Trump Is Just the Latest Strongman to Think He Can Control Venezuela www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

External actors—most recently the Trump administration—have approached Venezuela as if force, markets, or managerial confidence could sub for understanding. www.laprogressive.com/war-and-peac...

Zohran Mamdani and the Long Muslim Thread in the American Story www.commondreams.org/opinion/zohr...

What happens when a seminary with more than two centuries of history decides that its next chapter should unfold not in quiet seclusion, but in the bustle of a city rediscovering itself? www.fingerlakes1.com/2025/12/18/s...

Two explosions, a burning vessel, and the silent corpses of survivors clinging to life. In the Caribbean Sea, U.S. forces struck a Venezuelan-flagged boat twice, forcing Americans to confront a brutal question: how far will a nation go to preserve power and influence? www.nny360.com/opinion/lett...

The first thing Ken Burns’ The American Revolution makes unmistakably clear is how close we came to losing everything. The second is how impossible it would have been to win without France. theopinionpages.com/2025/12/the-...

Maybe it’s miscalculation, maybe it’s panic, but the fearmongering is falling flat. Most Americans do not view drugs as a national security threat, let alone see suspected smugglers—if that’s even what they were—as enemy combatants. myclintonnews.com/stories/opin...

The strikes are more than tactical operations; they are a test of national character: What kind of country do we want to be? commons.commondreams.org/t/the-caribb....

White’s literary legacy is rooted in empathy, care, and the affirmation of life; the bureaucratic appropriation of his title stands in stark, almost satirical contrast to the world he sought to illuminate. George Cassidy Payne Nov 19, 2025 Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

The bravest act is sometimes the one that defies orders, safeguards the innocent, and enforces the law. www.commondreams.org/opinion/obed...

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains. — Alfred North Whitehead www.psychotherapy.net/blog/title/p...

On March 16, 1968, Thompson, a young Army helicopter pilot in the 123rd Aviation Battalion of the 23rd Infantry Division, flew over the South Vietnamese village of Son My and witnessed something unimaginable. www.laprogressive.com/war-and-peac...

What if healing wasn’t only a private journey, but a shared one? For Adair Finucane, trauma-informed facilitator, artist, and somatic educator, the body carries its own memory, an intelligence beyond words. medium.com/@icaj2000/re...

In a world where arguments are often louder than understanding, teaching can either reinforce division or plant the seeds of compassion. thetattooedbuddha.com/2025/12/02/t...

Buffalo's Dr. Alyssa Monfuletho, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent of Community Schools, Adult Education, and Family & Community Engagement, is on a mission to ensure every child’s emotional, physical, and academic needs are not just acknowledged, but fully met. www.buffalorising.com/2025/12/the-...

It is a story of ideas and people, of fear and ambition, of unity and division, of a world on the brink of transformation. medium.com/@icaj2000/th...

Courage is rarely convenient. Sometimes it is condemned. Ask Hugh Clowers Thompson Jr. www.commondreams.org/opinion/obed...

How Cheney's Destructive War on Terror Became Trump's Authoritarian War on Truth www.commondreams.org/opinion/how-...