14 Feb, 2022
Europe has been a flash point for war among both great and small powers for centuries. Conflicts beginning there have been known to spill over outside Europe, sometimes encompassing nearly the entire planet. These wars have unleashed untold human suffering and death, destroyed entire societies and produced campaigns of mass killings and genocide...
5 Feb, 2022
In a world long characterized by war and preparations for it, religious groups have taught a variety of responses, ranging from nonparticipation to defining a just war and how it could be fought morally.
4 Feb, 2022
This is painful. The people we are ‘up against’ are people we have known for years. Our lives are intertwined.” Speaking from rural California, Jane explained what school board conflict is doing to her community.
3 Feb, 2022
Given the current political divide and his ambitions to be the next Republican presidential candidate it should not be surprising that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has said he supports what has been called the “Don’t Say Gay” bill going through the state House of Representatives.
20 Jan, 2022
Walking home from dinner, we heard an explosion. It wasn’t close, so we didn’t worry. The next morning, we learned a demobilized Serbian soldier had committed suicide in his garage with a grenade.
12 Jan, 2022
On December 31st, as I uncorked champagne with my family, my stomach suddenly clutched with dread. For the first time, I feared the turning of the new year.
Ways you or your gamer kids can help battle censorship in China by Sebastian Santos 811 words Freedom of speech...
8 Sep, 2021
Former President Obama famously expressed his belief about the “war on terror” that “we need to look forward as opposed to looking backward.” Will we learn from the unfolding disaster in Afghanistan? Only by looking backward. An honest assessment would show...
5 Aug, 2021
This week we again observe the anniversaries of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WW II - the only time nuclear weapons were used against human targets...
23 Jul, 2021
July 27, 2021 marks the 68th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement, a battlefield truce that temporarily halted combat during the Korean War.
15 May, 2021
At this time of year, when we send our hard-earned dollars to pay for the programs we value, it is worth examining our priorities.
11 Apr, 2021
I (Leslie) am a clinician and have been for many years. I’ve been Black for many more years, all my life.
19 Mar, 2021
March 20th, 2021 is the 18th anniversary of the United States invasion of Iraq. However, the American war against that country did not begin in 2003.
2 Mar, 2021
Thirty years ago, when the United States launched Operation Desert Storm against Iraq, I was a member of the Gulf Peace Team...
27 Feb, 2021
Zoonotic diseases or zoonoses are animal infections that people can catch. Viruses, bacteria, parasites...
