The Day I Became Antiwar
March 24, 2021 | A personal recollection on the day that launched the Iraq War — and its lessons for us 18 years later.
Articles by Peter Certo
Who’s Afraid of ‘Socialism’?
February 12, 2020 | Americans were taught to associate “socialism” with dictatorship and “capitalism” with democracy. Are those days over?
Trump’s Iran Aggression Deserves Full-Throated Opposition
January 3, 2020 | Trump is betraying his voters and threatening millions of lives. Call him on it before it’s too late.
End the Wars, Win the Antiwar Vote
November 26, 2019 | Hard data shows ending our wars would be smart politics — and the first step toward repairing a moral calamity.
The Case for Impeachment Goes Way Beyond Ukraine
September 25, 2019 | Democrats need to take Trump’s crimes against people and the planet as seriously as those against Joe Biden.
Pardoning War Criminals Is a Monstrous Way to Honor Memorial Day
May 23, 2019 | Glorifying serial killer-type behavior most service members would find appalling is a strange way to honor them.
Mueller Can’t Unrig the System, But Movements Can
April 19, 2019 | Leading Democrats treated Russia as Trump's worst crime, even sprinkling in some neo-Cold War rhetoric, while dismissing movements doing the real work of resistance.
Russia Was Never the Real Scandal
March 26, 2019 | Collusion with corporations has always been hiding in plain sight. It takes real people to fight that — not an elite prosecutor.
People Who Care About Democracy Don’t Plot Coups Abroad
January 30, 2019 | Do we think people who armed death squads and started wars really want to “bring democracy” to Venezuela?
Does the Super Bowl Feel Too Political? Thank Militarism
January 28, 2019 | The staging of professional sports events is deeply political. It’s only when someone breaks character that we notice it.