28 Jun, 2024
Happy Talk? Nope
Happy Talk? Nope by Tom H. Hastings 662 words The three most likely methods by which the human species can...
28 Jun, 2024
25 Jul, 2022
Essential workers– who gets a place in the pandemic picket line?
At a time of children with popsicle-covered faces running around and summer music festivals-- many are celebrating the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond celebrations though, parents of children under 5 scramble to pediatrician offices while immunocompromised folks try to navigate daily life with deadly risks. Healthcare workers face long-term burnout and abuse from patients, long past praise as heroes and applause at the turn of shifts.
1 Apr, 2022
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...
14 Mar, 2022
The U.S. Campaign for Democratic World Federation
The U.S. Campaign for Democratic World Federation by Bob Flax 705 words The current crisis in Eastern Europe underscores the...
26 Jan, 2022
4 good reasons not to go to war in Ukraine
The last thing any of us need is a war with Russia over the Ukraine. You don’t need to know much about foreign policy to know that.
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.
22 Nov, 2021
Most Americans look favorably on global governance
Amid all the flag-waving, chants of “USA, USA,” and other nationalist hoopla that characterize mainstream politics in the United States, it’s easy to miss the fact that most Americans favor global governance...
19 Sep, 2021
The fate of Cassandra: Dire predictions go unheeded
In ancient Greek mythology, Cassandra was a priestess who was able to predict the future but unable to convince others to act upon her prophecies...
19 May, 2021
Who has the President’s Ear?
Each Spring our country funds its priorities for the coming year. This annual process gives us the opportunity for renewal as we address our critical needs...
14 May, 2021
We should address the greatest threats to our safety and security!
Currently, the U.S. spends at least three quarters of a trillion dollars each year on the Pentagon...
25 Apr, 2021
Amid Widespread Disease, Death, and Poverty, the Major Powers Increased Their Military Spending in 2020
Last year was a terrible time for vast numbers of people around the globe, who experienced not only a terrible disease pandemic...
26 Feb, 2021
A Rapidly-Globalizing World Needs Strengthened Global Governance
The world is currently engulfed in crises—most prominently, a disease pandemic, a climate catastrophe, and the prevalence of war...
19 Oct, 2020
Trumpism Has Brought Democracy to Its Knees
In what we can only hope is its terminal phase, the Trump administration is doing everything it can to make a mockery of American democracy.
2 Oct, 2020
An Election Letter to White Male Boomers
Dear Fellow White Male Boomers, We need your help to end the presidency of tax cheat Donald Trump. Even as he uses every dirty trick he can to become dictator-in-chief, white male baby boomers must help defeat him.
5 Aug, 2020
The Pandemic Disproves God
“Vice President Mike Pence, a renowned born-again fundamentalist, takes the podium as leader of America’s task force on the Corona...