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NATO Spreads Nuclear Weapons, Energy, and Risk

Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty declares that NATO members will assist another member if attacked by “taking action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force.” But the UN Charter does not say anywhere that warmaking…

War Culture Hates the Ethical Passion of the Young

In the Thrall of a Dominant Death Culture Persisting in his support for an unpopular war, the Democrat in the White House has helped spark a rebellion close to home. Young people — least inclined to deference, most inclined to…

Mexico and the certain triumph of the left

In journalism, it is always risky to make predictions, especially about election results. On 2 June, Mexico will go to the polls for a presidential election, as well as for a large number of state legislatures, governors, and other authorities…

The locus of governance is inexorably shifting towards urban epicenters.

Traditional, formal democracy — long associated with the nation-state — is waning, becoming mired in ideological wars and increasingly disconnected from the daily concerns of people’s lives. Direct democracy, however, is poised to flourish at the municipal level, where citizens…

Surprising Rising Seas “Must Reads”

Sea levels are surging along the US coastline, exceeding 30-year expectations. Scientists are confused, concerned, searching for answers. In that regard, an excellent new series by The Washington Post d/d April 29th, 2024 “Must Reads” is an eye-opening view into…

United States, the violence of tin soldiers returns to universities

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming  We’re finally on our own  This summer I hear the drumming  Four dead in Ohio. “Nixon and the Tin Soldiers are coming …”: on May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fired from a great…

Detroit Will Host People’s Conference for Palestine From May 24-26

Organizations, collectives, movement leaders, trade unionists, community members, students and intellectuals, artists and cultural workers, and activists will convene in Detroit, MI from May 24-26 for the People’s Conference for Palestine. The conference comes as Israel’s brutal genocide in Gaza…

Veterans Support Students Protesting Genocide in Palestine

“The students are absolutely right, and may be saving our humanity.” Veterans For Peace applauds the students who are protesting against the US/Israeli genocide in Palestine.  These courageous young students are doing the right thing at the right time. “The…

The Connective Power of Innovative Solutions: Psychotherapy Incorporating Horses

Sitting outside on a finally warm sunlit spring day, a robin chirps for attention from a blossoming tree nearby and seems to be looking directly at me. It feels as if the insistent noise is a message, as if this…

“This Is the Conscience of a Nation”: Columbia Faculty Back Students as Campus Movement Continues

In New York, police moved in on Fordham University protesters just hours after they set up their encampment at Fordham’s Lincoln Square campus. The Fordham raid came a day after New York police arrested nearly 300 protesters at Columbia University…

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