Getting Ready for Nuclear War
“Although many people have criticized the bizarre nature of Donald Trump’s diplomacy with North Korea, his recent lovefest with Kim Jong Un does have the potential to reduce the dangers posed by nuclear weapons on the Korean peninsula…” Lawrence Wittner Published in: History News Network, Lawrence S. Wittner Blog, Bainbridge Island Review, Z Net, War […]
The American Way of War: Evolution Stops Here
“America does what it wants. This is obvious, except it’s also monstrously unnerving. Let’s at least add some quote marks: “America” does what it wants — this secretly defined, self-obsessed…” Robert C. Koehler Published in: Common Dreams, Tribune Content Agency, The Smirking Chimp, The Raven Foundation, The Reader Magazine, Counterpunch, Sentinel News, Gilmer Free Press […]
At the Brink of Nuclear War, Who Will Lead?
“Ignoring international partners, world public opinion and action, the U.S took additional steps these past weeks to renounce another international leadership role…” Robert F. Dodge, MD Published in: Antiwar, Counterpunch, Bainbridge Island Review, The Russophile, Pharos-Tribune, Common Dreams, The Reader Magazine, Post Independent Citizen Telegram, Rinf Alternative News Date: May 21,22,23,2018 789 Words For the […]
May 12, 2018
Strengthened Diplomacy is the Path toward Peaceful Iranian-US Relations and a Nuclear Free World
“The recent United States breach of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – the “Iran Deal” as it is colloquially known – is incredibly dangerous and demonstrates once again…” Jared Keyel Published in: Post Independent Citizen Telegram, Superior Telegram, Sierra County Prospect, Gilmer Free Press Date: May 16,22,27,2018 552 Words For the full article: […]
Dangerous Fallout when Trump Blows Up Deals
“Trump’s detonation of the Iran Deal is a monumental disaster. On the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the Iran Deal), dozens of retired generals and admirals, in an open letter, said:…” Wim Laven Published in: Counterpunch, Satish Sharma’s Rotigraphy Blog, The Russophile, Bainbridge Island Review, Gilmer Free Press, Madison Press, Open Mind News Date: May […]
NRA/Trump: Stay the bloody course
“Seriously? Trump, in his annual suck-up to the NRA, says that if we have any gun control we will have to ban vans and trucks, the latest weapon of terrorists…” Tom H. Hastings Published in: Counterpunch, Sierra County Prospect Date: May 4,19,2018 403 Words For the full article: FacebookTwitteremailSHARE
Peace and the nuclear paradox
“Whenever the topic is nuclear weapons, I remain in a state of disbelief that we can talk about them “strategically” — that language allows us to maintain…” Robert C. Koehler Published in: The Smirking Chimp, Counterpunch, Antiwar, The Clarion-Ledger, Common Dreams, The Raven Foundation, The Reader Magazine, Common Wonders Blog, Tribune Content Agency Date: May […]
Making Change Nonviolently
“Since Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as president, many Americans have carried out a wide variety of collective nonviolent actions to oppose many of his and his administration’s policies…” Louis Kriesberg Published in: Counterpunch, Sierra County Prospect Date: May 1,2,2018 913 Words For the full article: FacebookTwitteremailSHARE
The Korean Summit and After: What the Experts Say, and Miss
“In the wake of the inter-Korean summit meeting, analysts are having a field day taking apart the Panmunjom Declaration of Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in and speculating about how…” Mel Gurtov Published in: The Russophile, Counterpunch, Mel Gurtov Blog, The Smirking Chimp, Bainbridge Island Review Date: May 1,2,2018 1153 Words For the full article: FacebookTwitteremailSHARE
Taxes, Death and Nuclear Weapons
“We live in a world where as Benjamin Franklin said in 1789, “Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” That statement remains true and the paradox today is the amount our taxes…” Robert F. Dodge, MD Published in: Common Dreams, Counterpunch, Ventura County Star, Clarion Ledger, International Physicians for the Prevention […]
Change is coming
“The cries of loss and anguish become public, at last. A million young people seize the truth: “Half of my seventh grade class was affected by gun violence. My own brother was shot in the head…” Robert C. Koehler Published in: Common Wonders Blog, Common Dreams, Pagosa Daily Post, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, Eurasia Review, Free […]
Eliminate Nuclear Weapons by Divesting from Them
“We will not invest in our annihilation. Now we can avoid it.? Our world and everything we care about is threatened every moment of every day by nuclear weapons, either by intent, accident, miscalculation or cyber-attack…” Robert F. Dodge, MD Published in: Counterpunch, Transcend Media Service, The PeaceWorker, Gilmer Free Press, The Smirking Chimp Date: […]
Trump’s Attacks Earth, Resistance and Innovation
“In 1992, 1700 scientists from around the world signed a “World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity…” Mel Gurtov Published in: Counterpunch, The Smirking Chimp, Bainbridge Island Review, The Tomahawk, Gilmer Free Press, LA Progressive, Mel Gurtov Blog Date: March 12,13,21,28, April 2,2018 1090 Words For the full article: FacebookTwitteremailSHARE
It’s time to disarm the gun debate
“The “gun debate” is the national schism that seemingly cannot be bridged. Those on one side see the loosely regulated presence of 300 million firearms in this country as a threat to everyone’s…” Robert C. Koehler Published in: Common Wonders Blog, Common Dreams, Bainbridge Island Review, Gilmer Free Press, The Smirking Chimp Date: March 7,9,12,17,2018 […]
Yemen’s crisis belong to all of us
“What’s a little cholera — excuse me, the worst outbreak of this preventable disease in modern history — compared to the needs of a smoothly functioning economy?…” Robert C. Koehler Published in: Common Wonders Blog, Counterpunch, Common Dreams, Tribune Content Agency, Bainbridge Island Review, Free Press, Gilmer Free Press, The Smirking Chimp Date: February 1,2,3,4,2018 […]