Was Jimmy Carter Really a Peacemaker? admin, January 19, 2025January 19, 2025 Fair Observer January 17, 2025, with Claire Whitaker: Carter earned the Nobel Peace Prize for his post-presidency work, but while in office, he was no peacemaker. Carter’s foreign policy compromised his morals, supported autocratic regimes and failed to combat human rights violations… (source) Continue Reading
Interview: Jimmy Carter’s Legacy with Stephen Zunes admin, January 12, 2025January 20, 2025 WORT-FM January 9, 2025 (50 mins.): Stephen Zunes joins host Allen Ruff to critically assess the legacy of a former president as most media tend to overlook the low points of Carter’s time in office. Carter inherited the presidency at the height of US imperialism with limited foreign-policy experience, propping… Continue Reading
As President, Jimmy Carter Was Not a “Peacemaker” admin, January 11, 2025January 20, 2025 In These Times, January 10, 2025 The recent passing of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has led to some well-deserved praise of his legacy, particularly in regard to his exemplary service as a peacemaker and humanitarian since leaving the White House in 1981. During his post-presidency, he was also subjected to… Continue Reading
Jimmy Carter Warned Us About Israeli Apartheid admin, January 5, 2025January 20, 2025 The Progressive January 2, 2025: The late President Jimmy Carter… was met with intense criticism for insisting that standards of peace, human rights, and international law should apply not just to countries hostile to U.S. interests, but to U.S. allies like Israel as well. Particularly controversial was Carter’s 2006 book,… Continue Reading