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SOURCE: TomDispatch
11/8/2020
Reclaiming American Idealism: We Could Use A Leader Like George McGovern Again
by William J. Astore
Since the American voters rejected the antimilitaristic candidacy of George McGovern in 1972 the country has come to tolerate astonishing levels of mass death, of which COVID is only the latest instance.
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SOURCE: Flatland (Kansas City)
8/6/2020
A Tale of Atomic Bombs and Paper Cranes: Harry Truman's Grandson Pursues Reconciliation
For a decade, Harry Truman's oldest grandson has engaged in dialogue with the survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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SOURCE: EU Observer
4/11/19
Finnish MP: 'We need historians to secure peace'
"History continues to play negative role in many conflicts", Tuomioja explained, suggesting that historians "can contribute substantially to conflict resolution".
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SOURCE: Tom Dispatch
2-4-18
Our Enemy, Ourselves
by William J. Astore
Ten Commonsense Suggestions for Making Peace, Not War
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3-8-15
New York's 200-Year Conspiracy for Peace
by Lawrence S. Wittner
Why has New York played a central role in the American peace movement?
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12-21-14
Remembering the Peace of Christmas Eve
by William Lambers
Peace should be in our minds and hearts as we confront the issues of today.
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SOURCE: TomDispatch
12-9-14
Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers
by Adam Hochschild
Celebrating War Over and Over and Peace Once
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8-29-14
This Is What Working for Peace Looks Like
by William Lambers
They called it The Little Marshall Plan. It worked. It should inspire us. We need it now.
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7-27-14
Where Is The Passion for Peace?
by Walter G. Moss
Today, as conflicts and bloodshed occur in Ukraine (and Gaza, Syria, and elsewhere), we wonder why in the past century we have advanced so little in our ability to prevent such senseless wars.
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SOURCE: New Republic
4-1-14
The World Is Much Safer Than 20th-Century Historians Would Have You Believe
by Ali Wyne
We should heed historians' warnings, but we should also appreciate the progress that global security has made in the intervening century.
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The Historic Agreement to End the Conflict in Kosovo
by Ian Reifowitz
Photo credit: Flickr/_Matt_T_After protracted, months-long negotiations, Kosovo and Serbia recently agreed to a compromise on sovereignty and autonomy that would end two decades of conflict. In extinguishing the last embers of war in what was Yugoslavia -- the volatile, ethnically divided nation where the assassination of an Austrian archduke launched World War I, and where civil war throughout the nineties led to ethnic cleansing and other atrocities -- Europe is nearing the end of its long journey to overcome its tribal enmities and build a cohesive, peaceful civilization.
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