From CommonDreamsIn a 1996 essay in Foreign Affairs, the conservative authors William Kristol and Robert Kagan proposed a U.S. foreign policy of “benevolent global hegemony.” Scoffing at former President John Quincy Adams’s maxim that America “goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy,” they asked, “But why not? The alternative is to leave monsters on the … [Read more...] about Only a Reckoning With the Disastrous Legacy of the So-called 'War on Terror' Can Heal the United States
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'Cruelty Was Always the Plan': Pressed on Mass Family Separations in Final Debate, Trump Smears Victims as 'Bad People'
From CommonDreamsPublished on Friday, October 23, 2020byCommon Dreams'Cruelty Was Always the Plan': Pressed on Mass Family Separations in Final Debate, Trump Smears Victims as 'Bad People' "The Trump immigration agenda is defined by cruelty: it's responsible for six children dying in cages, forced women into unnecessary surgeries … [Read more...] about 'Cruelty Was Always the Plan': Pressed on Mass Family Separations in Final Debate, Trump Smears Victims as 'Bad People'
10 Years After Iraq War Logs, It's Impunity for War Criminals, War on Whistleblowers
From CommonDreamsPublished on Thursday, October 22, 2020byCommon Dreams10 Years After Iraq War Logs, It's Impunity for War Criminals, War on Whistleblowers WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and whistleblower Chelsea Manning have both paid a tremendous price for revealing U.S. and allied war crimes while the planners and perpetrators face no … [Read more...] about 10 Years After Iraq War Logs, It's Impunity for War Criminals, War on Whistleblowers
Civil Society Condemn the Latest Attempt by the DRC Government to Undertake Oil Exploration in Protected Areas
From CommonDreamsFor Immediate Release Thursday, October 22, 2020Organization Profile: 350.orgContact: robert.magori@350.org, 254 721 525344Civil Society Condemn the Latest Attempt by the DRC Government to Undertake Oil Exploration in Protected Areas WASHINGTON - The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Minister for Hydrocarbons, Rubens Mikindo Muhima this … [Read more...] about Civil Society Condemn the Latest Attempt by the DRC Government to Undertake Oil Exploration in Protected Areas
JVPA Denounces State Dept Plan to Attack Human Rights Groups With False Accusations of Antisemitism
From CommonDreamsFor Immediate Release Thursday, October 22, 2020Organization Profile: Jewish Voice for Peace Action Contact: Sonya E Meyerson-Knox, sonya@jvp.org, 929.290.0317JVPA Denounces State Dept Plan to Attack Human Rights Groups With False Accusations of Antisemitism "The IHRA definition is not about keeping Jewish people safe—it’s a cynical … [Read more...] about JVPA Denounces State Dept Plan to Attack Human Rights Groups With False Accusations of Antisemitism