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It’s that moment again. Graduation time in high schools and colleges across the country. Because I’ve always thought that graduation speeches had a certain je ne sais quoi, I’ve given a number of them at TomDispatch to… well, I must admit, never anyone actually
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This week on Talk World Radio, we’re talking about Davos. Our guest Jenny Ricks, speaking to us from Johannesburg South Africa is the global convenor of Fight Inequality Alliance. See http://fightinequality.org
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For more than 20 years, the civilian casualties of the Global War on Terror have, at best, been nameless, faceless victims to most Americans. They’ve been “30
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Just in case you missed it, former President George W. Bush (“Mission Accomplished“) had a howler the other day. He was talking about Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and
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There really isn’t a word for it. Bonanza hardly does the trick. Stroke of luck? Not appropriate, given the subject. Hit the jackpot? Well, it wouldn’t be inaccurate, that’s for sure.
Not in recent memory has there been a U.S. arms transfer to another country quite like the latest one designated for Ukraine. As last week ended, Congress put its stamp of approval on a $40
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, May 24, 2022
The stance taken on Ukraine by many of the governments of the world is outside acceptable debate in the United States.
The Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres has proposed a ceasefire, urged a negotiated settlement, and met with the President of Russia despite opposition in the West to doing so. Pope Francis has urged a ceasefire and negotiations, declared that no war can be justified, and encouraged workers to block weapons
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, May 23, 2022
https://worldbeyondwar.org/a-future-crime-memorial-day
This Memorial Day, we have a solemn responsibility to glorify participants in wars that will leave no survivors.
We should not lightly disregard the longstanding custom of celebrating only those who have already participated in orgies of mass murder.
But we also have a duty to look forward with what discernment we can muster. In the absence of an omniscient future-crime bureau, we can only act
By David Swanson
Public support for the obliteration of all life on Earth is growing despite every effort of the corrupt liberal media.
According to Pew, 36% of Republicans and 35% of Democrats favor U.S. warmaking even if it risks nuclear war with Russia. Obviously the main conclusion from such numbers needs to be that Republicans are the entire problem. But,
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This week on Talk World Radio, we’re talking about psychiatry. Our guest Bruce Levine’s new book is A Profession Without Reason: The Crisis of Contemporary Psychiatry Untangled and Solved by Spinoza, Freethinking, and Radical Enlightenment.
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The signs are everywhere. If you happen to live in the United States, parts of the Southwest and West are broiling in a megadrought the likes of which hasn’t been experienced in at least