by PPJC Admin2 | March 18, 2023 | Opinion
George W. Bush is being reanimated as a folksy painter instead of brought to account for his administration’s war crimes. By Lisa Ling and Clare Bayard How did we get here? 20 years after the U.S.-led invasion of the sovereign nation of Iraq, we still refuse to...
by PPJC Admin2 | April 19, 2022 | Opinion, Peace Action
Humanity should not be held hostage to uncertain, speculative considerations of what exactly will deter nuclear-armed rivals from taking steps that could escalate to Armageddon. By Kevin Martin Peace Action On Monday, the Pentagon announced the US will soon begin...
by PPJC Admin2 | March 30, 2022 | Common Dreams, Opinion
There’s a word for this sort of action to restrict an essential supply like energy during a crisis: profiteering. And when it’s done in a coordinated way? That’s called racketeering. By Jamie Henn 350.org There’s one group of people who aren’t worried...
by PPJC Admin2 | March 24, 2022 | Opinion, The Conversation
Thurgood Marshall’s confirmation was a giant step forward in Supreme Court and U.S. history, but along the way he faced Senate Judiciary Committee questions that were race-baiting, arrogant, irrelevant. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic hearings have unfolded in a...
by PPJC Admin2 | March 18, 2022 | Opinion, OtherWords
Newsrooms must not make comparisons that weigh the significance or imply justification of one conflict over another. Regardless of their home country, the victims of war always deserve proper dignity and compassion. By Farrah Hassen Department of Political Science,...
by PPJC Admin2 | March 17, 2022 | Opinion, Veterans for Peace
“We need de-escalation and diplomacy to bring this terrible war to an end as soon as possible.” By Veterans for Peace Veterans of several U.S. wars are urging President Biden to hold fast against growing political pressure to implement a “no-fly zone.” A...