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Thinking about the world of war explored today by TomDispatch regular Karen Greenberg, author most recently of Subtle
Talk World Radio: Rashid Khalidi on The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine
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Tomgram: Robert Lipsyte, Bombs Away!
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I remember two boys from the 1950s.
The first of them took the subway out to Ebbets Field as often as he could to see “his” team, the Brooklyn Dodgers. (When in the grandstands with his friends, he thought there was nothing funnier than to yell “Beer here!” as the fellow selling brew walked by — and then duck fast.) So many years later, I think he could still name
Tomgram: Alfred McCoy, How to Go from a Win-Win to a Lose-Lose World
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Governor Ron DeSantis — you know, the guy who sent those plane loads of immigrants flying from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, with
Bye-Bye World: While Nuclear Weapons and Wars Exist, Annihilation Beckons
It’s been a long time since the atomic bombings of August 1945, when people around the planet first realized that world civilization stood on the brink of doom. This apocalyptic ending to the Second World War revealed to all that, with the advent of nuclear weapons, violent conflict among nations had finally reached the stage where it could terminate life on earth. Addressing a CBS radio audience in early 1946, Robert
Ten Worst National Anthems
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, October 16, 2022
There’s probably not a corner of the Earth lacking talented, creative, and wise composers of lyrics for songs. It’s unfortunate that no nation has been able to locate any of them to assist with its national anthem.
Of course, I’m unfamiliar with many artistic genres and most languages. I read most anthem lyrics in translation. But the best ones seem to be the shortest, and their primary recommendation seems to be their length.
Here are
Tomgram: Cox and Cox, The New Great Game?
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I’m anything but a mathematician. Still, the numbers should take anyone’s breath away. Last spring, South Asia experienced a staggering heatwave, with temperatures
JCDecaux, World’s Largest Outdoor Advertising Company, Censors Peace, Promotes War
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, October 13, 2022
Global NGO World BEYOND War sought to rent four billboards in front of NATO headquarters in Brussels with messages of peace. These were small billboards at train stops. Here is the image that we sought to use:
The U.S.-based organization Veterans For Peace has partnered with us on this campaign. We’ve successfully rented a
Talk World Radio: Graylan Hagler on Palestine and the United States
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Tomgram: Michael Klare, As Ukraine Burns, the U.S. and China Play with Fire in Asia
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I hope you were suitably cheered up when, on a recent trip to Asia, Vice President Kamala Harris assured American troops in Japan that, in response to China’s “disturbing behavior” in the East