By Calla Walsh This article was originally posted to People’s Dispatch.  On Wednesday, September 27, US Democratic Senator Bob Menendez plead not guilty to charges of bribery, fraud and extortion in Manhattan federal court. It is not Menendez’s first indictment, but now, Menendez faces resounding calls from top Democrats to … Read More

By Martin Halpern Between September 30 and October 8, 2023, peace activists from over thirty countries are coming together to support “an immediate ceasefire and peace negotiations” to end the Ukraine War. In joining these advocates, I continue on a path I began over sixty years ago.  In October 1962, … Read More

by Kathie Malley-Morrison Big news from Elizabeth Warren: She’s not going to take on Joe Biden for Democratic party candidate for the 2024 presidential election; instead, she’ll run for another six-year term as Senator from Massachusetts.  On her website Warren shares her plans for a new term if re-elected. What … Read More

by Jonathan King When the Covid 19 pandemic engulfed our country, many couldn’t understand how the richest, most scientifically advanced nation in the world could be so unprepared. Our Fund Healthcare Not Warfare working group understood that, in addition to the lack of a coherent health care system in … Read More

By Jeanne Trubek History is written by the victors, it is frequently said. However, if we want to make an accurate assessment of what has occurred, we cannot rewrite the record of events, even when our sympathies change.  This is not a statement about the war in Ukraine but simply … Read More

By Hayat Imam Fear turned to relief when my friend’s son, a teacher in Maui, sent a Facebook message: he was safe. I was particularly distressed by this situation as I had known him since he was a little boy, but also because my friend had visited him in Maui … Read More