12 Aug, 2020
The World Bank’s Poverty Illusion
“What would you estimate is the minimum amount of money you need to get by every day? $100? $50? The...
12 Aug, 2020
White Christian Bigotry
“Racism is much stronger among America’s white Christians than among churchless whites – and it always has been…” James A....
11 Aug, 2020
Our Moral Awakening
“In May 2016, President Barack Obama became the first sitting United States president to visit Hiroshima, the city that suffered...
11 Aug, 2020
The ‘Wall of Vets’ Continue Long Legacy of Veteran Activism
“Military veterans have long been resisting war, promoting positive peace, and defending human and civil rights against state violence and...
6 Aug, 2020
Counter-coup
“Gene Sharp called it a self-coup. Sharp was arguably the most influential theorist in the field of nonviolent social movement...
6 Aug, 2020
Election theft and the reluctant democracy
“As election 2020 draws ever closer, the flawed, easily gamed nature of the American quasi-democracy becomes increasingly visible, thanks, of...
5 Aug, 2020
Remember Hiroshima by Abolishing Nuclear Weapons
“For the last 17 years, my friends and I have organized a peaceful vigil for nuclear disarmament on Hiroshima Day,...
5 Aug, 2020
The Pandemic Disproves God
“Vice President Mike Pence, a renowned born-again fundamentalist, takes the podium as leader of America’s task force on the Corona...
4 Aug, 2020
China and the United States Could Avoid an Unnecessary War
“Although few Americans seem to have noticed, China and the United States are currently on a collision course—one that could...
3 Aug, 2020
Falling Behind: COVID, Climate Change, and Chaos
“Multiple Crises, Multiple Obstacles COVID-19 and the protests for racial justice have drawn attention away from the mostly bad news...
2 Aug, 2020
When to not call the police
“In the 911 call that led to George Floyd being killed by police, he was described as “awfully drunk and...
1 Aug, 2020
Trump to Resign to Avoid Humiliating Defeat?
“Senior advisors to Donald Trump are believed to be designing a number of scenarios in which the president would resign...
30 Jul, 2020
Mending the Broken Femur
“Anthropology is the study of human societies and their development. It gives a window into the mysteries of human life,...
30 Jul, 2020
Voting Rights and the Coming Election
“For many people, the thought of this November’s general election inspires anything from apprehension to outright dread…” Andrew Moss Published...
25 Jul, 2020
My prayer
“Barely three months from now, the 2020 election may reveal whether America’s white evangelical “religious right” finally is losing political...