Marc Jampole: Warrior Cops
Warrior cops continue to destroy civil liberties and the lives of innocent people. I’ve been suffering a slight case of cognitive dissonance lately, a disorientation that stems from residing in … Continue reading
Ann Jones: Is This Country Crazy?
Inquiring Minds Elsewhere Want to Know. Americans who live abroad — more than six million of us worldwide (not counting those who work for the U.S. government) — often face … Continue reading
Jose Padua: It Was 1982 or ’83 and Nelson Mandela Wasn’t Free
It was 1982 or 83 and three of the new workers from the ambassador’s residence who were here in the States for the first time had been over to the … Continue reading
In the Aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo Attacks, Let’s Not Forget Fraternity
Originally posted on The Contrary Perspective:
Alex Dunn. Introduction by b. traven. Alex Dunn is one of TCP‘s EU correspondents. An English ex-pat living in Luxembourg gives us a view…
Rituals that Reconnect: Why We Must Make Sacred Space Everywhere
Originally posted on gerri ravyn stanfield:
For a week or more in the summer of 2001, fires burn through northern New Mexico, decimating forests in the Pecos Wilderness and Los…
Djelloul Marbrook: Poetry as Lightning
Poetry is by its very nature subversive. Poetry is the lightning of a society. In its flashes the demons of a society glow. The copper-wired job of the critical establishment … Continue reading
Bernie Sanders: Fight for our Progressive Vision
As I look ahead to this coming year, a number of thoughts come to mind. First and foremost, against an enormous amount of corporate media noise and distraction, it is … Continue reading
Video: When the FBI knocks on your door, you should handle it just like this woman.
An Austin, Texas woman, who is a peaceful antiwar activist, was visited by the FBI. They wanted to know if she knew of “any plans to destroy property.” Here’s how … Continue reading
Sarah Van Gelder: 10 Ways Human Rights and Democracy Won in 2014
In 2014, we saw a lot of brutality. Unarmed black men and women were killed by police, women were raped on college campuses and in military barracks, foreign nationals were … Continue reading
America’s Longest Wars
Originally posted on The Contrary Perspective:
Just a few of the battles fought against Native Americans W.J. Astore A popular headline in the media is to describe the Afghan War…
Phyllis Chesler: My Jewish Feminist Problem
Why my sisters can’t think straight about Israel. These days, Israel is far too dangerous a word to pronounce in a Western intellectual or social setting. Say it—and you risk … Continue reading
John Samuel Tieman: For my Nam buddies
this isn’t a poem about manly battlefields and the many dead it’s a modern sonnet about traffic jams and medical exams and my eyes dilated and my novel a block … Continue reading
Ken Silverstein: How America tortured and murdered an innocent man
In 2002, Matthew Zirbel, a junior CIA officer, was in charge of the Salt Pit, a “black site” in Afghanistan referred to in the recent Senate torture report as “Cobalt,” … Continue reading
Tom Engelhardt: Guns, Guns, Guns
One of the grimmer small events of recent American life occurred just as 2014 was ending. A mother had her two-year old toddler perched in a shopping cart at an … Continue reading →