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In America’s Wars, Failure Is the New Success

Tom Engelhardt September 7, 2017 Tom Engelhardt

It was bloody and brutal, a true generational struggle, but give them credit. In the end, they won when so many lost.

James Comey was axed. Sean Spicer went down in a heap of ashes. Anthony Scaramucci crashed and burned instantaneously. Reince Priebus hung on for dear life but was finally canned. Seven months in, Steve Bannon got the old heave-ho and soon after, his minion, Sebastian Gorka, was unceremoniously shoved out the White House door. In a downpour of potential conflicts of interest and scandal, Carl Icahn bowed out. Gary Cohn has reportedly been at the edge of resignation. And so it goes in the Trump administration. read more

Three Years after the War: Gaza Youth Speak Out

Ramzy Baroud September 6, 2017 Ramzy Baroud

There is a whole generation of Palestinians in Gaza that grew up knowing nothing but war and siege, and have never seen the world beyond Gaza’s deadly borders. These are the voices of some of these young Gazans, who kindly shared their tragic personal stories, hoping that the world would heed their calls for freedom and for justice.

Gut Instinct Foreign Policy: How Trump is Sowing Global Diplomatic Disaster

Immanuel Wallerstein September 5, 2017 Immanuel Wallerstein

In his current dealing with North Korea and Iran, President Trump's bottom line cannot be a winner. It can only be a worldwide human disaster.

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Nuclear Apocalypse: Trump and Kim Should Not Hold the World Hostage

Ramzy Baroud August 25, 2017 Ramzy Baroud

Both Trump and Kim are dubious figures, driven by fragile egos and unsound judgement. Yet, they are both in a position that, if not reigned in soon, could threaten global security and the lives of millions. Neither Washington, nor Pyongyang, Tel Aviv or anyone else should hold the world hostage, exacting political and economic ransom in exchange for not destroying our planet.

The aftermath of a previous demolition of the Bedouin village of Al-Araqeeb (Getty Images)

The Resistance of Al-Araqeeb Village: How Palestinian Bedouins Refused to Surrender 116 Times

Ramzy Baroud August 21, 2017 Ramzy Baroud

On August 1, the Palestinian Bedouin village of Al-Araqeeb was destroyed for the 116th time. As soon as Israeli bulldozers finished their ugly deed and soldiers began evacuating the premises, the village resident immediately began rebuilding their homes. If the repeated destruction of the village is an indication of Israel's stubborn insistence to uproot Palestine's Bedouins, the rebuilding is indicative of the tenacity of the Bedouin community in Palestine.

The New Municipal Movements

Eleanor Finley August 15, 2017 Eleanor Finley

Source: Roar Magazine

Much more than simply a strategy for local governance, radical municipalism is emerging as a path to social freedom and democracy beyond the state.

Just a short time ago, the idea of the United States electing real estate mogul Donald Trump to the presidency seemed almost unthinkable. Yet now that this impossible proposition has come to pass, a new space has opened for visionary thinking. If electing Donald Trump is indeed possible, what other impossibilities might be realized? read more