The term “political theater” has taken on some pointedly negative connotations in recent days. When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis flew two planeloads of migrants from San Antonio, Texas to Martha’s Vineyard on September 14, critics condemned the action as “political theater.”
25 Aug, 2022
When Hitler invaded Poland, 1 September 1939, the US...did nothing. But the UK and France declared war on Germany.
19 Jul, 2022
Aquilino Gonell felt rage. The U.S. Army veteran and 16-year member of the Capitol Police force was listening to Cassidy Hutchinson tell the House Select Commit¬tee to Invest¬ig¬ate the Janu¬ary 6 Attack how Donald Trump had spurred on his followers even though he knew many were armed.
18 Jul, 2022
"Get the f__k out of here!" screamed the young woman. I understood. She was enraged, yelling at a small group of evangelicals with their powerful loudspeaker, at the end of the Pride parade last month.
24 Mar, 2022
In recent weeks, leaders and commentators here and abroad have rightly framed Russia’s brutal aggression against Ukraine as a struggle between autocracy and democracy.
7 Mar, 2022
I teach nonviolence. Students ask, so, okay, and just how could Ukraine possibly resist Putin and a brutal invasion using nothing but nonviolence?
30 Dec, 2021
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.
2 Dec, 2020
We live in Portland, Oregon. As almost anyone in our town will tell you...
“Religion is fading more quickly in the United States than in any other nation, according to a forthcoming research book.”...
“There are some things you’d can’t fight with the barrel of a gun. Pandemics are one of them. In times...
“In times like this, many of us feel powerless to do anything about the political, social, and environmental injustices…” Author:...
“This week I joined others from my town in a State Department initiative called City Pair; in this case, “pairing”...
“It’s rare to hear business magazines admit the power of nonviolent action…” Author: Rivera Sun Published in: Yolo County Enterprise,...
“Since Donald J. Trump was inaugurated as president, many Americans have carried out a wide variety of collective nonviolent actions...
“It was early 1968. Since the previous spring Martin Luther King, Jr. had been pursuing a course that for many...
