How much money did each of us Americans personally contribute to murdering people in Gaza this year? Jon Schwarz of the Intercept came up with a crude estimate of $150. He rightfully says that what is so horrifying about this figure is that it is relatively small, small enough that most of us can afford…
After my brother Gordon died yesterday, I learned that some of my evangelical Christian family members were distressed that they did not have the chance to “save his soul” before he died. I had to tell them that I share Gordon’s disbelief in God, and that I was glad they did not have the…
Gordon: I love you, bro. I’m not far behind you. But, just like you weren’t, I’m in no hurry. Hey, by the way, did I ever mention that I featured some of your art work here (7 years ago!): Artist Gordon Pelton’s View of Trump: “A Thousand Flaws” You’re still one of my heroes….
Dear Readers: I’m unconfortable with how exclusively focused I’ve been lately in this journal with the horrors of war. I say “exclusively focused” rather than the more apologetic-sounding “obsessed” because, in a sense, I make no apology for the grief I feel over the victims of war. This seems to be something over which…
The following is a transcribed extract from an interview with Professor Jeffrey Sachs (which you can hear in full at the link below): “I think people really need to understand something … maybe the single most important fact of our reality today … and that is that the United States has destroyed the nuclear…
