ROBERT KOEHLER – Trump’s plan is to expand the infamous Guantanamo Bay Detention Center, part of the U.S. naval base in Cuba, which George W, Bush began using as he waged his horrific “war on terror” in the Middle East.
The Promise of America and the Demise of Foreign Aid
VOLKER FRANKE – Dreams shattered. Hopes crushed. Visions for a better future destroyed. Possibilities replaced with anguish, anxiety and fear. All with the stroke of a sharpie. President Trump’s Executive Order to reevaluate US foreign aid suddenly halted hundreds of humanitarian assistance projects in countries around the world that had been promised help, support and hope.
From Dread to Defiance: US Resistance Is Rising … And It’s Working
RIVERA SUN – In the United States, this week (Jan. 27-Feb. 2) [saw] both authoritarian moves from the Trump/Vance Administration … and a heartening surge of resistance. In dramatic ways, people are shifting from paralyzed dread to outraged defiance. And defiance is working.
Trade Disputes are Not Wars
CHRIS HOUSTON – I long for a future with more international collaboration and dialogue. I dream of a Canada that promotes peace and a world where leaders prioritize dialogue. Until then, let’s not frame this economic upheaval as a war. Let’s not normalize war. The world doesn’t need more wars. It needs more peace.
A Felon Pardoning Felons Cannot Be Allowed to Stand
ROB OKUN – Pardoning violent criminals is Mr. Trump’s most egregious action since returning to the White House; we know it won’t be his last. Like LA fire department sirens blaring as their city burns, there is an urgent need—right now—for a citizen’s fire brigade to protect democracy from burning to the ground. Silence and turning a blind eye are not an option.
“Choose Democracy” offers needed perspective on Trump
GEORGE LAKEY – Trump can lose when we fight. He is not invincible and he is not all powerful.