25 Sep, 2022
Taking aim at the Second Amendment
Taking aim at the Second Amendment by Tom H. Hastings 614 words It is long past time to repeal the...
19 Sep, 2022
Avoiding a War without a Winner: How we Could Ease the Deadly US-China Dispute
In a world haunted by the specter of nuclear war, needlessly aggressive competition among nations could lead to an apocalyptic catastrophe.
21 Jun, 2022
Dear mainstream media: Please retire the word “conservative”
Leave politics aside for a moment, if you can. What does the word “conservative” mean to you, outside of that cursed arena?
19 Jun, 2022
Embracing the complexity of peace
“Just imagine for once if we led the world in funding peace and not wars.” Just imagine! The words are those of Robert Weissman, president of the organization ...
15 May, 2022
Using early warning data to create communities of peace
Hate crimes and violence are rising across the U.S. and can no longer be ignored. Daily we are inundated with news feeds full of everything from angry outbursts to vicious criminalities. Many of our cities are facing significant income inequalities, institutionalized racism, and deep distrust of policing bodies. This is manifesting, in part, in the spike in violence.
10 May, 2022
Loose lips can sink peace
During World War II, US sailors were warned: Loose lips sink ships. A similar warning should have gone out to all US officials in recent days—and the President should have been the first to acknowledge that the warning included him.
9 May, 2022
Imperial nostalgia and its perils
Although great empires rank among the most powerful engines of world history, they are also among the most dangerous, especially as they brood over their decline.
8 May, 2022
Mothers arise!
It's Mother’s Day. Roses, dinner out so Mom doesn't have to cook. A nice Hallmark card. And that sentimental gift that oozes romance, a new Hamilton Beach Innovative Alexa Enabled Coffee Maker. Gosh.
7 May, 2022
Using elections to rebuild trust
The leaked draft Supreme Court opinion on Roe v Wade roused rage from both left and right. One reaction has been common to both sides – more democracy-eroding cynicism about our government.
6 May, 2022
Putin’s war will not be on the ballot–but democracy will be
Historical memory can fade over time. Born in 1942, I've watched it happen. We lost sight of the cruelty of fascism and authoritarian rule and how indispensable free democratic societies are to world peace and well being.
5 May, 2022
A promise to our kids: We won’t kill you
A promise to our kids: We won’t kill you by Robert C. Koehler 1108 words At a certain point, as...
3 May, 2022
Men’s voices urgently needed to defend reproductive rights
“It’s on us to listen, to speak out, and to take action. Not because women are our mothers, sisters, wives or friends—but because women are people. And all people deserve to control their own bodies.” —Sen. Cory Booker
29 Apr, 2022
No more Earth Days!
We don’t need, indeed can’t tolerate, any more Earth Days during which we salve our consciences and then go back to a world that is grossly and unsustainably over-populated...
28 Apr, 2022
The global suicide budget
“Under the cloud of threatening war, it is humanity hanging from a cross of iron.” I truly wish these words of Ike, uttered seven decades ago, were no longer quite so relevant. Perhaps what he should have called it was a “cross of irony.”
26 Apr, 2022
Delusional
One adjective often, and correctly, used for Putin’s invasion is “delusional.” Even if he manages to pound Ukraine into scorched rubble, he’ll still be further than when he began from anything resembling victory.