1 Sep, 2022
Staring into the eyes of the wolf
Close your eyes and try to envision the two wolves. Imagine yourself as a terrified child.
1 Sep, 2022
19 Jan, 2022
A citizen of the world (still) speaks
I decided to honor Martin Luther King Day this year by reading — and trying to absorb, more fully than ever before — the entirety (nearly 7,000 words) of the iconic speech he gave at Riverside Church a year to the day before his assassination...
19 May, 2021
Who has the President’s Ear?
Each Spring our country funds its priorities for the coming year. This annual process gives us the opportunity for renewal as we address our critical needs...
15 Apr, 2021
Armed racism keeps no one safe
The officer — the mad man with a badge — probably shouts those words 50 times at the driver, Second Lt. Caron Nazario, at a gas station in Windsor, Va., all the while holding a gun a foot from his face.
4 Mar, 2021
Taking war personally
Taking war personally By Robert C. Koehler Published in: Common Dreams, City Watch, LA Progressive, Uncommon Thought, Free Press, The...
11 Aug, 2020
Our Moral Awakening
“In May 2016, President Barack Obama became the first sitting United States president to visit Hiroshima, the city that suffered...
26 Sep, 2019
Hope and necessity this International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
“”Nuclear weapons present an unacceptable danger to humanity. The only real way to eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons is...
6 Aug, 2019
Hiroshima and the new arms race – no winners
“Seventy-four years ago today the United States dropped the first atomic bomb over the city of Hiroshima…” Author: Robert F....
22 Apr, 2019
Earth Day: Our planet in peril
“Today marks the 49th anniversary of the first Earth Day. This comes 50 years after the Santa Barbara oil spills...
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...
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...
2 Sep, 2018
Preventing Nuclear War: A National Campaign Emerges
“A national collaborative grassroots coalition to abolish nuclear weapons is rapidly emerging in this country. The effort called “Back from...
6 Aug, 2018
Hibakusha and Hope in the Nuclear Age
“This week marks 73 years since the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6th and 9th, ultimately...
1 Jul, 2018
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at 50 – Awaiting Good Faith
“50 years ago on July 1, 1968 the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) was signed. This landmark nuclear arms control treaty...
21 May, 2018
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...