Anyone who believes President Donald Trump is attacking Iran for the sake of democracy or human rights is profoundly naive. At no point in his time in the

Power is felt, attributed, invisible, all-important, descriptive, without shape, and so much more. There is personal power, governmental power, and the

Donald Trump has his sights set on Latin America and the Caribbean and is prepared to use a heavy hand to bring them under his exclusive control. He

I admit I am confused. Trump, not the US Congress, declared war on Iran to stop Iran from getting a nuclear weapon by using its civilian nuclear reactor

Two important campus organizations in Ottawa are in the final days of a student vote to determine their future. They each separately have a referendum

Jules Dassin’s classic film noir of New York, The Naked City, was released in 1948. It’s a police investigation of a young woman’s murder and after the

In the United States today, the cliché is true: The richer are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. The saying has to be revised somewhat since

“Abundance” has become the cool word for Democratic politics. The idea is that we need to eliminate government regulations that block housing construction

Close your eyes and imagine you enter an average federal prison in the U.S. What do you see? Probably old and decrepit buildings, overworked and underpaid

The killing of Jesús “Mencho”—born Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes—has once again pushed Mexico into the headlines. The violence of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva

The allies of the United States have gone native, feral even, in the jungle of international relations planted by President Donald J. Trump.  While we

There are signs that private equity’s destabilizing role in the insurance industry is growing. In 2020 and 2021 (as we wrote at the time), large private

The Trump administration has joined Israel in launching large-scale attacks across Iran. The strikes mark the beginning of ​“major combat operations,”

Before heading toward Skopje and my flight to Cyprus, I visited the two Orthodox monasteries for which Peja (as Peć) is famous—the Patriarchal Monastery

“‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.” —Jeremiah 6:13–14 The military-industrial complex and the American police state have joined forces.

Last year, John Deere announced plans to go 100 percent robotic by 2030. That’s right: in just four more years, the world’s largest tractor manufacturer

The United States of America was founded on the lofty principles of freedom, equality and liberty for certain classes of white men.  After two centuries

Working people — and the state and local governments that represent them — are being pushed to the brink by deep federal cuts to essential programs like

On our recent delegation to Venezuela, one quote echoed again and again — a warning written nearly two centuries ago by Simón Bolívar in 1829: “The United

…control oil … control nations. – Attributed to Henry Kissinger, 1970s The future of our security -and our planet- is held hostage to our dependence on