by Rajan Menon | May 4, 2022 | Food & Farm, Health, Labor, Trade, & Finance, War & Peace
In 1919, the renowned British economist John Maynard Keynes wrote The Economic Consequences of the Peace, a book that would prove controversial indeed. In it, he warned that the draconian terms imposed on defeated Germany after what was then known as the Great War —...
by Farrah Hassen | Apr 20, 2022 | Democracy & Governance, War & Peace
As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, human rights groups have gathered evidence of Russian atrocities against civilians — including executions, rapes, and mass murder. These are war crimes, President Biden asserted recently, adding that Russian President Vladimir...
by Lindsay Koshgarian | Apr 13, 2022 | Democracy & Governance, Labor, Trade, & Finance, War & Peace
Most of us want our tax dollars to be wisely used — especially around tax time. You’ve probably heard a lot about corporations not paying taxes. Last year, individuals like you contributed six times more in income tax than corporations did. But have you heard about...
by John Feffer | Apr 6, 2022 | Democracy & Governance, War & Peace
A failed military intervention. The genocidal killing of citizens. Economic isolation by the international community. The arrests of anti-war protestors at home and the shuttering of independent media. Any one of these factors could mark the end of an ordinary...
by John Feffer | Mar 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
Once upon a time, the tutelary gods of nationalism and internationalism met for a chat. They had a superb perch above the clouds. From there, they could see everything happening on the Earth below and they set to arguing, as they so often did. Sophia, the goddess of...
