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A Speech to Japan’s Anti-Nuclear Leaders
(Photo: Matthias Lambrecht / Flickr) Friends, It is particularly humbling to return for this year's Bikini Day commemorations. Last year, Oishi Matashichi, Alson Kelsen and …
Will Greece Be Ruled by the Bankers – or Its People?
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. (Photo: Doug Mills / The New York Times) The most central and constant dilemma in modern politics has been the choice between …
Psychologists and Torture, Then and Now
History repeats itself, Marx famously warned, first as tragedy and then as farce. In the case of U.S. torture psychologists, the ” tragedy” occurred half a century ago when …
How “Drill, Baby, Drill” and “Yes We Can” Got Married
On Thursday, I requested Cindy Shogan, Executive Director of Alaska Wilderness League in Washington, D.C. about how she would respond. Following is the email statement I received from her:
The Slide Toward War with Iran
Wars are fought because some people decide it is in their interests to fight them. World War I was not started over the Archduke Ferdinand’s assassination, nor was it …
On Iran Strike, Israelis Trust Obama Over Bibi
President Barack Obama talking on the phone in the Oval Office. (Photo: Pete Souza / White House) A funny thing happened on the way to the …
Rampant Workplace Hazards Endanger Pregnant Women
(Photo: Neal Gillis / Flickr) The accounts read like something from the turn of the 20th century: emergency exit routes blocked and doors padlocked during working hours, …
Self-Dealing in Government: No. 1 Impediment to Reform
The public hears about the deluge of corrupting money in the system, but they need individual examples to understand.
A Window Into the Future: The Plea Bargain of Majid Khan
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base - At 9 AM Wednesday morning, after a decade in detention, Majid Khan was given his day in court. Nongovernmental organizations, media and victims of …
How the Military Can Change Personalities, Slightly
What life experience is more immersive than marriage, more prolonged than college, more tightly regimented than the average job? Ah yes — military service, which starts with recruiters boldly …