All Commentaries
Korean Armistice, Ukrainian Ceasefire
Pity the country that has no armistice, but pity the country that needs an armistice.
Drilling Our Way to Climate Doom
The United States leads the world in oil and natural gas production.
We Oppose McCarthyism and Apologizing for China
Here’s how to oppose Cold War rhetoric and still be an internationalist who supports democracy and human rights.
Cuba 1962 and Ukraine 2022
The confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union in 1962 holds important lessons for addressing the potential for nuclear escalation today in Ukraine.
Decolonizing Crimea
Crimea has long been the object of Russian and Soviet colonialism. How can Crimea change that?
How Israel Occupied Itself
Israel’s crisis is not about democracy but occupation.
Peace in Their Time
Peace activists should be clamoring for a peace on Ukrainian terms. Since Ukraine is the victim in this conflict, it should ideally decide the timing and the parameters of any peace deal.
El Salvador’s Dangerous Democratic Backslide
The world’s “coolest dictator” is imprisoning innocents at rates not seen since the country’s dictatorship and civil war. Solidarity activists are fighting back.
Democracy Needs Healthy Debates About War and Peace
Congress spent the last “military spending” debate rehashing the culture wars — not the nearly $1 trillion Pentagon budget itself.
Spinning Illusions: The Anti-American Left and the Ukraine War
Apologists for Russian actions are meeting resistance around the world.