16 Jun, 2022
The Case for Stopping the Ukraine-Russia War
The Ukraine-Russia war has raged for more than a hundred days. Now is a critical time to reflect on the case for people of good will to urge their leaders to end the war...
16 Jun, 2022
15 Jun, 2022
Is our democracy at risk? Actions we all can take to protect it
“The threats became much more specific, much more graphic, and included not just me by name but included members of my family…” ...
14 Jun, 2022
Can we finally start dealing with gun violence?
Can we finally start dealing with gun violence? by Wim Laven 589 words It was an ordinary Valentine’s Day four...
10 Jun, 2022
Time to launch “Dads Demand Action to Raise Healthy Boys”
How can we in good conscience celebrate Father’s Day in the middle of an epidemic of gun violence almost exclusively perpetuated by men? We can’t.
9 Jun, 2022
The collateral damage comes home
“They were at places that seemed safe — but few spaces in America are guaranteed safe anymore.”
9 Jun, 2022
Amid the carnage in Ukraine, it’s time for world leaders to rethink their priorities
According to a study by a number of organizations called Ceres 2020, which was backed by the government of Germany, world hunger could mostly be ended by 2030 for $330 billion...
8 Jun, 2022
Sleepwalking into climate nightmares
How can anyone sleep at night? My first nightmare about environmental crisis occurred in 1990.
7 Jun, 2022
An ounce upstream
I tapped the drunken man on the shoulder. "David," I said, "we need your two dollars cover charge." ...
4 Jun, 2022
The arsenal, but not of democracy
America is awash with weapons, and the tragic consequences are before us every day...
3 Jun, 2022
Chaos or Community
Fifty-five years ago this month, Martin Luther King, Jr. published his fourth and final book: “Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?”
2 Jun, 2022
Sexual assault and the American way
And another sex scandal pops into the news. This time it’s the Southern Baptist Convention, the country’s largest Protestant denomination, cringing in shame upon the recent release of a “bombshell” report detailing two decades of sexual abuse by pastors and other church officials, along with ongoing official coverup of the crimes and denigration of any victims who had the courage to speak up...
1 Jun, 2022
Why would I talk to them? Research shows we can talk across our political divides
As we look at the pictures from Uvalde, Buffalo, and other mass shootings, we’re having agonized conversation...
30 May, 2022
The war in Ukraine: A national debate is needed
Of late (generational dark humor alert), I have begun to feel as though Professor Peabody and his trusty human Sherman have stuffed me into their WayBack Machine and sent me back to 2003...
29 May, 2022
Welcome, children
Welcome, children, to the world we so-called adults are handing over to you—a planetary culture of lies and power...
28 May, 2022
Biden, Taiwan, and strategic ambiguity
At a stopover in Tokyo during his Asia trip, President Biden was asked whether the US would “defend Taiwan” if it were attacked. He said yes, because “that’s the commitment we made.” Actually, there is no formal “commitment,”...