OPINION- I inhale the big, do-nothing shrug that always follows the annual posting, by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, of its global metaphor for Armageddon.
Friday 1/26/24 is an International day of protest against war crimes in Gaza and in support of legal action against it. At 9 am PT, a lawsuit filed by the Center for Constitutional Rights against Pres. Biden, Sec. Blinken and Sec. Austin will be heard in California.Here in Madison, UW Students for Justice in Palestine…
Now, 200 years after President James Monroe first promulgated his dictate giving the Yankees dominion of the rest of the hemisphere, a congressional resolution calls for annulling the Monroe Doctrine and replacing it with a “new good neighbor” policy. The intent is to “foster improved relations and deeper, more effective cooperation” with our neighbor nations.
byEDITORJanuary 9, 2024 "The very least states can do is to submit Declarations of Intervention as a small part of fulfilling their obligations under Article 1 of the Genocide Convention," said a peace coalition. SCHEERPOST, By Julia Conley / Common Dreams January 9, 2024 An international peace coalition announced Monday that more than 800 civil society…