church in New York City. “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence” was

March 30, 2022 No Comments

Puerto Rico Se Levanta

I’m Puerto Rican, but I didn’t learn much about the history of Puerto Rico or the political implications of its being a territory of the United States until I was a freshman at Brooklyn College. It was devastating but not

March 21, 2019 No Comments

Puerto Rico Se Levanta

I’m Puerto Rican, but I didn’t learn much about the history of Puerto Rico or the political implications of its being a territory of the United States until I was a freshman at Brooklyn College. It was devastating but not

March 21, 2019 No Comments

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Vijay Prashad on Venezuela: Affirming No Military Intervention Under the Cover of “Nonviolence”

Vijay Prashad’s insightful post (“Notes from the Streets of Venezuela: The People Are Resilient in the Face of Intervention,” Feb. 26, 2019, Independent Media Institute via CommonDreams) reveals some vital on-the-ground realities in Venezuela today. It almost perfectly reflects my

February 28, 2019 No Comments

Vijay Prashad on Venezuela: Affirming No Military Intervention Under the Cover of “Nonviolence”

Vijay Prashad’s insightful post (“Notes from the Streets of Venezuela: The People Are Resilient in the Face of Intervention,” Feb. 26, 2019, Independent Media Institute via CommonDreams) reveals some vital on-the-ground realities in Venezuela today. It almost perfectly reflects my

February 28, 2019 No Comments

Israeli-Palestinian Peace Is Still Possible

On Christmas Day 2017, Pope Francis prayed for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, “that a negotiated solution can finally be reached, one that would allow the peaceful coexistence of two states within mutually agreed and internationally recognized borders.” Essential to

January 9, 2018 No Comments

Israeli-Palestinian Peace Is Still Possible

On Christmas Day 2017, Pope Francis prayed for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, “that a negotiated solution can finally be reached, one that would allow the peaceful coexistence of two states within mutually agreed and internationally recognized borders.” Essential to

January 9, 2018 No Comments

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