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The rulers of the nuclear powers are slow learners
by Lawrence S. Wittner 972 words Although 81 years have passed since the atomic bombing of Japan in August 1945, the rulers of major nations continue their reckless march toward a nuclear holocaust. The nine nuclear powers (the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France, Israel, India, Pakistan, and North Korea), possessing some 12,100 nuclear warheads, are…
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Election Security—or the Engineering of Distrust?
by Ervin Hoskins 655 words By turning voting machines, classified intelligence, and alleged foreign interference into political theater, the Trump administration is preparing voters to distrust an election that has not yet taken place. Donald Trump has never treated elections simply as contests to be won or lost. He treats them as tests of legitimacy whose results are valid only…
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A Cry for Moral Courage in a Wounded World
by George Cassidy Payne 1059 words Every major spiritual and moral tradition carries a similar invitation: Treat others as you wish to be treated. Love your neighbor. Protect the vulnerable. Refuse unnecessary suffering. It is remarkable that across continents, centuries, and cultures, humanity has repeatedly arrived at this same moral insight. Jesus called it the…