Moved by the iconic recognition of John Lewis’ exceptional courage and perseverance on behalf of human rights, non-violence, and opposition to American militarism, I recall a weekend spent together in Stockholm.
Will China be the New Russia? The Future of American Geopolitics
In the background of this look ahead is the extent to which China has spoiled the triumphalist narrative that was spun in the West after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Covid-19 sharply headbutts U.S. hegemony
Within just 100 days, the Covid-19 pandemic has significantly shifted the balance of power in the global system from the United States toward China.
Horizons (temporal, geopolitical, & otherwise) on Covid-19
There are, it seems to me, two distinct kinds of horizon that anyone considering the effects of Covid-19 on global politics and society needs to look at.
World Order and the COVID-19 pandemic
Given the urbanization and social complexity accompanying modernity, the need for intelligent, imaginative, and humane governance is a necessity in times of societal crisis, and its absence magnifies suffering.
Cobban, Falk react to Trump’s “Deal”
On January 28, Pres. Trump rolled out his long-threatened “Deal of the Century” on the Palestine Question– in a White House event alongside Israeli POM Netanyahu and before a glittering …
Nearly 50 years since the Kent State Massacre
On May 4, 1970, the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio was the site of one of the key moments in the broad movement in the United States …
Congressional progressive leader on caucus’s commitment to Palestine
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) recently told an audience in his Madison WI district that the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), of which he is co-chair, is planning (depending how Israel’s government-forming …
US peace activists retrace steps to Vietnam, 50 years later
Last month, five longtime peace activists from the United States retraced steps to Vietnam that four of them first trod back during the US-Vietnam War. Led by “Ong” (grandfather) Frank …
Palestine solidarity work is most effective when done within an anti-racist framework
by Alice Rothchild We’re pleased to publish this blog post by Alice Rothchild, a JWE board member who’s a writer, activist, and retired OB/GYN. This essay by Dr. Rothchild was …