Bernie Sanders Foreign Policy Speech: A Renewal of American Purpose
2017-09-21
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The Cold Realities of US Policy in Israel-Palestine
2014-10-15
The power of the pro-Israel lobby is undeniable, but the image of the US being forced into policies it would otherwise abhor by that lobby is absurd and inaccurate. The real roots of US policy remain entrenched in perceived national interests and geo-strategic concerns. Continue Reading
A 4th of July Message
2014-07-04
Advertisements 238 years ago today, a country declared its independence. The country that was created on that day had already begun its campaign of genocide of the native people, was building its economy in large part on slavery and intended its vaunted “freedom” only for white, male land-owners, a veryContinue Reading
Thoughts for the Day II: American Reactions
2011-01-30
Advertisements A lot of things will grow out of the Egyptian protests that we cannot predict, but at this point, very few have begun yet. What has begun is what one colleague called the “Blameobamathon.” Aluf Benn, writing in Ha’aretz, says that Obama will be remembered as the President whoContinue Reading
Arab Democracy and Israel: They Can be Compatible
2011-01-28
Advertisements The following post was originally published on the Meretz USA blog. – MP It is hard to imagine that a matter as explosive as The Palestine Papers (a massive leak of some 1,600 documents the Palestinian Authority had, including minutes, strategy papers, maps and e-mails) could be completely drowned out by otherContinue Reading