Why did the first humans to set foot off Planet Earth plant the flag of only part of Planet Earth?
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My Friend Harris Wofford Jr. 1926-2019: Prophet Of A United States Of The World
“Count no man happy until he dies,” declared Sophocles 24 long centuries ago, in the immortal final line of Oedipus…
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What If the Bomb Warning Text Message in Hawaii Hadn’t Been a False Alarm?
This article appeared on AlterNet on January 17, 2018. Did you even know, before last Saturday, that if the Button…
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Why Not ‘A Global Anthem,’ Donald Trump? Who Does ‘Represent the World,’ Steve Bannon?
In his speeches before both CPAC and the U.S. Congress, President Trump described with pinpoint accuracy the sovereign state system…
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Reimagining the United Nations: a 2020 Vision
This essay is a revised and updated version of a story that appeared in Disarmament Times, the official journal of…
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