Keeping the ‘Rule of Law’ Alive / Politics / By Gwynne Dyer 19 March 2025 Last Tuesday [March 18 2025)] there was a vote in the Bundestag, the lower house of the German parliament, that may have changed the course of history. When the vote came out ‘Yes’, you could feel the tectonic plates shift. … Continue reading Germany voted to rearm—Did the Earth Move? Gwynne Dyer Says Yes
Ukraine: Maybe a short cease-fire, maybe not By Gwynne Dyer – Mar 14, 2025 What’s hard to keep in mind, with all the hype that’s flying around, is that there’s no particular reason for either side in the Ukraine war to want a cease-fire right now, let alone a full peace settlement. The only … Continue reading Do Ukraine’s Ceasefire Hopes Hang on Trump’s Nobel Fever Dreams?
I’m A free Bonus from the gang at “What Goes Around Comes Around” Media: this first cartoon is from 2017, when Trump tried to KILL Obamacare, but was stopped by nationwide constituent pushback. Can Congress WAKE UP again?? PS. To Constituents: KEEP UP the pressure! Now some blasts from the cartoon past … Below: … Continue reading Welcome to a Showdown Week: Musk vs Fed workers + AFGE (But What About CONGRESS??)
If Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should fall off the wagon and be dragged off the public stage to rehab, his Pentagon tenure, however much longer it lasts, will surely be remembered for one thing; or maybe two. The second would be turning into the answer to a question of the sort that haunts a generation, … Continue reading Erasing Black Military History: Pete Hegseth’s “American Crusade” Has Bagged Its First High-Ranking Victims: A General, an Admiral, — and Black History Month
The Economist — Time’s up— Volodymyr Zelensky’s five-year term ends on May 20th But he has no plans to step down or call an election during wartime Five years ago, on May 20th, 2019, a fresh-faced Volodymyr Zelensky began his presidency with the offer of a contract to his people. “Each of us is the … Continue reading Ukraine Update: Zelensky’s Term Ends on May 20. What Then??