Many observers have been mystified by the Saudi regime’s hold over President Donald Trump. For years he had criticized the gaggle of corrupt, dissolute royals. He also asked why Americans were paying to defend the wealthy, licentious al-Saud family, as it practiced...
Iraq Daily Roundup: 15 Killed; Fresh ISIS Attacks
Iraq Daily Roundup: 10 Killed; Ongoing ISIS Attacks
Iranian Women Squeezed by US Sanctions, COVID-19, and Their Government
Two years ago, on May 8, 2018, President Trump manufactured a crisis with Iran by withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposing brutal sanctions. This interview with Sussan Tahmasebi, director of FEMENA, an organization that supports women human rights...
In a Pandemic, Military Spending Is an Extravagant Waste
“There have been as many plagues as wars in history, yet plagues and wars take people equally by surprise.” ~ Albert Camus, “The Plague” Camus’ novel of a lethal contagion in the North African city of Oran is filled with characters all too recognizable today:...
What on Earth Is the US Doing by Bombing Somalia?
The Trump administration has quietly ramped up a vicious bombing – and covert raiding – campaign in Somalia amid a global coronavirus pandemic. Neither the White House nor the Pentagon has provided any explanation for the deadly escalation of a war that Congress...
Iraq Daily Roundup: 16 Killed in ISIS Attacks
Oppose the Israeli Annexation of West Bank Settlements
It is time for the United States to end its bipartisan blanket support for Israeli policies that violate the human rights of Palestinians. At this critical moment, where Israel has announced its intention to annex Israeli settlements on the West Bank with the support...
My Israeli Nemesis Is Moving to America
My first run in with Israeli politician Gilad Erdan took place on July 1, 2018, when I arrived at Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, passport and visa in hand. After seven hours of interrogation, I was told that Erdan had had my visa revoked and was sending me directly...
Jackson State and Forgotten History
This originally appeared on May 15, 2015 Many of us have heard the song, most of those probably know its famous backstory: “Tin soldiers and Nixon’s coming/We’re finally on our own/This summer I hear the drumming/Four dead in Ohio” sang Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young...


