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A mockup of a nuclear reactor at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.

Nuclear Power Is a Dead End. We Must Abandon It Completely. Nuclear Power Is a Dead End. We Must Abandon It Completely.

Even given Europe's energy crisis, the case against nuclear power has never been so conclusive—and so important.

Oct 13, 2022 / Paul Hockenos

Taiwan Strait Helicopter

Could the Fight Over Taiwan Trigger Nuclear War? Could the Fight Over Taiwan Trigger Nuclear War?

Ukraine isn’t the only place on the planet where a nuclear conflagration could erupt in the near future.

Oct 13, 2022 / Michael T. Klare

Hispanic/Latinx USA

Hispanic/Latinx USA Hispanic/Latinx USA

The Hispanic/Latinx population in the USA was 62.1 million in 2020, and is projected to reach 68 million in 2025, yet Latinx communities continue to suffer from higher poverty rate...

Oct 12, 2022 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

A Cholera Outbreak in a Haitian Prison Threatens to Kill Hundreds Within Days

A Cholera Outbreak in a Haitian Prison Threatens to Kill Hundreds Within Days A Cholera Outbreak in a Haitian Prison Threatens to Kill Hundreds Within Days

A deadly epidemic is surging in a penitentiary built for 800 people but containing nearly 4,000. Without immediate inmate release and medical care, hundreds may soon be dead.

Oct 11, 2022 / Loune Viaud, Pierre Fritznel, Louise Ivers, and Eric Reinhart

Protesters dressed with cutout faces of Biden and Putin prepare to throw nuclear weapons in the garbage

The Cuban Missile Crisis Was 60 Years Ago, but It’s Urgently Relevant Today The Cuban Missile Crisis Was 60 Years Ago, but It’s Urgently Relevant Today

That pivotal moment proves that de-escalation and diplomacy can prevail.

Oct 11, 2022 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Peace for Ukraine

Peace for Ukraine Peace for Ukraine

Women for Ukraine, part of worldwide events, July 23, NYC.

Oct 11, 2022 / OppArt / George de Castro-Day

Embarrassed by Military Failures, Putin Takes Revenge on Ukraine’s Civilians

Embarrassed by Military Failures, Putin Takes Revenge on Ukraine’s Civilians Embarrassed by Military Failures, Putin Takes Revenge on Ukraine’s Civilians

Report from a city under attack.

Oct 11, 2022 / Leif Reigstad

How to Create a Nuclear Weapons Policy for the People

How to Create a Nuclear Weapons Policy for the People How to Create a Nuclear Weapons Policy for the People

Biden has the opportunity to draft a Nuclear Posture Review that is truly democratic.

Oct 10, 2022 / David Combs and Jasmine Owens

Afghanistan helicopter takes off

Is There Any Honor In War? Is There Any Honor In War?

It’s time for us to begin seeing war not as our making but our unmaking—as democracy’s undoing as well as the brutal thing it truly is.

Oct 7, 2022 / William Astore

War or Peace Is the Most Neglected Issue on the November Ballot

War or Peace Is the Most Neglected Issue on the November Ballot War or Peace Is the Most Neglected Issue on the November Ballot

But most Americans don’t know it because the media isn’t asking candidates about disarmament, diplomacy, and out-of-control military spending.

Oct 6, 2022 / John Nichols

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