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27 July 2013
The Founding Contradiction
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Robert Koehler
How many years are we away from a national apology over slavery?

Wait, scratch that word, “apology.” Too late, not possible. The scope of the wrong was too great. Make that a national atonement — an owning up to the crime, a...
23 July 2013
American policy in Afghanistan: A crisis of imagination
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Nicholas Hills
After a long, enduring struggle in Afghanistan, President Obama is considering an accelerated troop withdraw from the tempestuous state. Whereas the current exit strategy includes the steady removal of troops before January 2015, recent...
22 July 2013
From conversation to action: After Trayvon
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Jesse Jackson
President Barack Obama eloquently described the agony experienced among African-Americans from the slaying of Trayvon Martin. He called for a more thoughtful “conversation” on race, convened not by politicians, but among families, in...
22 July 2013
Bradley Manning wins Peace Prize
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David Swanson
U.S. whistleblower and international hero Bradley Manning has just been awarded the 2013 Sean MacBride Peace Award by the International Peace Bureau, itself a former recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, for which Manning is a nominee this...
17 July 2013
Trayvon Martin: No justice, no peace!
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Ar'yana Allen
There are four types of ways to categorize murder: first degree, second degree, felony murder and manslaughter. First degree murders are crimes that are exceptional and premeditated. Second degree murder is the killing with malice and no...
17 July 2013
Trayvon Martin: A Jewish response
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Rabbi Michael Lerner
The acquittal by jury of Goerge Zimmerman who shot and murdered the unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin was emblematic of the consistent racism and double standard used in the treatment of minority groups or those deemed "Other" in the U...

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