Roger Bybee

2 months ago | newpol.org | Roger Bybee |Howie Hawkins |Frieda Afary |Carl Davidson

Winter 2025 (New Politics Vol. XX No. 2, Whole Number 78) FROM THE EDITORSA POLITICAL PARADOX: A PROGRESSIVE-LEANING PUBLIC ELECTS A FAR-RIGHT PRESIDENT, Howie HawkinsASSESSING ONE OF AMERICA’S GREAT LABOR PROGRESSIVES, Jeff StilleyCHINA’S “NO HUMAN RIGHTS” COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE VS.

Oct 28, 2024 | progressive.org | Roger Bybee

Pike County in eastern Kentucky is part of the nation’s second poorest congressional district. It is also the second most conservative district; 80 percent of Pike County voters picked Donald Trump in both 2016 and 2020. This is despite Trump’s absent or dismal record on issues that could improve the lives of poor people in Kentucky—such as a higher minimum wage, universal health care, and strong taxation of corporations and the super-rich.

Apr 1, 2024 | wisconsinexaminer.com | Roger Bybee

Almost 50 years after it ended, the U.S. war in Vietnam  continues to cast deep shadows on America and Vietnam alike. Both the role that some active-duty U.S. troops played in helping to bring it to an end and recent efforts to build bridges of reconciliation have received far too little attention. These often-hidden elements will be explored in three timely exhibitions running simultaneously April 1-17 at UW-Madison, UW Oshkosh, and Marquette University in Milwaukee.

Mar 26, 2024 | shepherdexpress.com | Roger Bybee

The experiences of countless US troops in the brutal war against the people of Vietnam turned huge numbers of soldiers and sailors against the war, and their under-appreciated resistance was a critical factor in the US finally ending the war in 1975. In more recent times, the toll of some three million Vietnamese and 58,209 Americans in the war has fueled efforts by Vietnam veterans and others to build bridges of reconciliation with Vietnam.

Jan 9, 2024 | laprogressive.com | Roger Bybee

The vilification of Israel’s disregard for life has become so severe that even US President Joe Biden felt moved to openly characterize Israeli actions as “indiscriminate bombing.”The world-wide and domestic condemnation of Israel’s brutal war against Gaza coming from across the world and inside the US has reached a powerful level threatening to isolate Israel.