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The Rubble of Gaza and the Ghosts of Tokyo

The Rubble of Gaza and the Ghosts of Tokyo

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10.03.2026 3

Common Dreams

Eric Ross

The Rubble of Gaza and the Ghosts of Tokyo

Amid the so-called “ceasefire,” as imperial grifters and disaster capitalists jockey to remake Gaza in their image and in accordance with their...

06.03.2026 10

CounterPunch

Eric Ross

We Must End the Global Nuclear Arms Race Before It Ends Us

12.02.2026 1

Common Dreams

Eric Ross

The End of New START and the Enduring Nuclear Nightmare

On February 5th, with the expiration of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, or New START, the only bilateral arms control treaty left between...

09.02.2026 60

CounterPunch

Eric Ross

Right Message, Wrong Messengers: A Brief History of Oil and U.S. Empire in Iran

Multiple things can be true at once. The Iranian people are engaged in a legitimate popular struggle against an entrenched political elite that has...

14.01.2026 20

CounterPunch

Eric Ross

Why the US Must Absolutely Not Force Regime Change in Iran

13.01.2026 10

Common Dreams

Eric Ross

The Venezuela Escalation Ignores a Long History of US Hypocrisy on Drugs

30.12.2025 10

Common Dreams

Eric Ross

The Venezuela Escalation Ignores a Long History of U.S. Hypocrisy on Drugs

Every accusation is a confession. This is clearly true of the Trump administration’s insistence that Venezuela operates as a “narco-state,”...

30.12.2025 20

CounterPunch

Eric Ross

Brace Yourselves for Trump’s New Monroe Doctrine

23.12.2025 10

The Nation

Eric Ross

From the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro, US Imperialism Grips Latin America

When Washington interferes in other nations, the outcome is never stability or democracy but their absolute negation.

09.12.2025 20

Truthout

Eric Ross

History Shows Why the US Must Leave Venezuela Alone

08.12.2025 9

Common Dreams

Eric Ross

U.S. Imperialism in Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to Maduro

In recent months, the Trump administration has escalated a decades-long campaign against the Venezuelan government and people. The renewed,...

08.12.2025 10

CounterPunch

Eric Ross

Winning a Fossil Fuel Divestment Pledge Is Hard. Keeping It Is Harder.

06.11.2025 9

The Nation

Eric Ross

Can Mamdani and Friends Revive Socialism in America? Our Future Depends on It

02.11.2025 7

Common Dreams

Eric Ross

Hollywood Rediscovers the Bomb

21.10.2025 7

Common Dreams

Eric Ross

The Department of Defense Has Always Been the Department of War

19.09.2025 6

Common Dreams

Eric Ross

What Does It Mean to Remember Hiroshima as Bombs Drop on Gaza?

14.08.2025 10

The Nation

Eric Ross

80 years after Hiroshima, the words “never again” ring hollow

The bombing's specter looms over the devastation of Gaza and Ukraine

14.08.2025 7

Salon

Eric Ross

Eighty Years of Talking Peace and Preparing for Nuclear War

On August 6, 2025, the world marked the 80th anniversary of the American destruction of Hiroshima. As in decades past, Hiroshima Day served to honor...

14.08.2025 30

CounterPunch

Eric Ross

What Would It Mean to Remember Hiroshima Without Hypocrisy?

12.08.2025 10

Common Dreams

Eric Ross

We’re Still Living With the Decisions Made During the Trinity Tests

23.07.2025 9

The Nation

Eric Ross

We’re still living an atomic nightmare

Eighty years after the first test, why was there so little dissent at Los Alamos — and what does it mean today?

22.07.2025 5

Salon

Eric Ross

What Can We Learn From the Birth of the Nuclear Era?

18.07.2025 8

Common Dreams

Eric Ross

80 Years After the Trinity Nuke Test, We’re Still Living an Atomic Nightmare

We can’t know exactly how events would have unfolded had dissent been amplified, but we must now demand a safer future.

17.07.2025 10

Truthout

Eric Ross

Dissent Is Patriotic: Daniel Ellsberg's Legacy Demands Action

18.06.2025 6

Common Dreams

Eric Ross

No, We Don’t Need a New Manhattan Project for AI

“History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce.” Marx’s aphorism feels newly prescient. Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy...

05.06.2025 10

CounterPunch

Eric Ross

No, We Don’t Need a New Manhattan Project for AI

03.06.2025 6

Common Dreams

Eric Ross

Repression vs. Activism — Colleges Crack Down While Gaza Solidarity Persists

Last spring, campuses across the country became flashpoints of anti-war resistance, as thousands of students mobilized in a powerful demonstration of...

12.02.2025 10

CounterPunch

Eric Ross