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In February 2008, beneath the harsh afternoon sun of Accra, US President George W. Bush stood before a small gathering of journalists and dismissedswirling rumors with a chuckle. The United States, he…
There are moments in geopolitics where reality becomes so absurd it feels like satire — and yet, it’s official policy. The word “narcotrafficking” has now become one of those magic labels politicians use not…
In On a Highway to Hell, former weapons inspector and anti-nuclear activist Scott Ritter alerted us to an ominous threshold crossed last September, warning that “by allowing the US nuclear posture to shift…
My analysis of the beginnings of cracks in NATO had been published with a short delay, just enough to become obsolete. I pointed to the two referendum initiatives in Slovenia -one on military spending…
NATO was never a good idea gone wrong. It was founded to crush communist, socialist, and anti-colonial movements in Europe and around the world. Medea Benjamin and David Swanson explain NATO’s supremely…
Yahya Al-Batran mourns the tragic death of his newborn son Jumaa, who froze in a tent amid ongoing violence in Palestine. Highlighting the normalized approach to genocide, the author reflects on the…
A Prolific Humanitarian, Dead at 100 – His one term was rocked by multiple crises, but the 39th president will be remembered for his extraordinary decency and philanthropic legacy. 29 Dec 2024…
The actual cause of the climate crisis is the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere since the start of the industrial revolution. But the proximate cause—the underlying activity that sparked the climate crisis and…
Rwanda’s Economic Miracle Is a Lie 10 Jul 2024 – On July 15, Rwandan President Paul Kagame will be “re-elected” in a process the world knows to be a sham. The president…
The story should not be real. It was the morning of January 29, 2004. The Israeli military had already bombed substantial parts of the affluent Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in Gaza City, including—in…
Shortly after the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas War and the beginning of the widescale destruction of Gaza in October 2023, McDonald’s executives in Chicago found themselves inadvertently entangled in the conflict. Local…
Life under occupation is a constant struggle. This is continually expressed at the international media conference in a refugee camp in Western Sahara. The conference takes place from May 1–5 and is…
On Monday, June 10, Leonard Peltier, the longest-held political prisoner in the United States, just got his first parole hearing in over 15 years. Peltier has been in prison for 47 years.…
The first part of this presentation dealt with how the endless war in eastern Congo came about, who its main masterminds are and what interests they are pursuing.1 In eastern Congo, as…
Peaceful protest, violent response – that says it all. Human politics – from global to local – remain mixed with hatred, dominance and . . . well, dehumanization. We’ve organized ourselves across…
A topic that is virtually never allowed to be addressed within the hallowed halls of academia is any suggestion that the official narrative of 9/11 may not be entirely true. Self-respecting professors…
“Technological change, while it helps hu- manity meet the challenges nature impos- es upon us, leads to a paradigm shift: It leaves us lesscapable, not more, of using our intellectual capacities. It…
Before our very eyes yet another humani- tarian catastrophe unfolds in East Congo. Many alarming reports from the region it- self prove this. Thematter-of-fact eyewit- ness account of an East Congolese priest…
17 Apr 2024 – For my first post on Political Therapy I am sharing this piece by the beloved Morton Deutsch, PhD, 1920 – 2017. It is short, clear and timely and…
The U.S. kept the U.N. Security Council from sending in troops to stop the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. 17 Apr 2024 – The most widespread and pernicious myth about the Rwandan Genocide may…
22 Mar 2024 – In recent past weeks, the situation in Haiti has drawn international attention due to reports of escalating violence. Various media outlets have brought to light the alarming uprising…
Tags: Africa, D.R. Congo, DRC, Genocide, Paul Kagame, Rwanda Hundreds of thousands of refugees poured into Congo after Paul Kagame seized power in Rwanda. Judi Rever risked her life to write the true story of the Rwandan…
Delivering aid is a dangerous business. Before the tragic assassination of the seven World Central Kitchen staff, a lot of aid workers have died while on mission. If I were younger, I…
Introduction 15 Mar 2024 – It is natural to have questions about how this paper on transitional justice fits into the series of 56 articles. The author has already published 55 articles…
How can I hold the knowledge of unspeakable horrors happening far away and not explode inside? How can I sit in my modest but comfortable home, refrigerator well stocked, knowing what unbearable…
