Reprinted with permission from The Kucinich Report. Throughout my political career, I have steadfastly defended the First Amendment, particularly the right to free speech. In 2002, I delivered a speech entitled A Prayer for America, where I challenged the rationale of the PATRIOT Act and questioned actions that infringed upon the constitutional guarantees of freedom … Continue reading “American Spring? Uphold Freedom of Speech on American Campuses”
Dennis Kucinich
Dennis Kucinich is a congressman from Ohio and a former presidential candidate in the United States.
The Genesis of Sectarian Violence in Syria
Reprinted with permission from The Kucinich Report. While many in Washington claim to defend Christianity and Western values, their policies have led to the systematic annihilation of some of the world’s oldest Christian communities. The same politicians who posture as defenders of faith have not just turned a blind eye to the suffering of Christians … Continue reading “The Genesis of Sectarian Violence in Syria”
President Trump Wants To Cut the Pentagon Budget in Half. How?
Reprinted with permission from The Kucinich Report. It is Presidents’ Day, and President Donald Trump has made a bold statement regarding military spending – one that no other president in modern history has made. He claims he could cut the Pentagon budget by about 50%. President Trump has suggested a major cut in defense spending, … Continue reading “President Trump Wants To Cut the Pentagon Budget in Half. How?”
‘Scorecard, Scorecard, You Can’t Tell al-Qaeda Without a Scorecard’
When I was a child attending Cleveland Indian baseball games at the old Municipal Stadium a thin man in an Indians’ baseball cap ran up and down the aisles hawking scorecards and calling out, “Scorecard, scorecard, you can’t tell the players without a scorecard.” He was right. The scorecards would give you the player’s name, … Continue reading “‘Scorecard, Scorecard, You Can’t Tell al-Qaeda Without a Scorecard’”
Weapons of Mass Distraction: The Big, Long Lie about Iraq Lingers Still
Ten years ago, on October 10, 2002, the United States House of Representatives made one of the most calamitous mistakes of a generation. Congress, with willful blindness, voted to attack, invade and occupy a sovereign, oil-rich nation in the Middle East that did not attack us and did not pose a threat to the American … Continue reading “Weapons of Mass Distraction: The Big, Long Lie about Iraq Lingers Still”
Iraq: Ten Years, a Million Lives, and Trillions of Dollars Later
Ten years ago the debate over the Iraq War came to Congress in the form of a resolution promoted by the Bush administration. The war in Iraq will cost the United States as much as $5 trillion. It played a role in spurring the global financial crisis. Four thousand four hundred eighty-eight Americans were killed. … Continue reading “Iraq: Ten Years, a Million Lives, and Trillions of Dollars Later”