Blog 07 Jul 2024 Easter Song and Reflections on the Resurrection ***NOTE: Please check out the footnotes for additional, more detailed commentary. Also, there are poetry and songs in the final… Editor No Comments
Blog Attendees came from 18 different nations. 08 Apr 2024 Rwanda Dispatches May 18 to July 12, 2018 At 30 years on to this day, April 7, 2024, the Rwanda Genocide broke out, that saw more than 1… Editor No Comments
Blog 11 Oct 2023 Reflection on: Everything I thought I knew about Israel and Gaza was wrong Editor in Chief Jodi Rudoren October 9, 2023 --source of image above NOTE: Please see too: Agonizing: U.S. Vetoes… Editor No Comments
Blog 18 Mar 2023 Christian Pacifism and Its Cultured Naysayers ***NOTE 1: Many footnotes add detail and background to the text.*** ***NOTE 2: The PDF academic version is here.*** WN:… Editor No Comments
Blog 08 Feb 2023 Drought doomed this empire by Adam Taylor with Sammy Westfal (overall of "Today's WorldView,"((Developments on the war in Ukraine, analysis of the most important… Editor No Comments
Blog 14 Sep 2022 Long Live Imperialism?!–Thoughts On: Queen Elizabeth II and The End of Britain’s Imperial age By Ishaan Tharoor, with Sammy Westfall Email photo above: akdenizpazar.com WN: While true that Queen Elizabeth "was perhaps not privy… Editor 1 Comment
Blog 28 Mar 2022 Capitalism and Racism WN: We have been studying an excellent book in this discussion group: How to Have an Enemy: Righteous Anger and… Editor No Comments
Blog 16 Aug 2021 Empire or Humanity? By Howard Zinn Posted on August 15, 2021 image above from the Movie Poster: The Fall of the American Empire… Editor No Comments
Blog 29 Apr 2021 Empire Politician: The new president’s paper trail reveals a man who has often betrayed his own bedrock principles. Jeremy Scahill April 28… Editor No Comments
Blog 06 Mar 2021 Cornel West: The Whiteness of Harvard and Wall Street Is “Jim Crow, New Style” By George Yancy, Truthout Published March 5, 2021 photo above: yankeewikis.com WN: I first became involved with men in prison… Editor No Comments
Blog 16 Dec 2020 Jesus Was a Victim of Empire. Acknowledging This Should Transform Christianity. Jesus Was a Victim of Empire. Acknowledging This Should Transform Christianity. By Christine Mungai, Truthout Part of the Series: Religion's… Editor No Comments
Blog 31 May 2020 Cornel West Says ‘Neo-Fascist Gangster’ Trump and Neoliberal Democrats Expose America as ‘Failed Social Experiment’ WN: Please see in light of the title this outstanding article by Canadian Wade Davis: The Unraveling of America. 1.… Editor No Comments
Blog 08 Feb 2018 Kipling, the ‘White Man’s Burden,’ and U.S. Imperialism by John Bellamy Foster and Robert W. McChesney (Nov 01, 2003) photo above: The Moro Massacre (March 9, 1906): Phillipines… Editor No Comments
Blog 07 Feb 2018 The Doctrine of Discovery, Manifest Destiny, and American Exceptionalism Posted on July 21, 2015 by christian hegemony Challenging Christian Hegemony Practical tools for recognizing and resisting Christian dominance WN:… Editor No Comments
Blog 26 Feb 2014 “Not Enough!” and International Restorative Justice Colloquium on Violence & Religion (COV&R) Presentation, May 31 – June 4, 2006, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada WN: When I finally… Editor No Comments
Blog 11 May 2024 Re-issuing: How Fossil Fuel Money Made Climate Change Denial the Word of God by Brendan O'Connor August 8, 2017 WN: I decided to republish this article of seven years ago. The supreme haughty… Editor No Comments
Blog 01 May 2024 Response To: Israeli Finance Minister Denounced for Calling for ‘Total Annihilation’ of Gaza Julia Conley May 01, 2024 image above: Religious Zionist head Bezalel Smotrich attends a discussion in the Israeli parliament on… Editor No Comments
Blog 16 Apr 2024 Comments on: Christian Peacemakers Are Ramping Up Their Faith-Based Call for a Cease-fire by John Nichols \ Activism April 15, 2024 image above: Christian protesters singing for Gaza ceasefire WN: I was struck… Editor No Comments
Blog 10 Oct 2023 Theories on the Psychology of Violence WN: I met the author of the presentation below at a COV&R (Colloquium on Violence and Religion) Conference.I recall a… Editor No Comments
19 Sep 2023 Front Page Copy Welcome <h2 style="text-align: center;">SEARCH and ARCHIVES options are at the bottom of all website pages.</h2><p style="font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 20px;… MasterEditor No Comments
Blog 21 Jan 2023 Thoughts On: The Great Santos January 20, 2023 Matthew Stevenson image above: Original cover art for the 1927 edition of The Great Gatsby by Francis… Editor No Comments
Blog 12 Oct 2022 Thoughts On: The GOP Is a Cultish, Destructive Fascist Organization—Not a Legitimate Political Party Thom Hartmann October 12, 2022 image above: WN: This is indeed tragic for our neighbours to the south; and Why… Editor No Comments
