I recently got a chance to discuss American militarism and antiwar politics with Ralph Nader. The Center for Study of Responsive Law created this video in affiliation with the Amherst Political Union.
Malcolm X Understood Empire
It is interesting that Americans do not invoke Malcolm X the way they invoke other civil rights leaders. Where ideas about American militarism go, X's contributions were piercingly insightful but lamentably overlooked when the man lived. For that they deserve...
American Meddling in Yemen Means Aggression at Home
If the onsite horrors of the war and embargo against Yemen are not reason enough for us to advocate an American withdrawal from that foreign conflagration, hopefully this is: our government’s support for the Saudi war in Yemen entails aggression in the United States....
Yemenis: Fish in the Tyrants’ Barrel
American-aligned leaders keen to wage war for "humanitarianism" now have a prime opportunity to prove their humanitarian bona fides. Let them withdraw their support for the Saudi suffocation of Yemen, a country starving from months of debilitating airstrikes...
No Support for Turkey’s War
Now that NATO officially supports Turkey's revitalized war against the Kurdistan Workers' Party, the Turks might soon request American weapons, intelligence and diplomatic assistance for their onslaught. When that time comes, we should say no. Those who would again...