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In a debate over the nature and contours of imperialism between the Marxists John Smith and David Harvey, Smith makes this concluding point, “Harvey defends his call for a “benevolent imperialism” on the grounds that “it would have been better…
1. The editors of the NYT rightfully condemn Trump and Netanyahu for yesterday’s calamitous events that resulted in the loss of so many Palestinian lives and the injury of so many more. The power of the editorial, however, loses some…
1. To say that Trump’s foreign policy actions have no strategic coherence other than his singular desire to undo President Obama’s accomplishments in the global theater misses an important point. And it is this: Trump is of the mind that…
I have said that a heterogeneous coalition is the best defense against Trumpian authoritarian rule. And this morning I listened to Madeline Albright, who discussed her new book, “Fascism: A Warning” and its contemporary relevance. She was on point and…
Where’s the outrage here? Innocent Palestinian people, including young people in the springtime of their lives, are being murdered for peacefully protesting a cruel occupation by an occupying colonial power. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/opinion/israel-gaza-yasser-murtaja.html