6 Jan, 2022
The myth of the good war
The myth of the good war by Robert C. Koehler 987 words Love thy enemy? I get a chance to...
6 Jan, 2022
4 Jan, 2022
Resolutions for a nation
Many of us make resolutions at this time of year. These are some of the New Year’s Resolutions I’d like to see my country make. The United States resolves to:
3 Jan, 2022
Poisoning ourselves with war
War spews hell in all directions. Just ask the guys at Talon Anvil, a secret U.S. “strike cell” recently exposed by the New York Times as a unit with a reputation...
2 Jan, 2022
The struggle between consumerism and sustainability
With the holiday season winding to a close and the world moving forward into another New Year, it may be the perfect time to reflect on our way of buying and using goods.
31 Dec, 2021
Why the Path to Citizenship Remains Blocked – and Why It Matters
One of the signal stories of 2021 was a narrative of unfulfilled promise: the promise by a new president to open a path to citizenship to 10.2 million immigrants – and the thwarting of that promise by the politics of a particular historical moment...
30 Dec, 2021
Creativity in Nonviolent Resistance
There is a force in the world that was never considered as a force in our human story until Mohandas Gandhi discovered it 116 years ago, the power of nonviolent resistance.
29 Dec, 2021
Seasonal insomniacs in times of climate chaos
It snowed, finally. We’ve been waiting for months, restless and agitated. Have you ever seen your child settle more deeply into slumber after you tuck them under the blanket?
23 Dec, 2021
Do we dare stop being afraid of ourselves?
What’s your story?
We tell stories, which evolve into myths — and myths are what hold us together. They create the collective entity known as the human race.
21 Dec, 2021
The battle over cobalt
Cobalt is a valuable mineral that is the subject of intense international competition...
20 Dec, 2021
Downhill from the Summit for Democracy
The just-concluded Summit for Democracy was intended to be a rallying point for democratic and nearly-democratic states, with pep talks on confronting rising authoritarianism and building democratic institutions...
17 Dec, 2021
Lessons from the Presidency in the Philippines
As controversial president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte’s run in office is soon ending, there are many thoughts arising on who will
15 Dec, 2021
Defenseless
Defenseless by Tom H. Hastings 414 words Come on, Senators. First you haggle endlessly over a “human infrastructure” bill (Build...
14 Dec, 2021
We need a coordinated global response to the pandemic
There is a board-game called Pandemic that has been around for years before Covid 19 circled the globe.
12 Dec, 2021
Putin’s Democracy Problem: Civil Society and Ukraine
Vladimir Putin is trying to accomplish two very dangerous tasks at once: the destruction of civil society in Russia, and the withering away of international support for a democratic Ukraine...
10 Dec, 2021
OMG WTF
I grew up in canoe country, becoming a guide in the Minnesota Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness as a young man...