8 Mar, 2022
Stumbling into the ‘sacrifice trap’
Our headlines: “Defiant Zelensky reveals his location in Kyiv… asks for no-fly zone”, “Russia threatens Europe’s gas supplies,” "Biden threatens to cut off Russian oil.”
8 Mar, 2022
25 Feb, 2022
Truckers, tractors, and Ukraine: What do they tell us about democracy?
Amidst pictures of the new war in Ukraine, the U.S. is anticipating photos of truck convoys arriving in the Washington D.C. area, protesting many issues including vaccine mandates.
24 Feb, 2022
Putin’s War
Shortly after Joe Biden took office, a distinguished political science professor (whom I won’t name) advised the new administration to engage with Russia in order to stop the Chinese threat. He said the US should “prevent China from dominating Asia” by bringing Russia into a “balancing coalition against China.”
14 Feb, 2022
Time for a Neutral and Demilitarized Eastern Europe
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
Religious Support for Democratic World Federation
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
Can school board meetings bring us together rather than pull us apart?
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
The Dangerous Trend of the “Parents Rights” Movement
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
Lessons from a war-torn garden
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
Candidates, keep it clean! The exhausted majority is asking
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.
28 Nov, 2021
Ways you or your gamer kids can help battle censorship in China
Ways you or your gamer kids can help battle censorship in China by Sebastian Santos 811 words Freedom of speech...
8 Sep, 2021
The value of looking backward
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
Abolishing nuclear weapons is the people’s job
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 27th isn’t just another day
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
Are we getting the national security we are paying for?
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
One small statement from CDC, one giant hope for our humanity
I (Leslie) am a clinician and have been for many years. I’ve been Black for many more years, all my life.