The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help
WN: Below is a passage from Jackson Katz’ book with same title of this post. Below that are links to the book, and to a page on “Goodreads” with more quotes. My wife and I work with men who have harmed their partners. It is gratifying to see lights turn on, even to observe “aha!” […]
The Kavanaugh Hearings
The Kavanaugh Hearings by John Graham WN: This is very wise commentary — thanks to one of my nieces for sending it our way. Of course, the issue is far greater: ultimate American Empire privilege in a world designed and brutally buttressed to be its oyster. No one in the American political system is exempt, […]
Brace for Impact, as the Climate “End Game” Has Arrived
By Dahr Jamail — Truthout Published September 25, 2018 photo above: Smoke from wildfires in British Columbia, Eastern Washington and Montana enshrouds the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. In the Pacific Northwest, experiencing weeks on end of wildfire smoke during the summer months has become the “new normal.” Dahr Jamail WN: The author updates readers […]
Obama’s Imperial Presidency
September 14, 2018 by Carl Boggs photo above: The U.S. Army | CC BY 2.0 WN: It is astounding that Obama (no less Hillary Clinton) was through and through a warmonger on a grand scale exceeding both Bushes, and far more so far than Trump. This is laid out in the article below. Obama is […]
Reinforcing US Status as ‘Bully and Hegemon,’ Bolton to Threaten ICC Over Probes into America’s War Crimes
Human rights advocates decried the Trump administration’s attack on the International Criminal Court as “another low point” in its effort to skirt accountability for war crimes September 10, 2018 Common Dreams by Jake Johnson, staff writer photo above: Afghans have been waiting decades for justice for war crimes, including some allegedly committed by U.S. forces. […]
Trump’s Pantheistic Temptation
February 06, 2017 by Vern Redekop WN: Anything my friend and scholar Vern Redekop writes — and he is prolific! — is invariably thoughtful/thought-provoking. To understand a greater context for his article copied in full below, please see: René Girard. Vern is a noted Girardian scholar. ********** In the book, René Girard and Creative Mimesis, […]
Thousands of Mental Health Professionals Agree With Woodward and the New York Times Op-ed Author: Trump Is Dangerous
My current concern is that we are already witnessing a further unraveling of the president’s mental state, especially as the frequency of his lying increases and the fervor of his rallies intensifies by Bandy X. Lee Friday, September 07, 2018 by The Conversation photo above: President Donald Trump holds a ‘Make America Great Again’ rally […]
Bob Woodward’s new book reveals a ‘nervous breakdown’ of Trump’s presidency
By Philip Rucker and Robert Costa September 4, 2018 WN: The sooner madman Trump is off the world stage, the safer the rest of the world will be. Though, as mentioned numerous times, an acquaintance (and millions of other devotees) will dub the new book by Bob Woodward “fake news” and discount the entire content. […]
How Israel Spies on US Citizens
A never-shown Al Jazeera documentary on the pro-Israel lobby in the United States reveals possibly illegal Israeli spying on American citizens, and the lobby’s fear of a changing political mood. By Alain Gresh August 31, 2018 photo above: Kids play next to an Israeli flag near the Israel-Syria border at the occupied Golan Heights in […]