Tom Engelhardt: Living on a Sci-Fi Planet
Who could have imagined that humanity would inherit the kinds of apocalyptic powers previously left to the gods or that, when we finally noticed them, we would prove eerily unable to respond?
Frida Berrigan: Meatball Subs, Not Nuclear Subs
Or How to Deliver 16,128 Hiroshimas
Tom Engelhardt: Slaughter Central
The United States as a Mass-Killing Machine
William Astore: Back to the Future at the Pentagon
‘It hardly occurs to us to question how the Pentagon’s mad military scenarios about near-peer wars could indeed end in nuclear annihilation.’
Rebecca Gordon: The Fire Next Time
If we do succeed in destroying ourselves, it seems increasingly likely that it will be by fire, whether the accelerating heating of the globe over decades, or a nuclear conflagration any time we choose. The good news, the flame of hope, is that we still have time — at least 100 seconds — to prevent it.
Helen Caldicott: The Lessons We Still Haven’t Learned From Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The United States needs to rise to its full moral and spiritual height and lead the world to sanity and survival.
Kristin Henderson: A Feminist Alternative to Trump’s Chest Beating on Iran
If there’s ever to be genuine and just peace between the two nations, diplomacy must be the priority, and Iranian civil society must be acknowledged and respected.
Rebecca Gordon: The True High Crimes and Misdemeanors of Donald J. Trump
Extorting political favors from foreign leaders is bad enough, but Donald J. Trump has done so much worse…
Lawrence Wittner: Most Americans Actually Reject Trump’s ‘America First’ Policy
Large majorities support arms control, curbs on military spending, and international institutions. The question is what they’re willing to do about it. As president, Donald Trump has leaned heavily upon … Continue reading
Frida Berrigan: The Cheetah in Us All
A mother thinks about the inheritance of children. “I don’t want to live in a world without cheetahs, Mom.” Seamus loves cheetahs and what’s not to love — unless you … Continue reading
Adam Johnson: 10 of the Most Sociopathic Washington Post Columns
. For casually threatening economic ruin, inciting violence against entire populations, pushing for bombing faceless Muslims, or downplaying racism and child rape, there’s no better outlet than long-time echo chamber … Continue reading
Marc Jampole: Pentagon proposes using nuclear weapons against terrorists
The Pentagon’s new Nuclear Posture Review calls for dropping nuclear bombs on countries that harbor terrorists. The draft of the Pentagon’s proposed plan to “update” the United States’ nuclear weapon … Continue reading
Rebecca Gordon: Take Your Tiny Fingers Off the Button, Trump
Nuclear Nightmares Past and Present Preventing a nuclear war between the United States and North Korea may be the most pressing challenge facing the world right now. Our childish, ignorant, … Continue reading
