The Democrats can potentially wrest control of Congress in the upcoming midterm election only if they listen very carefully to what the American people are yearning for. The public cares less about left, right, or centrist slogans; they need a government that provides the means and the opportunities to meet their basic needs and live…

Trump’s reckless and arbitrary use of his presidential power to pardon anyone he chooses, irrespective of their crime and conviction, erodes trust and weakens the rule of law in the US and undermines its credibility and commitment to international law and human rights around the world I stopped counting how many ethical red lines Trump…

Trump has chosen the path of disastrous authoritarianism. What would it take to stop him from destroying our democracy and replacing it with a dictatorship? Every American must remember that the US is not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover; we are in it. Trump is acting on it methodically in broad daylight, with…

There is a growing consensus among many notable political scientists and historians that America is at a perilous crossroads; Trump has chosen the road that leads to disastrous authoritarianism. The question is what it would take to stop Trump from destroying our democracy and replacing it with a dictatorship For nearly 250 years, despite its…

It is hard to imagine that there is not a single adult in Trump’s orbit to tell him that withdrawing from the many UN agencies that provide critical humanitarian services undermine rather than advance the US’ national interest and global standing Alon Ben-Meir · Trump's Assault on the UN is Self-Defeating There is no other…

The Democratic Party has no time to spare; they must use every legitimate tool to stop Trump in his tracks. The results of next year’s midterm election will demonstrate whether or not the Democratic Party has what it takes to save the nation from Trump’s march toward the abyss. The Democratic Party now faces the…

President Trump, you are the only leader who can stop Netanyahu from committing another genocide in Gaza. The whole world is watching. Do not allow yourself to become an accessory to the murder of thousands of innocent Palestinian women and children and the utter destruction of what’s left of Gaza As I am writing this…

The West, led by the Trump administration, has enabled the Netanyahu government to commit crimes against humanity and became complicit in the unfathomably horrific disaster that is being inflicted on the Palestinians in Gaza Alon Ben-Meir · Western Powers are Complicit in Crimes Against Humanity in Gaza The war in Gaza has crossed many red…

The ancient quote from the Greek philosopher Phaedrus, to not let success go to one’s head and inflating one’s ego, which can lead to terrible failure, is a timeless warning to Trump and Netanyahu. Having tested the sweetness of Israel’s impressive success in destroying many sensitive sites in Iran and killing top military commanders and…