Seeing in the Dark with Victoria Brittain
Victoria Brittain has written a book that we need to read, ponder, discuss, and to the best of our ability, act upon.
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Reading Palestinian Prison Diaries
I believe it to be a moral obligation of all of us who care about human rights and freedom to read this book, and share it with others.
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What Was Wrong with Obama’s Speech in Jerusalem
It is perverse to heap praise on the oppressive occupier and then call on both peoples to move forward toward peace by building relations of trust with one another. On what planet has Mr. Obama been living?
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The Iraq War: 10 Years Later
Not only was the Iraq War a disaster from the perspective of American and British foreign policy and the peace and stability of the Middle East region, but it was also a severe setback for the authority of international law
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Envisioning a World Without Nuclear Weapons
I can only commend David Krieger’s ZERO to everyone with the slightest interest in what kind of future we are bestowing upon our children and grandchildren.
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An Indispensable Book on Palestine/Israel
If everyone in America could just sit down quietly and read this book, there would be such an upsurge of outrage and empathy that the climate of opinion on the Israel/Palestine conflict would finally change for the better
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Zero Dark Thirty and American Exceptionalism
For me, more disturbing even than the indirect whitewashing of torture is the nationalization of worldview that pervades the film.
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The Second Anniversary of Tahrir Square Rising
The rising in Tahrir Square two years ago electrified the world and achieved the impossible: forcing the departure of Hosni Mubarak, the harsh and corrupt dictator of Egypt for the prior 30 years.
Read MoreOn Syria: What to Do in 2013
We need the moral fortitude to engage with what we believe is right even if we cannot demonstrate that it will prevail in the end.
Read MoreOverdosing on ‘Breaking Bad’
Whatever may be the intention of those who put the series together, I do think ‘Breaking Bad,’ whether deliberately or not, raises disturbing political and cultural questions.
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