by Medea Benjamin | Sep 25, 2015 | News
During the discussion on the Iran nuclear deal, it has been strange to hear US politicians fiercely condemn Iranian human rights abuses while remaining silent about worse abuses by US ally Saudi Arabia. Not only is the Saudi regime repressive at home and abroad, but...
by Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity | Sep 14, 2015 | News
MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity (VIPS) SUBJECT: Veteran Intelligence Professionals Challenge CIA’s “Rebuttal” on TortureFormer CIA leaders responsible for allowing torture to become part of the 21st...
by Yves Engler | Sep 8, 2015 | News
Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell once said “an election is no time to discuss important issues.” But surely the opportunity to free up $40 billion while making the world a safer place ought to spark a discussion about the Canadian Navy’s role in the world.Four years...
by Murray Polner | Aug 7, 2015 | News
The struggle over the Iran Agreement reminds me of the seventeen years I spent as editor of Present Tense, a liberal Jewish-oriented magazine, published by the American Jewish Committee. In 1990, we featured a detailed investigative piece, "Speaking for the...
by Medea Benjamin | Jul 9, 2015 | News
A nuclear deal with Iran could be a game changer for US foreign policy and for the Middle East. The P5+1 (the U.S., China, Russia, France and the United Kingdom, plus Germany) and Iran have been developing a comprehensive agreement that would freeze Iran’s...
