Long long ago, back in 1988, I supported Jesse Jackson in the Democratic presidential primary. Was my first presidential election as an adult voter, and my first time identifying as a Democrat. I'm reminded of him now because one of his slogans was, "Hope not Dope!"And I'm thinking about hope because this morning I was listening to a climate ( Read more... )

In every war, civilians die. In every war, there is "friendly fire" -- mistakes or accidents that kill people on your own side. In every war, there's limited knowledge regarding what's actually happening. In every war, both sides lie about what's actually happening ( Read more... )

This week, the Swiss government backed labeling Hamas a terrorist organization,They've given up their historic neutrality! First siding with Ukraine in 2022, now siding with Israel in 2023 ( Read more... )