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featuredimage The Bush Legacy

"In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. ...

featuredimage Intolerant of Intolerance

They attend gay rights rallies with signs that exclaim "God Hates You! Die Fag!" They hang out at peace marches ...

featuredimage Symbols vs. Substance

By Mumia Abu-Jamal Our national politics is largely the stuff of illusion.  It is the stuff of spin. It is the ...

featuredimage All options on the table?

Noam Chomsky Khaleej Times, August 6, 2008 NUCLEAR threats and counter-threats are a subtext of our times, steadily, it seems, becoming more ...

Health

Senator Baucus to Meet with Single-Payer Advocates

Senator Max Baucus of Montana, who as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee has made health care reform his top priority, has decided to meet with single-payer health care advocates.

Nonviolence

Will Barack Obama Embrace Nonviolence?

Barack Obama looks back to Lincoln, and in doing so identifies with a President regarded as our greatest. Lincoln presided over one of the most brutal conflicts in history. Barack also looks back to that preacher from Atlanta who sang We Shall Overcome and espoused nonviolence.

Peace

Anarchism Documentary

The concepts “anarchism” and “anarchist” became household terms during the Republican National Convention this fall. The reporting on the protests that occurred at the convention, made it clear that any crime commited could be attributed to so-called “anarchists”.

Green

Global warming & food choices

Are you stumped by which has a lower carbon footprint: chemically grown Washington apples or organic New Zealand Fujis? Do you wonder which is worse for the climate: processed soy or pastured beef?

Science of Peace

Meditation, Positive Emotions and Well-Being

New psychological research demonstrates the benefits of loving-kindness meditation (LKM) on increasing positive emotions, personal resources and well-being.

Economics

Transition Towns

Transition Towns are communities of people throughout the world dedicated to responding to the challenges and opportunities of peak oil and climate change.