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James Wall served as a Contributing Editor of The Christian Century magazine, based in Chicago, Illinois, from 1999 through 2017. From 1972 through 1999, he was editor and publisher of the Christian Century magazine. Many sources have influenced Jim's writings over the years, including politics, cinema, media, American culture, and the political struggles in the Middle East. He has made more than 20 trips to that region as a journalist, during which he covered such events as Anwar Sadat's 1977 trip to Jerusalem, and the 2006 Palestinian legislative election. He has interviewed, and written about, journalists, religious leaders, political leaders and private citizens in the region.
Jim served for two years on active duty in the US Air Force, and three additional years in the USAF (inactive) reserve. He can be reached at: jameswall8@gmail.com
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Thursday, November 10, 2016That Which We Feared Has Come Upon Us Donald Trump is not the leader I would have chosen to break up that moribund political/financial combine. But Trump it is, Mr. and Mrs. America, the man the majority of you chose to be our 45th President with his finger on the nuclear trigger.
Thursday, November 3, 2016Trump's Racism and Misogyny Exploited Voters To make any sense of the presidential election which concludes Tuesday, we must acknowledge that Donald J. Trump seized upon the fears and anger of voters and exploited them like the television con-man he is. Trump voters, not Trump himself, have understandable fears and angers. Trump preys upon those emotions by promising to be their savior.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016Sanders Set to Push Clinton Leftward Sanders said he and other senators "have started plotting legislation that would achieve many of the proposals that fueled his insurgent run for president, including a $15 federal minimum wage, tuition-free public college, an end to 'mass incarceration' and aggressive steps to fight climate change."
Friday, October 21, 2016The Atlantic's 3rd Endorsement in 156 Years Trump has already signaled that he will not accept the election results. It appears almost certain now that he is laying plans for what would be a cult he will build around himself. His son is already talking about developing an independent Trump television network. Hillary Clinton's victory will not be a mandate; it will be a rejection of Trumpism
Wednesday, October 12, 2016Reflections on Lincoln, Clinton and Trump If Hillary is elected, she will have many opportunities to choose between the surface military option or following the deeper diplomatic option in both foreign and domestic battles. She will see this even more clearly once she is in the White House. It is reassuring that she understands the two-level decision-making of master politician Abraham Lincoln.
Thursday, October 6, 2016I Have Seen The Future And It Belongs To Israel Obama had not given Netanyahu all he demanded in that $38 billion decade-long deal, angering the Israeli leader. As Obama must have expected, Bibi's retribution was swift. Obama met with Netanyahu at Peres' funeral. Did Bibi assume it was inappropriate to discuss government business in a time of mourning? Don't count on it.
Wednesday, September 28, 2016Would A Surgeon Trust Trump With A Knife? Who is responsible for this state of affairs? One prime suspect: A mainline media which wallows in the mud of profits from higher ratings and readership. Case in point: The mainline media pretended a "balance" in coverage which led to a downplaying of Trump's repeated fabrications, distortions and displays of ignorance. Trump had one major stumble over international agreements.
Friday, September 23, 2016Inside The U.S. $38 Billion 10-Year Gift to Israel Israel was not getting the massive payout the U.S. media claimed, with stories that sent conservatives into ecstasy and progressives into apoplexy. Netanyahu was demanding a much larger annual gift, which his rich Daddy would not give him. The bigger blow lies in the exclusion of Israel's defense industries.
Thursday, September 15, 2016Syrian Truce Holds During Islamic Eid al-Adha The agreement on Syria's cease-fire, reached last Friday, began under a cloud of opposition within the U.S. and Israeli governments. The plan would lead to American and Russian forces jointly targeting terrorist groups.
Friday, September 9, 2016Veterans Forum Staged With Show Biz In Mind The election of 2016 has degenerated into a reality show designed to attract advertising sponsors, viewers, listeners and readers. The unexpected rise of Donald Trump entertained America in 2015 and 2016 with the encouragement of the media which profited from the reality show that is Donald Trump.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016Israel Remains The Untouchable Election Issue Presidential candidate debates will soon begin. One question that should come up, but will not, is this: Should the U.S. government continue a guaranteed increase of its current three billion dollars a year to the prosperous nation of Israel, even as Israel continues to oppresses half of the population under its control?
Tuesday, August 23, 2016Israel Defends Its False Narrative Against BDS Nations that yield again and again to Israel's false narrative have stood by since 1947, looking the other way as Israel marches across Palestinian land, eliminating or constraining an entire indigenous population. Turning the spotlight on Israel, we must see that Israel's hasbara is a classic con man tactic, deceiving the world by disguising their Palestinian occupation as essential to "security" for Israel, the occupiers.
Monday, August 15, 2016In The Beginning Was Trump's False Birther Tweet The polls, state by state, show that Trump is headed for a blowout defeat. In a normal campaign this would be a call for shift in strategy. Trump, however, is not running a normal campaign. Why won't he change? Trump wants to win. He is gambling that his twitter style campaigning could put him in the White House.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016Trump Goes Off Script In Worst Possible Way The response to Trump's outburst has been overwhelmingly negative. The implied threat against Clinton prompted a reaction from a Secret Service spokesman, who refused to identify himself, who said the agency was "aware of the comments." He did not elaborate. We have to assume that Trump will go off-script on many occasions, leaving surrogates to clean up behind him.
Thursday, August 4, 2016Republicans Panic While Neo-Cons Rush to Clinton Progressives came close to entering this year's final bout behind Bernie Sanders. They lost, which means they must turn their zeal and energy toward building a successful progressive political party that will keep alive the ideals espoused by Sanders in his unsuccessful race against Hillary Clinton.
Friday, July 29, 2016"Boundless Confidence In America's Promise" Reluctance to get behind the party nominee is not a new phenomenon in American politics. It is the story of democracy. But with Donald Trump as the only major option available to voters, it is time for the Sanders' supporters, many young and new to politics, to view the consequences of their refusal to support their party's nominee.
Saturday, July 23, 2016Big Brother or Hillary: A Final Muddled Choice Donald Trump's acceptance speech gave us more than enough reason to stay with the Establishment, as distasteful as four more years of neoliberal militarism will be. He not only gave voters a display of how tyranny is born, but in so doing, he has damaged the Republican Party as the preserver of conservative values. For some, "the party died" in the Cleveland convention.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016Will "Greatness" Elude Yet Another President? It is apparent that in this era of racial discord at home and perpetual wars abroad, we are not "the greatest country in the world." In this summer of our discontent, from Mosul to Dallas, we struggle with conflicts as we gather to nominate two presidential candidates. A battle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is generally believed to be a contest between the least popular presidential candidates in modern times.
Tuesday, July 5, 2016"Cunning of Reason" Will End Israel's Occupation In this week of fireworks and celebrations of American independence, there is most certainly "a larger historical design" even now pointing to the yet-unseen, but inevitable collapse of Israel's illegal occupation.
Tuesday, June 28, 2016Was the Brexit Vote "Good for the Jews"? It is no surprise that on both sides of the Atlantic, tribal media from all persuasions responded to the surprising Brexit vote with the Jewish mother's question, "is it good for us?" Robert Parry writes in Consortium News, that the June 23 Brexit vote to exit the EU by the margin of 52% to 48%, could be good news for the powerless.
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