13 Feb, 2019
What it Really Takes to Secure Peace in Afghanistan
“Constant military surveillance of Afghans yields almost no real intelligence about the problems they face each day. An unusual group...
13 Feb, 2019
Nuclear Power Can’t Survive, Much Less Slow Climate Disruption
“Too late. We already have socialism for the rich, with the nuclear power industry as a prime example.” John LaForge...
10 Feb, 2019
American dream: Bait and switch?
“American mythology posits a narrative for our foundation which rests upon an ideology of values and self-evident truths which separate...
7 Feb, 2019
Don’t Expect Rulers of Nuclear-Armed Nations to Accept Nuclear Disarmament?Unless They’re Pushed to Do So
“At the beginning of February 2019, the two leading nuclear powers took an official step toward resumption of the nuclear...
6 Feb, 2019
Understand the disease to cure it
“Two days ago, on February 4, 2019, the bodies of a handsome apparently successful husband and beautiful successful wife—Denise and...
6 Feb, 2019
Jim crow jumps into the game
“What? The governor put that picture on his yearbook page? In 1984? The wave of outrage, the demand for his...
6 Feb, 2019
The ultimate human idiocy
“What’s the ultimate form of human idiocy? I nominate religious suicide bombings, in which fanatics kill themselves to murder “infidels”...
5 Feb, 2019
On China, the US Public Stands Apart
“Why isn’t the American public as agitated about China as are the Trump administration, the mainstream media, and even many...
5 Feb, 2019
Peaceful Coexistence Should Be Taught in Schools
“As a former student and teacher in both private and public schools, I believe diversity and inclusion should be not...
31 Jan, 2019
Make Venezuela Great Again? Let the Venezuelans decide how. Five ideas from peace research.
“Have we not learned a thing? As the crisis in Venezuela continues to unfold, we are witnessing yet another blatant...
31 Jan, 2019
Disarmament, not low-yield nukes
“Seven-plus decades ago, as humanity was ensnarled in a monstrous world war, its instinct to win — to dominate others...
29 Jan, 2019
Transforming the Dream into Reality
“This past week witnessed two significant and connected events. We remembered and celebrated the visionary champion of civil rights, social...
28 Jan, 2019
Trump’s Crusade in Latin America
“What we are witnessing in Venezuela is a Latin America policy that draws from the Cold War and the era...
24 Jan, 2019
As Nations Get Ready for Nuclear War, Their Governments Work to Create the Illusion of Safety
“Ever since the U.S. atomic bombings of Japanese cities in August 1945, a specter has haunted the world?the specter of...
23 Jan, 2019
2019: The Year to Examine Toxic Masculinity
“Toxic masculinity strikes again, this time in Provo, Utah on the day of the 2019 Women’s March. Police were alerted...