June 3, 2023, 6:13 pm 1 comments in the last 7 days.
Disconnecting War from Its Consequences.

Twenty-two years ago, Congress put sanity up for a vote. Sanity lost in the House, 420-1. It lost in the Senate, 98-0. Barbara Lee’s lone vote for sanity remains a tiny light of courageous hope flickering in a chaotic world.

July 20, 2012, 11:58 pm 1 comments in the last 7 days.
India Resident Rooma Mehra Featured on The Wrighter.

This week, Rooma Mehra is featured on The Wrighter as the blog, created by Kobina Wright, continues to explore the work of contemporary artists and discuss the auctioning of Edvard Munch’s “The Scream.” The features will continue through the end of August 2012.

February 24, 2013, 4:40 pm 1 comments in the last 7 days.
Palestinian Prisoners and Israel's Shin Bet.

After a 30-year-old Palestinian died while in custody and a hunger strike by four other inmates sparked a week of West Bank protests. Palestinians are calling for an international investigation of Israel's treatment of detained Palestinians.

February 3, 2021, 12:37 am 1 comments in the last 7 days.
Rumination on the Trump Deplorables.

Were we better off January 20 than we were four years ago? The answer is a definite “NO.” I am still trying, however, without much success, to understand why 74+ million Americans voted to re-elect Trump when for four years he has embarrassed himself and this nation with his ignorance, ineptness, and lack of human decency. During the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton called Trump supporters a “basket of deplorables.” Who are these deplorables?