PeaceVoice – Distributing Op-Eds Nationwide for Peace, Justice, and the Inadvisability of War.
-
Trinity Bomb Test — Risking Doomsday They Lit the Match Anyway
Trinity Bomb Test — Risking Doomsday They Lit the Match Anyway by John LaForge 686 words The U.S. scientists who tested the first atomic bomb, July 16, 1945, took the ultimate gamble of setting the atmosphere on fire and destroying all life on Earth. When Robert Oppenheimer, the civilian head of the program, informed his boss,…
-
Strength, Purpose, Belonging
Strength, Purpose, Belonging by Robert C. Koehler 776 words I thought I knew myself pretty well, but then this old-age thing hit . . . hard. Both physically and psychologically. I’m still in Appleton, Wisconsin as I write, awaiting my second cataract surgery, right eye, tomorrow. The first one went well. I’m not concerned about…
-
The Highway Overpass Is Our Public Square
The Highway Overpass Is Our Public Square by Tamar Wyschogrod 837 words It’s late afternoon, and most of the cars are pulling out of the parking lot behind a nondescript office building in Whippany, New Jersey, as I arrive. Our small group has been gathering here since March, so we know the drill. After some quick…