February 21, 2026
With the striking down of the Trump tariffs we are told that "Chaos may come next". What? I agree with Isabel Allende. "To judge by what I saw around me, the world was [already] pure chaos".
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February 24, 2026
Four years ago today, Putin ordered the Russian military to invade Ukraine. Honestly, I expected him to overrun the country and be in control in Kyiv in less than a week. I am so used to people caving into power rather than fighting back that I never imagined that the
February 23, 2026
It is great to see more and more union-affliated candidates running for office all around the country, but in my mind this is only a stopgap measure. I have always been extremely pro-union, but only in the context of a world run by out of control capitalists. I have always
February 22, 2026
Of course there is only despair on the ground in Gaza. Their land is in ruins, their homes have been destroyed, and Palestinians in the West Bank are having their land stolen from them. They also have the historical memory of promises made and promises broken. As Emily Dickinson once
February 20, 2024
This week saw the inaugural meeting of the "Trump Board of Peace". We are told that they will not only bring peace to Gaza, but that they will solve conflicts all around the globe. How will they bring about world peace? By launching vast armies to smash the