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Congressional Democrats Supported Violent Force Against Protesters in 2010

June 19, 2020 By admin

The use of lethal force by police, National Guard, and other security forces has come under increasing scrutiny in the wake of the George Floyd killing and resulting uprisings. Congressional Democrats have begun speaking out against police-perpetrated killings as well as the use of excessive force against protesters and journalists across the country, such as the notorious incident in Lafayette Park across from the White House late last month.

INTERVIEW: Biden’s Sponsorship of the Invasion of Iraq

March 12, 2020 By admin

Skip to Minute 29:30 for interview

Stephen Zunes talks about Joe Biden’s shameful history helping to advocate for the invasion of Iraq in 2002 and 2003.

Dems Eye Hawkish Eliot Engel to Chair House Foreign Affairs Committee

November 14, 2018 By admin

The Progressive November 14, 2018

Democrats’ skepticism of Feinstein well-founded

April 27, 2018 By admin

The Californian, April 27, 2018, by Stephen Zunes The stunning rejection of Dianne Feinstein’s expected endorsement for another term as California’s senior U.S. Senator the Democratic State Convention in February was based not just upon concerns about her age and…

Trump’s actions on Jerusalem come with Democratic support

December 7, 2017 By admin

San Francisco Chronicle December 7, 2017: President Trump’s announcement on Wednesday that the United States formally recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and that the U.S. embassy would be moved to that multiethnic and multifaith city once again places the United…

Both Parties Pushed Trump Toward Reckless Action on Jerusalem

December 6, 2017 By admin

[Full Article] Published in The Progressive, Huffington Post, Common Dreams & Transcend Media Service: President Trump’s plan to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and move the U.S. embassy there risks a violent and destabilizing reaction targeting U.S. interests…

Why Democrats Don’t Want to Talk about Flynn’s First Meeting with the Russians

December 5, 2017 By admin

The Progressive and The Huffington Post December 5, 2017 Key points are rendered in this 5-minute video.

Trump’s Far-Right Israel Stance Creates an Opening for the Left

February 17, 2017 By admin

But congressional Democrats won’t act without a push. In These Times & The Huffington Post February 17, 2017

Panetta’s first foreign policy vote sides with Trump

January 13, 2017 By admin

Monterrey Herald January 13, 2017

Once Again, Democrats Blow It on Middle East Peace

January 11, 2017 By admin

Foreign Policy In Focus January 11, 2017: In the first major foreign policy vote of the new Congress, most Democrats sided with Trump — and against international law — on Israeli settlements.

Hope fades for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

January 10, 2017 By admin

National Catholic Reporter January 10, 2017 The election of Donald Trump may mark the end of any realistic hope of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. And don’t expect the Democratic Party to try to save it, it…

Overcoming Bitterness and No Longer Assuming the Worst of Democrats

November 2, 2016 By admin

National Catholic Reporter November 28, 2016 For decades, I have been obsessed with exposing the Clintons and like-minded Democratic politicians’ dangerous foreign policies, challenging liberal naiveté that ignores or excuses such hawkish proclivities, and underscoring the need to withhold…

Millennial Apathy and a Possible President Trump

September 28, 2016 By admin

The Progressive September 28, 2016: Despite Hillary Clinton’s shellacking of Donald Trump in Monday’s debate, polls show the presidential race remains disturbingly close.

Republicans, Democrats alike still level threats at Iran

August 15, 2016 By admin

The 2015 Iran nuclear deal should have curbed the longstanding bellicose rhetoric coming from Republican and Democratic political leaders toward the Muslim country. Signed by Iran and six other nations (including the United States) and ratified by the United Nations Security Council, the comprehensive agreement contains strict provisions limiting Iran’s nuclear capabilities to well below the threshold necessary to develop atomic weapons and subjects Iran to the most rigorous inspection regime in history. The result has been dramatically reduced regional tensions and the elimination of any potential threat to U.S. national security.

Interview: ‘Most Progressive Dem Platform in History’ Hawkish on Foreign Policy

July 27, 2016 By admin

The Democratic Party platform may indeed be, as some have proclaimed, the “most progressive” in the history of the party—at least on various important domestic issues. But some of its foreign policy planks reflect a disturbingly hawkish worldview consistent with those of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Defending Israel’s Attacks on Civilians—A Harbinger for Clinton’s Presidency?

May 26, 2016 By admin

A fight is brewing as Democrats prepare to debate U.S. policy on Israel at their national convention in July. Bernie Sanders’ appointees to the platform committee Cornel West and James Zogby plan to challenge the party establishment’s uncritical support for an increasingly aggressive, right wing Israeli government.

Hillary and Bernie Part Ways on Israel

April 18, 2016 By admin

The foreign policy divide between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders could not have been more obvious than in last week’s debate in Brooklyn when the moderator brought forward the issue of Israel and Palestine. The answers they gave not only revealed differing emphases among two politicians who both strongly identify as being “pro-Israel,” it revealed a striking contrast regarding the role the United States should play as a mediator in international conflicts and attitudes towards international humanitarian law.

The US role in the Honduras coup and subsequent violence

March 14, 2016 By admin

On March 3, Berta Cáceres, a brave and outspoken indigenous Honduran environmental activist and winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize [1], was gunned down in her hometown of La Esperanza. Erika Guevara-Rosas [2], Americas director for Amnesty International, noted how “For years, she had been the victim of a sustained campaign of harassment and threats to stop her from defending the rights of indigenous communities.”

Hillary the Hawk

February 14, 2016 By admin

Despite Hillary Clinton’s reputation as a liberal, the record suggests her presidency would push America toward a more militaristic approach to the region.

On Hillary Clinton, Sexism, and U.S. Foreign Policy

February 12, 2016 By admin

Feminists who oppose Hillary Clinton’s imperialism can’t just challenge her foreign policy. We have to challenge the sexist attacks against her, too.