DR. MARIA J. STEPHAN and HARDY MERRIMAN – When business leaders hear concerns about democratic backsliding, they tend to dismiss it as alarmist. But the facts suggest that many in the business community aren’t scared enough—or ready to act when they need to. If the United States stays on its current track, the losses for business will be significant. The greatest peril companies face today is not the risk of speaking up—it is the risk of staying silent.
Beyond Borders: Building community in the face of displacement
NORBERT BYAMBO KAGOSI and DR. MUJIB ABID – In Nakivale, Norbert’s work as a peacebuilder, educator and co-founder of New Talent for the Best Future is part of an ongoing effort to build a future with fellow refugees. Displacement has shaped this work, but it does not exhaust the possibilities of his life or theirs. As we look towards Beyond Borders, we ask what becomes possible when displaced people are recognized as organizers, educators and political actors, with a voice in shaping the conditions of our shared world.
Most likely to secede
TOM HASTINGS – Many say, “we are one nation, helping each other through disasters with the might of our government and resources.” Not any more. I’m an old man, mid-70s, and in my long life I have never witnessed a regime so partisan, so clearly into blatant and grossly unAmerican retributive actions, such as withholding disaster aid from states who didn’t vote for him, as Trump has done.
Decoding Pro-Israel Buzzwords in a Time of Genocide
NORMAN SOLOMON – The standard gotcha question “Do you believe Israel has a right to exist?” can be answered with clear questions: “Do you think apartheid South Africa had a right to exist?” . . . “Do you think ethnic cleansing has a right to exist?” . . . “Do you think genocide has a right to exist?” . . . “Do you think the tens of thousands of Palestinian children killed by the Israeli military had a right to exist?”
Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says
DAVID GRITTEN and IMOGEN FOULKES – A new report says there are reasonable grounds to conclude that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out since the start of the war with Hamas in 2023
Why we need to think outside the box this election
DANIEL HUNTER – Defending the upcoming election from authoritarian capture will require massive turnout, and we all have roles to play.