19 Apr, 2019
Chernobyl’s deadly effects estimates vary
“April 26 marks the 33rd anniversary of the 1986 radiation disaster at Chernobyl reactor Number 4 in Ukraine, just north...
16 Apr, 2019
At risk—the idea of America
“Perhaps the most damaging legacy of the Trump years is the disservice he and his associates are doing to Americans’...
15 Apr, 2019
Natural disasters, nuclear weapons and budget priorities
“April 15 is tax day. Each year, with the onset of spring and the renewal it brings, our nation funds...
12 Apr, 2019
War crimes and national security
“How dare she question the sanctity of American militarism? As national security adviser John Bolton declared last fall, the International...
12 Apr, 2019
Immigration and the Shock Doctrine
“If you look back over the Trump administration’s handling of immigration during the past two-and-a-half years, you’ll see a pattern...
11 Apr, 2019
What does it mean to teach peace?
“Depending on your age, people associate peace with protesting the Vietnam War, songs, movies and marches of the 1960’s, the...
9 Apr, 2019
Why refusing to label Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terror organization keeps us out of war
“A “Twitter-stamp” by Secretary of State Pompeo made it official. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is now designated as a...
9 Apr, 2019
Wealth, Stealth, and Boeing
“America is “the land of the free and the home of the brave.” It is also the province of the...
6 Apr, 2019
Barr is just another word for obstruction
“We on the Portland Peace Team were invited out the other day to provide some nonviolent public safety…” Tom H....
5 Apr, 2019
Marianne Williamson: Challenging the status quo in 2020
“Reparations for slavery? Upending militarism and waging peace? Taking climate change seriously? Getting carbon out of the atmosphere and fossil...
2 Apr, 2019
VAWA and the NRA
“That Congress has not already reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is abhorrent. VAWA, which was initially signed into...
27 Mar, 2019
Every War Is a War Against Children
“We, in the United States, have yet to realize both the futility and immense consequences of war even as we...
27 Mar, 2019
Our wounded planet
“Should we save the planet or kill the enemy? Perhaps no question more succinctly separates the past from the future,...
24 Mar, 2019
What Democratic Socialism is and is not
“In recent weeks, Donald Trump and other Republicans have begun to tar their Democratic opponents with the “socialist” brush, contending...
22 Mar, 2019
Immigration and the Democratic hopefuls
“To date, Democrats have largely failed to lay out a comprehensive vision of what our immigration policy should be. Some...