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Veteran suicide, PTSD, and moral injury? Blame Raytheon

December 14, 2021 Kathie Malley-Morrison

by Kathie Malley-Morrison [We] have to ask ourselves: Why are deadly weapons being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and society? Sadly, the answer, as we all know, is simply for money: money that is drenched in blood, often innocent […]

Why Blame Raytheon?

October 29, 2021 Kathie Malley-Morrison

By Kathleen Malley-Morrison Raytheon (which, since its merger with United Technologies has relabeled itself Raytheon Technologies) is culpable for every casualty, physical and psychological, human and environmental, associated with every action in which the United States military industrial complex has participated since World War II. Does […]

What Psychology Can Do for Peace and Social Justice—and Vice Versa. An Introduction

September 24, 2021 Kathie Malley-Morrison

By Kathleen Malley-Morrison Many progressive activists see today’s widespread threats to peace and social justice as residing primarily in oppression, societal structures, capitalism, and the US government. They blame social systems for preventing people from getting along. They point their fingers at broad social evils […]

9/11 and “just war”

September 9, 2021 Kathie Malley-Morrison

by Kathie Malley-Morrison As the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the U.S. approaches, we suggest that you review the principles of just war described here by Dr. Michael Corgan. Then consider: Can the extremists who made the attacks in 2001 justify them based on just war […]

Every Nuke We Make

July 20, 2021 Kathie Malley-Morrison

by Kathie Malley-Morrison Every nuke we make, every vow we break, every life at stake, they’ll be watching us. Be grateful for their attention because “they” are the United Nations Human Rights Council, and “we” are citizens of the country with the largest stock of […]