Tag: war
CPAC 2022—no war, but the culture war
The faces of CPAC have changed from a more traditional conservative to an odd mixture of libertarian isolationism and cultural dog-whistling so loud that my labradoodle back at home started howling.
Oil and gas giants under fire for fueling Russian war on...
"Putin's invasion is yet another example of the many conflicts fueled by oil and gas across the world."
Ukraine: Nonviolent resistance is a brave and often effective response to...
There has been mounting evidence that nonviolent resistance is more effective than violent resistance, even against despots.
To reduce Putin’s power, ditch oil and gas
In response to Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. needs to pivot to renewables.
Ordinary Russians are already feeling the pain of sanctions
Whom will Russians blame for economic pain?
CODEPINK says stop the war in Ukraine. Russian troops out. No...
CODEPINK rallies against the War on Ukraine and and U.S./NATO threats against Russia.
There’s gambling going on here!!!
"There is no America. There is no democracy. There is only AT&T, IT&T ... a collage of corporations."
The dangerous assumption that violence keeps us safe
A romanticized belief in violence renders people irrational to the point of hurting ourselves, over and over again.
Respond to Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine with diplomacy, not war
Urgent diplomacy and humanitarian aid—and Russia’s own antiwar movement—could stop the suffering.
The US’s aggressive expansion of NATO created this horror; the US...
It's time for the U.S to make peace in Ukraine.
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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
Amazon deforestation falls to eight-year low as scientists warn gains remain fragile
Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest.
Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...
Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?
The fuel to my revolutionary optimism
As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750,000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred.
Ready or not, AI government is already here
Automation has shaped governments for decades, but new AI-driven systems are taking on functions from warfare to welfare. Promising speed and efficiency, their growing influence over decision-making complicates political accountability and risks autonomous governance being beyond human control.