by John Feffer | Apr 20, 2016 | Democracy & Governance, Labor, Trade, & Finance, Redev, War & Peace
Among the Kwakiutl and several other indigenous cultures of the Pacific Northwest, the potlatch was a ritual of hospitality. The host would invite guests to a big feast and then distribute gifts. The distribution was a way of demonstrating the host’s status: the more...
by Russ Wellen | Apr 14, 2016 | Redev, War & Peace
The 28 Days Later movies chronicle the breakdown of society after a deadly virus leaks into the world. “28 Pages” is about the breakdown in national security that sowed the seeds for the worst outbreak (9/11) ever of the deadly virus of terrorism. On the occasion of...
by Andrew Bacevich | Apr 6, 2016 | Democracy & Governance, Redev, War & Peace
Let’s face it: In times of war, the Constitution tends to take a beating. With the safety or survival of the nation said to be at risk, the basic law of the land — otherwise considered sacrosanct — becomes nonbinding, subject to being waived at the whim of government...
by Conn Hallinan | Mar 28, 2016 | Democracy & Governance, Human Rights, Redev, War & Peace
The year 2016 is the 100th anniversary of the Irish Easter Rebellion. Throughout the year I will try to revisit some of the lessons of Ireland’s struggle for freedom. Bombs explode in a subway. The victims are everyday people who happen to be in the wrong place at the...
by Conn Hallinan | Mar 21, 2016 | Democracy & Governance, Redev
This commentary is a joint publication of Foreign Policy In Focus and TheNation.com. Standing on the front steps of Dublin’s general post office a century ago, the poet Padraig Pearse announced the Poblacht na hEireann — the “Irish republic.” He was...