Blog 21 Jun 2022 Reflections On: Opinion Doug Mastriano’s unhinged ‘Nazi’ claim signals deeper danger ahead By Greg Sargent, Columnist June 2, 2022 image above: thedispatch.com WN: The U.S. has become increasingly unhinged--thanks in significant part… Editor No Comments
Blog 09 May 2022 The Mumbai Bombs, July 2006 July 12, 2006 Dear Editor: Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Peter MacKay predictably was the pot that called the kettle… Editor No Comments
23 Mar 2022 Apocalypse Now!: A Revaluation of the Thought of Ivan Illich Brother John, Taizé In his masterful and comprehensive study recently published by Penn State University Press, Ivan Illich: An Intellectual… Editor No Comments
Blog 15 Mar 2022 Reflection on: John Mearsheimer on why the West is principally responsible for the Ukrainian crisis Mar 11th 2022 by John J. Mearsheimer image above: Dan Williams WN: I recently sent out to several people an… Editor No Comments
Blog 20 Oct 2021 Legacy of Shame: October 19, 2021 by Kenn Orphan photo above: Photograph Source: Reagan White House Photographs – Public Domain WN: Saint Augustine… Editor No Comments
Blog 28 Sep 2021 Engelhardt, A Hellfire World By Tom Engelhardt photo above: 'THEY ARE ALL DEAD': Harrowing leaked footage shows US drone strikes in Afghanistan as pilot… Editor No Comments
Blog 05 Sep 2021 9/11 was a test: Essay by Carlos Lozada Illustration above: by Patrik Svensson Sept. 3, 2021 WN: Below are excerpts from an outstanding essay… Editor No Comments
Blog 13 Aug 2021 Bomber Biden Sends in B-52 Bombers in a Tantrum over Taliban Advance August 12, 2021 by Dave Lindorff photo above: AC-130 Spectre gunship rains random death from the sky in the name… Editor No Comments
19 Jul 2021 Front Page Augustine recounts this story of Empire: The king asked the fellow, “What is your idea, in infesting the sea?” And… Editor No Comments
Blog 12 Jul 2021 “The Apocalypse Has Begun”: by David Cayley January 2, 2016 WN: This is a highly instructive essay. There is much on my website about… Editor No Comments
Blog 12 Jul 2021 An American Kingdom By Stephanie McCrummen July 11, 2021 photo above: Mercy Culture Church in Fort Worth. (Dylan Hollingsworth for The Washington Post)… Editor No Comments
Blog 12 May 2021 Why Canada’s special forces ‘shadow army’ is still fighting ISIS By Adnan R. Khan May 11, 2021 photo above: Spec Ops Magazine WN: In short, Canada’s Special Operations Regiment (CSOR),… Editor No Comments
Blog 24 Apr 2021 Tribes Want Medals Awarded for Wounded Knee Massacre Rescinded Mark Walker April 23, 2021 photo above: Kristina Barker for The New York Times WN: This kind of story can… Editor No Comments
Blog 26 Mar 2021 Restorative Justice: Peacemaking Not Warmaking; Transformative Justice: Penal Abolitionism Not Prison Reform by Wayne Northey for The Kenarchy Journal, Volume 2. image above: cccu.org PLEASE NOTE: Below are excerpts of my paper… Editor No Comments
Blog BAYONNE, NJ - MAY 3: A wind blown American flag at the Tear Drop 9/11 Memorial flies over the skyline of New York City as the sun sets on May 3, 2020 in Bayonne, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) 16 Aug 2020 The Unraveling of America by Wade Davis August 6, 2020 Wade Davis holds the Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the… Editor No Comments
Blog 08 Aug 2020 Life Under the Bomb Means a Life of Resistance Published on Thursday, August 06, 2020 by Common Dreams by Rev. John Dear photo above: "Our message over the years… Editor No Comments
Blog 11 Jun 2020 An Open Letter To Joe Biden Dear Mr. Biden. If I might be so bold, I wonder about connecting some dots at this incredible kairos moment… Editor No Comments
Blog 12 Oct 2019 Why this ‘genius’ scholar is mapping out the world’s largest jail system photo above: Kelly Lytle Hernández, who received the MacArthur ‘genius’ grant, views prison abolition through the eyes of rebels Fri… Editor No Comments
Blog 01 Oct 2019 Beyond Impeachment: Remove This Regime from Below October 1, 2019 by Paul Street photo above: White House – Public Domain WN: This is a powerful broadside against… Editor No Comments
Blog 10 Nov 2017 Pope Denounces ‘Mentality of Fear’ Caused by Nuclear Regimes, Urges Disarmament Published on Friday, November 10, 2017 by Common Dreams At a seminar at the Vatican, Pope Francis praised the U.N.'s… Editor No Comments
Blog 16 Jul 2017 The Fallout Report Climate & EnvironmentHealthJusticeJuly 10, 2017 In St. Louis, America's nuclear history creeps into the present, leaching into streams and… Editor No Comments
Blog 27 Dec 2016 If You Think Jesus Was White, Here Are Five Reasons You’re Wrong Posted on Dec 26, 2016 By Juan Cole Jesus is the polar opposite of Donald Trump. And sadly, so are some Trump… Editor No Comments
Blog 29 Mar 2015 The London Bombs, July 2005 By Wayne Northey July 9, 2005 Dear Editor: Prime Minister Tony Blair hypocritically called the London bombings “barbaric attacks.” On… Editor No Comments
Blog 21 Mar 2015 A Modest Proposal Lite WN: Another now-and-then article. An excerpt: In Western civilization, logic and ethics are usually mutually exclusive, while ideology and ethics… Editor No Comments
