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The Calamities Of War And Limitations Of Military Might

2 weeks ago | blackstarnews.com | Lawrence Wittner

By Lawrence S. Wittner Photos: Wikimedia CommonsAlthough the statement that was made by Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong, it’s an idea that, in one form or another, has motivated a great many people, from the members of teenage street gangs to the statesmen of major nations. The rising spiral of world military spending provides a striking example of how highly national governments value armed forces.
Earth Day 2025: We Must Protect The Planet From Forces Destroying Our World

2 weeks ago | blackstarnews.com | Robert Koehler

By Robert Koehler\PeaceVoicePhotos: Wikimedia CommonsLet Earth Day be every day! Let it transcend the present state of politics and our economic hierarchy. Let it open us to the future we long for but do not yet envision. We live on one vulnerable, extraordinary planet. We are not its overlords; we are part of an evolving circle of life, which we are still trying to understand. And we can only understand it if we also value it, ever so deeply. Earth Day is also Love Day.
Examining Four Disgraceful Acts Of Trump’s Authoritarian Administration

3 weeks ago | blackstarnews.com | Mel Gurtov

By Mel Gurtov\PeaceVoicePhotos: YouTube Screenshots\ICC\Wikimedia CommonsAct 1: US and El Salvador Won’t Return Wrongly Deported ManNo disgraceful act of the Trump administration is more dangerous than its denial of due process of law, judicial decisions, and unquestionable facts in the deportation to El Salvador of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
The Second Coming Of Trump: Racism And Xenophobia Returns

3 weeks ago | blackstarnews.com | Robert Koehler

Robert Koehler\PeaceVoicePhotos: YouTube ScreenshotsFrom Gulf of America to mass expulsion of “illegals” (people of color) to continuing genocidal complicity in Gaza to whatever the daily news brings us…welcome to Trump America! Welcome to the small-minded, white nation so many long for, free once again from those large, inconvenient values – e.g., the Declaration of Independence – that keep disrupting the way things are supposed to be.
The Destructiveness Of Trump’s “America First” Begins At Home

1 month ago | blackstarnews.com | Mel Gurtov

By Mel Gurtov\PeaceVoicePhotos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia CommonsTrump’s Exaggerated OpportunityDonald Trump’s embrace of “America First” represents a dramatic U-turn from the liberal internationalism that Democratic and Republican presidents alike adopted as a foreign policy framework. Free trade and economic globalization, active participation in international organizations, security coalitions, support of human rights and international law—these were standard US positions.
Freedom Of Speech: We’re On A Dark And Dangerous Road To Nowhere

1 month ago | blackstarnews.com | Robert Koehler

By Robert Koehler\PeaceVoicePhotos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia CommonsFreedom of speech is kind of like eggs nowadays – too expensive! For Columbia University, the cost imposed on it by the Trump administration was suddenly $400 million in rescinded federal funding, at least if the speech was pro-Palestinian and critical of Israel.
The Arrogance Of Power Revived: Trump’s Treatment Of Ukraine’s President Zelensky Was Disgraceful

2 months ago | blackstarnews.com | Lawrence Wittner

By Dr. Lawrence Wittner\PeaceVoicePhotos: YouTube Screenshots\Wikimedia CommonsIn April 1966, Senator J.W. Fulbright, Chair of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, gave a remarkable and highly-publicized speech at Johns Hopkins University, condemning the U.S. role in the Vietnam War.
Police Union By Endorsing Trump Helped Pardon Jan. 6 MAGA Terrorists Who Assaulted Cops

Jan 29, 2025 | blackstarnews.com | Colin Benjamin

By Colin BenjaminPhotos: YouTube\Video Screenshots\Wikimedia CommonsThe Fraternal Order of Police recently said they were “deeply discouraged” by the pardons issued by Donald Trump to his insurrectionist terrorists who overran the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. 2021. In a sleight of hand, these phonies pretended they were being bi-partisan in their criticism by also denouncing President Biden—supposedly for his sentence commutation of the 80-year-old, and ailing, Leonard Peltier.
The Power Of Boycott: King's Legacy In The Civil Rights Struggle

Jan 23, 2025 | blackstarnews.com | S. E. Williams

By S. E. Williams\Black Voice NewsThroughout the Civil Rights movement, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reminded us over and over again that the battle for racial justice included the struggle for economic justice. Today, many of the hard fought victories of the civil rights era continue to be gradually stripped away. This includes most significantly, key provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.
In Minnesota, Alleged $250 Million Feeding Embezzlement Scheme, Aimee Bock Was Also Victim, Lawyer Says

Jan 18, 2025 | blackstarnews.com | Milton Allimadi

By Milton Allimadi Photos: Video\YouTube ScreenshotsGoing by the government’s narrative, Aimee Bock—the former leader (shown below) of a Minnesota non-profit organization called Feeding Our Future (FOF), whose trial in the alleged scheme that resulted in the theft of millions of dollars from a federal food program meant to feed children starts Feb.