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Nuclear Famine: Two Billion People At Risk?
Global Impacts of Limited Nuclear War on Agriculture, Food Supplies, and Human Nutrition – Dr. Helfand's report on climate impacts of a nuclear war – International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War Physicians for Social Responsibility (PDF)
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The Tunnels of Gaza’s Next War
By all accounts, Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, is on a tunnel-building streak. Hamas has boasted of building fifty tunnels since the Israel–Gaza conflict of July, 2014, though Israel insists those numbers are exaggerated. But residents of kibbutzim that border Gaza are increasingly warning of clattering and drilling noises under their homes. “I’ve heard the sound of a hammer and chisel, and my neighbor says she can hear them...
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Elie Wiesel Visits Disneyland
The Holocaust survivor’s under-appreciated journalistic work for ‘The Forverts,’ unearthed—including a dispatch from The Happiest Place on Earth. By Menachem Butler.
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Remembering Daniel Berrigan: A Penniless, Powerful Voice for Peace
Father Berrigan, whose funeral will be held on Friday in New York, opposed war, bigotry and abortion with a distinctly Catholic voice. By Jim Dwyer. (May 5, 2016)
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The pyramid at the end of the world
In rural North Dakota, the long shadow cast by nuclear weapons and the Cold War is not as far in the past as we might like to think. By Elmo Keep.
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‘The Evenings,’ a Dutch Classic, Arrives in English. It Only Took 70 Years
A translation of a novel by Gerard Reve that centers on a young clerk has invited recent comparisons to books like “The Catcher in the Rye.” By Nina Siegal.
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You probably haven't heard about this Muslim pilgrimage in defiance of Isis
Millions of Shia Muslims have taken part in one of the biggest marches in the world, as they travel through Iraq in celebration of a famous Muslim martyr.
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The Nerve Agents That Have Turned Our Planet Into a Toxic Kill Zone
These deadly chemicals wreak havoc on our bodies and environment.
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Corbyn did the right thing when he chose Glastonbury over Armed Forces Day events
Jeremy Corbyn has been slammed in the right-wing press for choosing to appear at Glastonbury rather than Armed Forces Day events. Nothing sums up more neatly than this the longstanding preoccupation of our country’s majority right-wing press with Corbyn’s refusal to sanction war and violence. And nothing sums up better how out-of-kilter that thinking is. By Lee Williams.
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The Nobel Peace Prize 2017
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2017 to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). The organization is receiving the award for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons.
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Is a Life Without Struggle Worth Living?
A 19th-century philosopher’s nervous breakdown can teach us something about finding peace in a world in crisis. By Adam Etinson.
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The First Time I Met Americans
Before becoming a novelist, I spent six years at war. Years later, I came to America and finally met my old enemies. By Bao Ninh.
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Syria war, Sochi peace
In a well choreographed Sochi summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin defines a peaceful future for Syria after the liberation of the country from militants. By Pepe Escobar.
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Seven Reasons Why Putting U.S. Nukes Back in South Korea Is a Terrible Idea
Here are seven reasons why the United States should not seek to deploy nuclear weapons in the Korean Peninsula. By By Jon Wolfsthal, Toby Dalton.
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When Washington Assured Russia NATO Would Not Expand
How America’s failure to honor a 1990 commitment led to many of today’s global crises. By Andrew J. Bacevich.
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RIP Marc Raskin, Who Connected the Dots Between Inequality and War
The late IPS co-founder consistently connected the dots between America’s military adventures overseas and economic and racial injustice at home. By Sarah Anderson. (Jan. 4, 2018)
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Who'll Stop The Rain (Live May 28, 1993)
Bruce Springsteen
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One Tin Soldier
The Original Caste
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Peace in Our Time on the Korean Peninsula?
Using negotiations to divide Washington and Seoul and gain time to continue missile and nuclear development are time-honored DPRK strategies. By Doug Bandow.
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4 hours in My Lai (Vietnam War Documentary, 1989)
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