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War & Peace
High Technology, Weapons of Mass Destruction and Hazardous Communication Tools
Though the dangers of high technology are numerous, responses can be made to mitigate their impacts.
Dude, Where’s My Peace Dividend?
The war hawks and politicians in Washington DC will tell you it is being reinvested to defeat terror and secure American interests abroad; that the elusive dividend payment is …
Attack First, Kill First and Claim Self-Defense
Supposed self-defense against rockets diverted attention from war crimes allegations, but neither facts nor law support Israeli self-defense claims.
The Challenge of the Islamic State and US Policy
US policy will find no military fix for this reality.
Peace Parenting and Nonviolent Resistance: the Berrigan Generations
This is a tender but frank recollection of a childhood in tumultous times in the house that was Ground Zero of nonviolent resistance to the war in Vietnam, to …
Peace on Earth – 2015
Nuclear deterrence and the threat of mutually assured destruction cannot be the basis for an ethics of fraternity and peaceful coexistence among peoples and states.
A Poem for the Crossroads
It would say: make each moment of your time on Earth matter.
America’s Longest Wars
When America forgets its longest wars, and especially when Americans forget the legacies of these wars, it's more than history that suffers.
Reporting From Donetsk: Children of War 2.0
I see destroyed shops, broken fences, roofs with holes where shells struck, windows boarded up with plywood, and deserted streets. The local people are living in bomb shelters.
Welcome to the 21st Century – Time to “Turn 21”
The truth is very painful, but living in and with the truth is the only way to keep our self-respect.