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May 15, 2018, 11:40 PM

It’s about time

I don't mean to sound ungrateful. Standing in Jerusalem at the newly announced US Embassy, among 800 friends and comrades, pinching ourselves to be sure this is real, we said the blessing for living to see this day. We...

Irina Tsukerman

May 15, 2018, 11:09 PM

Iran Has Been Outed: How to Seize the Momentum

With Prime Minister Netanyahu's presentation of the 100,000 pages worth of records from the Iranian nuclear archives smuggled by the Mossad out of the country overnight, the ball as to the future of the JCPOA is now squarely in...

Alejandro Moreiras

Feb 13, 2018, 7:02 PM

The President is not a Believer

“Fighting for the right to fight the right fight for the right.” -Chad Mitchell Trio In the United States, rightwing and leftwing politics are no longer ideological. Few voters are self-identifying Keynesians or Galbraithists anymore or believe like Milton Friedman...

Alejandro Moreiras

Dec 19, 2017, 5:03 AM

Progressives are Chicken

Only time will tell if the Steve Bannon-propelled victory for Donald Trump in 2016 was a fluke. But one thing is clear: last Tuesday it was not that Doug Jones won in The Yellowhammer State, it was that Roy...

Irina Tsukerman

Dec 18, 2017, 10:04 PM

Bringing Back to Life the Forgotten Dissident Writers of Cuba

A few years ago, a friend introduced me to "Before Night Falls" (Antes Que Anochezca), Reinaldo Arenas' memoir of his life in Cuba, his teenage years fighting for Fidel Castro, his horrific experiences as a gay man in the...

Irina Tsukerman

Dec 11, 2017, 11:03 AM

Fake News of the Week: The Three Days of Rage Are All About Jerusalem

Unless you've been living under a rock, you have probably heard the news about President Trump making history by publicly recognizing Jerusalem as capital of Israel and committing to moving the US embassy there from Tel Aviv at some...

Nov 30, 2017, 4:36 AM

Hate Trump, but Obama’s twisted morality resonates

THE TALE OF BOWE BERGDAHL June 27, 2009 Bowe Bergdahl writes a letter to his parents from Afghanistan: I am ashamed to be an American. And the title of US soldier is just the lie of fools....The US army is the biggest...

Dana Janine Diamond

Mar 25, 2017, 9:15 AM

The Worship of Money

I've been trying to take a step back to ruminate on what has befallen our world. How did the the country that cherishes and stands for freedom elect an autocrat-loving President such as Donald J. Trump? What brought this...

Douglas M. Bloomfield

Mar 9, 2017, 5:47 PM

Trump Preparing To Break Social Security Pledge

Way back in 2016 during his presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly vowed, "I'm not going to cut Social Security like every other Republican and I'm not going to cut Medicare or Medicaid." That was then. This is now, and his...

Feb 16, 2017, 5:54 PM

Cry, the Beloved Country

We should all be ashamed and embarrassed. We all should be very ashamed and very embarrassed by our part in the political climate, rhetoric, and lack of civility in the United States. We have reached a point where only...

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