by Joseph Gerson This piece was originally published in Common Dreams. With humanity facing the greatest danger of nuclear apocalypse since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize wisely refocuses world attention on the urgency of renewing nuclear disarmament diplomacy. The following […]
by Anduin Devos In the immediate aftermath of a very disturbing election, US Representative Jim McGovern hosted a “special order hour” on November 13, 2024, at which he and nine colleagues gave impassioned speeches on the floor of the House about the need to stem […]
by Joseph Gerson This year’s Nobel Prize award could not have come at a more important time. The Hibakusha of Nihon Hidankyo have been among the most courageous and steadfast people in the world, having transformed their intense physical and emotional pains into the strongest […]
by Randy Wurster On Friday, September 20th, MAPA activists stood out in Dedham square to protest General Dynamics’ presence in the town and highlight the company’s significant role in the genocide of Palestinians. As a part of Warheads to Windmills nuclear weapons week of action, […]
By Silas Rutherford The hit TV show Fallout (2024) opens with a satirical depiction of societies within fallout shelters in a kitsch all-American fashion – like watching a colorful, upbeat advertisement for a soul sucking product. Digital projections of pre nuclear bomb suburban towns overshadow […]
By Brian Garvey Silent Fallout, a documentary film by Hideaki Ito and narrated by Alec Baldwin, interviews victims of nuclear testing who are suffering serious diseases linked to the by-products of those tests conducted in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. They have battled cancer. They […]
July 20, 2024 Accidental war With thermonuclear bomb And “launched on warning”? Or preemptive strike Against Many enemies We can take our pick. Annihilation With grave damage to the earth! There’s no going back. Oppenheimer’s? No: It’s Teller’s hydrogen bomb – Worse […]
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