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Save the planet, behead the military budget
Save the planet, behead the military budget by Robert C. Koehler 855 words Americans “need to imagine their vote has an impact on policy, an illusion the media encourages them to believe in.” Ouch! Peter Isaacson, writing in Fair Observer, seems to be saying . . . oh my God, democracy is a cliché, a
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When will it end, and how?
How will it end? In the wake of Ukraine’s stunning and stubborn resistance to Putin’s invasion, the question whose answer once seemed preordained now can be asked in all seriousness.
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The slap heard ‘round the world
The slap heard ‘round the world by Rob Okun 813 words One small step backward for man, one giant leap backward for kind men. Inverting the famous words Neil Armstrong uttered after walking on the moon a half century ago feels appropriate in the aftermath of the Will Smith slap heard ‘round the world. For many years, I led batterer intervention groups, working with men either