Editorial
by Michael Niemann These are difficult times. Then again, which times aren’t? It is tempting, in the face of the daily avalanche of terrible news emanating from Washington, D.C., to
March 13, 2025
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Medford Rally Opposes Trump Administration
by Allen Hallmark About 500 southern Oregonians and maybe some from northern California, too, gathered at Medford City Hall on Tuesday, March 4th to rally against the many draconian actions
March 13, 2025
The Substitution of Dealmaking for Diplomacy
by Herb Rothschild My online search for foreign views of President Donald Trump since his inauguration was hampered by the language barrier and paywalls. Still, I noticed something that seems
March 13, 2025
Humanitarian aid’s extreme donor dependency problem in five charts
US foreign aid cuts have exposed the humanitarian system’s dependence on a small pool of Western donors, particularly the US, which contributed 43% of public humanitarian funding in 2023. This
March 13, 2025
Musk’s Attack on Us Was Wrong
James Zogby, President of the Arab-American Institute response to a Musk post on X. This past week began on a deeply disturbing note. Elon Musk reposted on X (formerly Twitter)
March 13, 2025
A Call to Spiritual Defiance
Episcopal priest, teacher, and spiritual leader Adam Bucko calls for spiritual defiance in the face of the current administration’s policies and actions. How do we react to the cruelty emanating
March 13, 2025