28 Sep, 2023
Who Needs Nonviolence? Everyone.
Who Needs Nonviolence? Everyone. by Rivera Sun 566 words Done with violence? So are we. October 2nd marks Mahatma Gandhi’s...
28 Sep, 2023
14 Sep, 2023
High holidays of peace
High holidays of peace by Tom H. Hastings 510 words “You and I–my fellow citizens–need to be strong in our...
4 Apr, 2023
Nature Corrects Itself … Through Us
Nature Corrects Itself … Through Us by Rivera Sun 591 words At the post office, my neighbor rolled down the...
21 Jan, 2023
Exxon Got Rich. We Got Played.
Exxon Got Rich. We Got Played. by Rivera Sun 636 words When I was a teenager, I knew global warming...
8 Jun, 2022
Sleepwalking into climate nightmares
How can anyone sleep at night? My first nightmare about environmental crisis occurred in 1990.
26 Jan, 2022
4 good reasons not to go to war in Ukraine
The last thing any of us need is a war with Russia over the Ukraine. You don’t need to know much about foreign policy to know that.
29 Dec, 2021
Seasonal insomniacs in times of climate chaos
It snowed, finally. We’ve been waiting for months, restless and agitated. Have you ever seen your child settle more deeply into slumber after you tuck them under the blanket?
21 Sep, 2021
4,391+ Actions for a Better World: Campaign Nonviolence Action Week is bigger than ever
Done with violence? So are we. From Sept 18-26, tens of thousands of people are taking action for a culture of peace and active nonviolence, free from war, poverty, racism, and environmental destruction.
11 Aug, 2021
A gift for the future
Today, a child was born, tiny hands curling and unfurling with the startled shock of cool air on wet skin, oxygen flooding into newly-opened lungs as she cries upon entering this strange new world...
20 Apr, 2021
Ditch the draft, once and for all
It’s outdated. It’s dysfunctional. It’s hated by most of the populace. No, we’re not talking about the line at the DMV.
10 Mar, 2021
Maine Farm Girl & Kansas Grain Farmer Talk Climate on The Train
A young Kansas grain farmer and I were riding on a train through Iowa when the subject of the climate crisis came up...
24 Feb, 2021
A Blizzard. A Power Outage. A Failure of the Heart.
A continent-wide snow storm swept across the United States last week...
22 Jan, 2021
The Scale of Loss: 400,000 Dead
The Scale of Loss: 400,000 Dead by Rivera Sun 716 words Published in: The Chronicle, Rivera Sun, LA Progressive, Good...
24 Apr, 2020
Four Reasons to Ditch the Draft
“There’s a bill before congress to expand the military draft to women. It’s a terrible idea. Here are four reasons...
19 Mar, 2020
Take Heart! Humans are Amazing
“There are some things you’d can’t fight with the barrel of a gun. Pandemics are one of them. In times...