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Last US strike in Afghanistan an Analogy for the War itself

September 27, 2021 Brian Garvey

By Brian Garvey Hayat, 2, Malika, 3, Somaya, 3, Benyamin, 6, Arwin, 7, Farzad, 10, Faisal, 16, Zamir, 20, Naser, 30, and Zemarai, 43. These are the innocent victims of the last US airstrike on Afghanistan. After over two weeks of denials and obfuscations, the […]

Forty-Two Years in Afghanistan: Can a New US Foreign Policy avoid Hyper-Masculinist Ego?

September 27, 2021 Patricia Hynes

by H. Patricia Hynes Originally posted by Informed Comment on September 16th, 2021. The Deadly Sins of the US War in Afghanistan Today, that Congress together with the Executive Branch, the Pentagon, and military contractors should return to the National Cathedral to confess their deadly […]

Reforming Our Cobbled Healthcare System

September 27, 2021 Catherine DeLorey

by Catherine DeLorey Originally posted in DigBoston on August 9th, 2021. For those who did not already realize what a dysfunctional health care system we have, the Covid pandemic has exposed just how vulnerable the US healthcare system is. While more and more people become […]

House Hikes Pentagon Budget, Rejects Most Pro-Peace Amendments

September 26, 2021 Cole Harrison

by Cole Harrison Militarism tightened its icy, bipartisan grip on Washington, as the House of Representatives Sept. 23 voted for a $778 billion Pentagon budget — $38 billion higher than Trump’s final budget, and $24 billion higher than the amount requested by President Biden. The […]

The $3.5T Build Back Better Act is a huge step, but not enough.

September 26, 2021 Nick Rabb

Pass it, then, back to work By Nick Rabb As the incoming $3.5T “Build Back Better ” climate and social policy bill captures headlines, it can be difficult to know whether to cheer or boo. Along with “big new bill” whiplash over the past nine […]

Congress and China. Cartoon by Andrew Flaherty/MAPA

The EAGLE Act: an Anti-China Bill

September 26, 2021 Drew Baldwin

by Drew Baldwin There are few things Congress agrees upon. China, however, is one of them. In July, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the “Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement” or EAGLE Act (H.R. 3524), led by committee chair Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY). The […]

Palestinian activists pressure Massachusetts delegation

September 26, 2021 Yawu Miller

by Yawu Miller Originally posted in the Bay State Banner After a summer marked by land expropriation in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem, the bombardment of Gaza, shootings and detention of Palestinian children and growing international outrage at the occupation of Palestinian land, a […]