A Ministry of Risk in A Time of War

“A ministry of risk goes unerringly to the side of the victims, to those threatened or destroyed by greed, prejudice, and war. From the side of those victims, it teaches two simple, indispensable lessons: (1) that we all belong in the ditch, or in the breach, with the...

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Crossing the Border Into Ukraine

Mihail Kogălniceanu, Romania – "The U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division has been deployed to Europe for the first time in almost 80 years amid soaring tension between Russia and the American-led NATO military alliance. The light infantry unit, nicknamed...

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The Media Finds Its War

On Sunday, October 9, The New York Times published an article entitled "An American in Ukraine Finds the War He’s Been Searching For." It could just as easily be entitled "The Media Finds the War It’s Been Searching For." It is, sadly, a story of...

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A No-Nukes Strategy or a No-Win Reality

We have grown numb to the world resting on a razor’s edge of destruction. Climate catastrophe, pandemics, cyberwar and endless wars seem "normal" by now. However, the far more likely way civilization ends in the near future is one that receives shockingly...

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Canada Enlists in the US Empire

It seems the allure of empire is just too great. For many Americans, Canada is a peaceful, enlightened and progressive country with universal healthcare, affordable education, and what we thought was a slim, noninterventionist military funded by a sensible budget....

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