The late Republican senator was constantly lobbying for the killing of others. Why should anyone weep for a man who didn’t care about inflicting death around the world?
There’s barely any pretense that Trump cares about Cuban democracy. This is about privatizing Cuba’s public assets and getting them into the hands of Trump’s cronies.
Vincent Sheean was dispatched to Palestine by the Zionist movement. What he saw there made him realize that a specifically Jewish state would produce unending conflict.
“America Firsters” may criticize Israel, but many are either outright antisemitic or more interested in saving U.S. tax dollars than achieving justice and self-determination for Palestinians.
As Reaganism took hold nationally in the '80s, a Vermont socialist became a popular mayor. Bernie Sanders' first time in office offers lessons for the left in the age of Trump.