LAWRENCE WITTNER – These international institutions — United Nations, International Court of Justice, and International Criminal Court — remain relatively weak, largely because the rulers of powerful nations prefer to bypass them so that they can keep the reins of power in their own hands. Nevertheless, with public effort, these institutions can be strengthened so that they can more effectively perform their vital role of safeguarding the human community. The current crisis in U.S.-Canadian relations is the latest indication that it’s time to get on with that job.
Europe’s Experience Shows that Nuke Plants are NOT Reliable
LINDA PENTZ GUNTER – Fires and droughts could not spell out more clearly why nuclear power is the worst kind of risk under climate crisis conditions.
How the US Is Driving the Rise of the Businessmen-Politician
JOHN P. RUEHL – The ultrawealthy have always influenced politics, but the Trump administration has brought them directly into policymaking. The phenomenon is already global, creating new channels of influence within and between states.
Capitalism or Socialism? It’s not a binary choice. Moderate Democrats are making a mistake.
BOB TOPPER – Moderates in the Democratic Party, rather than fighting the left, should be listening. The lefts’ message connects with ordinary Americans who are fed up with the establishment, fed up with the vast amounts of dark money in politics, and fed up with government that prioritizes the interests of corporations and the wealthy over the common good.
Flock Camera Protests, Border Wall Tree Sit & Green Amendments
RIVERA SUN – A number of nonviolent solutions, ones that are practical, tangible and already underway, gives Rivera Sun hope “By directly meeting the needs of the people,” writes Saul Levin and Samantha Markel, “parallel institutions expose government inadequacies and provide a vision for the future.”
This Is How We Take Back What’s Ours
ROXANNE D. BROWN – Working people struggle to buy groceries, pay utilities, and purchase homes while the wealthy fritter away obscene sums just because they can. Here’s the good news: It isn’t too late to take back what’s ours.