24 Jan, 2023
What is the Debt Ceiling?
What is the Debt Ceiling? by Wim Laven 598 words The ability to solve complex problems is a sign of...
24 Jan, 2023
16 Jan, 2023
Collateral Damage and Other Slippery Slopes
Collateral Damage and Other Slippery Slopes by Derek Royden 480 words The beginning of the war on terror at the...
14 Jan, 2023
Poetic Nonviolent Victory over War
War is a language of lies. Cold and callous, it emanates from dull, technocratic minds, draining life of color.
25 Dec, 2022
Nations of the world unite!
Russia’s war upon Ukraine should remind us that violent international conflicts not only persist, but constitute a plague upon the world.
20 Dec, 2022
Choosing to live
A simple wish to be free from harm is not something that we are all granted at this time.
14 Dec, 2022
The Powell Memo revisited
Justice, it seems, is hard to find. Thousands of grassroots organizations across the country seek justice for their concerns. In the US, some 13,785 nonprofits work for civil rights and social justice. Organizations focused on international justice such as peace, refugees, and international aid number 23,532. There are 27,402 environmental groups.
9 Oct, 2022
There is an alternative to war
The war in Ukraine provides us with yet another opportunity to consider what might be done about the wars that continue to ravage the world.
25 Sep, 2022
Taking aim at the Second Amendment
Taking aim at the Second Amendment by Tom H. Hastings 614 words It is long past time to repeal the...
1 Sep, 2022
Staring into the eyes of the wolf
Close your eyes and try to envision the two wolves. Imagine yourself as a terrified child.
29 May, 2022
Welcome, children
Welcome, children, to the world we so-called adults are handing over to you—a planetary culture of lies and power...
27 May, 2022
Beyond gun control, we need hatred control
Another terrorist slips into the classroom, into the news. Does anyone understand this? Even if guns are easily, readily available, why, why, why? I find it impossible even to be angry — it’s hard to be angry under incomprehensible circumstances...
22 Apr, 2022
Humanity: Evolving in spite of itself
As wars rage, as cruelty shatters lives across the planet — as nuclear Armageddon remains a viable option for all of us — I think it’s time to claim some stunning awareness in this regard.
9 Apr, 2022
Standing together for the sacred
Standing together for the sacred by Robert C. Koehler 947 words The soul of humanity cries out from the crowded...
10 Feb, 2022
Talk Putin off the ledge
What if we could stop war? What if we could stop Russia from invading Ukraine? Because of one man, Vladimir Putin, and his personal desire to grow an empire, an estimated 50,000 people will die if he invades, tens of millions if it snaps the nuclear tripwire.
8 Feb, 2022
War vs bridges
The worst tragedies are preventable tragedies. We see them in the news: apartment fires due to space heaters, traffic accidents caused by drivers under the influence, or medical errors to name a few.