Новости за 03.05.2024

The transcending political dynamics from the global south and facilitated by China, Iran and Russia, pose a real challenge to Israel's existence and security in addition to America's geopolitical standing.

It's a couple of days late but here's to My Day and the celbration of our labors to be free. Gesundheit.

As my regular readers know (and some of my occasional readers will know it too), I have been writing on Israel, the Israeli Right, and the awful plight of the non-Israeli Palestinians on a regular basis for the past year or so. This column focuses on the multiple meanings of the word "Zionism," which are NOT always one and the same as the policy of the current government, which I describe as "Israeli Nationalist."

A popular movement against nuclear weapons has managed to avert nuclear catastrophe for many years. Nevertheless, with the decline of the movement, the menace of nuclear war has grown in recent decades. In these circumstances, the movement and the world would be well-served by restoring an element the movement earlier emphasized by later dropped: strengthening international security.

In magazines like Mother Jones and Sierra Club, environmentalists who aim to reduce harmful impacts to public health, wildlife habitats and climate systems propose "electrifying everything."----I don't get it.

Although Donald Trump promised to be "the greatest jobs president that God ever created, the United States lost 2.7 million jobs during his presidency. It was the worst job-creation record of any U.S. president since 1939, when the U.S. government began compiling such employment statistics. Although Trump promised to revive manufacturing in the United States, 154,000 manufacturing jobs were lost while he was president.

Democracy and high technology make prostitution in New York an unattractive source of income. But more and more people are doing this business because they do not have worthy alternatives. For the first time in 150 years, morality and economics jointly justify the decriminalization of prostitution and the creation of new jobs for prostitutes.

The United States has historically played a pivotal role in providing humanitarian aid to regions affected by conflict.

Please consider the below article on May Day or International Workers' Day. The invisible labour at work or unpaid care work that is majorly done by women - without recognition, rights, or fair sharing with men, also puts them at higher risk of violence, and impedes gender inequality and human rights. The economic value of this unpaid care work is US$ 10.8 Trillion if it was to be paid at minimum wage.

The Supreme Court should let Trump's trial begin immediately and lift the stay so we can have a trial before the November election.

Contrasts corporate capitalism with planned economies, shows why neither works, and analyzes the Chinese hybrid system as being the world's best hope.

This article talks about the latest pro Palestinian protest in the colleges of the United States

A look at how history "rhymes" with the takeover of a fascist regime in Europe. ----It can happen here!

This article addresses the growing homelessness problem by reminding readers that the majority of homeless people are not on the street because of increasing rents but because they have mental health problems.

Nicole and I met as I crawled out of one of the darkest times in my life. This weekend we celebrate 16 years of a second chance at wedded bliss.

Report on visit to campus protest against genocide at University of North Carolina

The existence of vengeful, authoritarian managers/owners is a terrible reason for letting a vengeful, authoritarian Federal Trade Commission seize even more control over how American businesses operate.----If you have a problem with a prospective employer's demand that you accept a noncompete clause, there's a simple solution: Don't accept the job.

This is an interview with Turkish warfare navil officer to talk about the latest tension between Israel and Iran

Remembering our challenges on Earth Day to preserve the environment.

The phrase "accidental shooting" is usually a contradiction in terms. There are, in the normal course of events, only two kinds of shootings: Intentional and negligent.

If the US left Israel to its own devices, or at the very least conditioned its billions of dollars in annual aid -- not to mention its support in every argument -- on good behavior, we might see some progress toward peace.

Helicopters have been throbbing overhead for days now. Nights, too. Police are swarming the streets of Broadway, many in riot gear. Police vans, some as big as a city bus, are lined up along side streets and Broadway[...]

OPEd Poem about Congress kowtowing to Israel and considering a bill initiated by another country that would quash dissent in the land of free expression.

Saturday, May 4th is the 16th annual World Labyrinth Day (WLD) and you are invited to celebrate with thousands of people around the world!

The theocrats of the religious right use the Christian Bible to win support for their efforts to turn the US into a Bible-based theocracy. If people objectively read the Bible, they would know it is not the Word of God and the religious right would lose support.