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Military and economic power once again fail to produce happiness
Military and economic power once again fail to produce happiness by Lawrence S. Wittner 835 words Although the rulers of the world’s major military and economic powers have repeatedly claimed that they are making their nations great again, their policies have not resulted in widespread public happiness among their citizens. That conclusion emerges from the
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Tax Day and the fate of the Earth
Once again we are all paying our federal income taxes this month. We do this as “the price of civilization” – to pay for the services we value and rely upon – disaster relief, help during the pandemic, wildfire protection, food security, a host of others and… nuclear weapons?
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Crimes of war
Crimes of war by Mel Gurtov 1351 words Mass Violence in Our Times In just the past few years, we have witnessed mass violence directed at innocent people in many places: China’s Xinjiang province, the Saudi-led war in Yemen, the Myanmar (Burma) junta’s atrocities against the Muslim Rohingya, and of course Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.