GEORGE LAKEY – As research seminar students at Swarthmore continue to wade through history finding new cases, they are digging up details on struggles that go beyond democracy. The 1,400 already-published cases include campaigns for furthering environmental justice, racial and economic justice, and more. They are a resource for tactical ideas and strategy considerations, encouraging us to remember that even long-established dictators have been stopped by the power of nonviolent campaigns.
Trump’s Ukraine Proposal Is the Least Bad Option
REID SMITH – It would seem obvious that a perfect peace, i.e., one that gives every party everything they want, is not possible. This analysis addresses that issue head on by asserting that “an imperfect peace is better than a worsening war.”
What “America First” leaves out
WINSLOW MYERS – What can creative state power do to make it less so? America is strong enough to learn a new role for itself in the world, based in an accurate vision of the realities that lie ahead. What if our security strategy was to aggressively lead on climate and Earth-regeneration? Sadly, looking for opportunities to cooperate could lead to a level of prosperity that seems beyond the comprehension of the people who wrote the 2025 National Security Strategy.
There IS a Way to Overcome the UN’s Biggest Structural Problem
DONNA PARK – The recently formed Article 109 Coalition is now working towards a conference to review and strengthen the UN Charter. Concerned Americans should learn more about it and take action to support it. There is a better way to govern our world and to keep humanity safe and secure from military threats and crimes against humanity. Let’s move forward with it!
When it all comes crashing down: The aftermath of the AI boom
JEREMY HSU – Like financial crises of the past, an abrupt end to the AI bubble could inflict considerable economic pain on millions of people worldwide. But the alternative is the prolonging of an AI bubble that is increasingly unsustainable in both the financial and environmental senses, with the winners mainly being some of the wealthiest companies on the planet and their investors.
We Need To Know How Corporate Democrats Made President Trump Possible
NORMAN SOLOMON – Saving the country from autocracy requires recognizing and overcoming the chokehold that Democratic leaders have on the party.