Monthly Archives: June 2022

Noam Chomsky: Can we try to bring this horror to an end? Or should we try to perpetuate it? Those are the choices. There’s only one way to bring it to an end. That’s diplomacy. Now, diplomacy, by definition, means … Continue reading →

Robert Reich: Liz Cheney’s courage and integrity are closer to Paul Wellstone’s than to almost any current politician I can think of. All of America needs her to run for president in the Republican primaries for the 2024 election.

Die Zeit:

Guardian: Report’s author says people died because US healthcare ‘leaves millions without adequate access to medical treatment’ The US could have saved more than 338,000 lives and more than $105bn in healthcare costs in the Covid-19 pandemic with a universal … Continue reading →

Guardian: Saudi authorities seize rainbow toys in crackdown on homosexuality Pencil cases, skirts and hats among items targeted for ‘contradicting Islamic faith and public morals’ Saudi officials have been seizing rainbow-coloured toys and clothing from shops in the capital as … Continue reading →

Winslow Wheeler, CounterPunch: Joe Biden was a B-list Senator. One of multiple examples occurred in late 2002 when President George W. Bush was pushing America into an invasion of Iraq. Biden was the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, … Continue reading →

SZ: Das Stockholmer Friedensforschungsinstitut Sipri geht davon aus, dass die Atomwaffenarsenale in der Welt als Folge derzeitiger Spannungen schon bald wieder größer werden. Ω Ω Ω “Das Risiko eines Einsatzes atomarer Waffen scheint heute höher als je zuvor seit dem Höhepunkt des … Continue reading →