David Swanson: War Can Be Ended — And No, the US Civil War Was Not About Slavery and Not Worth the Human and Other Enduring True Costs

War Can Be Ended Part I Of BOOK: War No More: The Case For Abolition Slavery Was Abolished In the late eighteenth century the majority of people alive on earth were held in slavery or serfdom (three-quarters of the earth’s population, in fact, according to the Encyclopedia of Human Rights from Oxford University Press). The …

Reference (2014): Bill de Blasio Inauguration Speech (Mayor, New York City) + Early Transitions Commentaries

The following is the complete text of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s inaugural address, as prepared for delivery. Thank you, President Clinton, for your kind words. It was an honor to serve in your administration, and we’re all honored by your presence. I have to note that, over 20 years ago, when a conservative philosophy seemed …

Review: They Were Soldiers – How the Wounded Return from America’s Wars: The Untold Story

Ann Jones 5.0 out of 5 stars A necessary book — Gabriel’s trumpet on true cost of war, December 3, 2013 A necessary book. The author has rendered a national — a global — service in documenting the psychological, social, and physical costs of war, costs that surpass the continually astonishing financial cost of war. …

Review (Guest) The Crash of 2016 – The Plot to Destroy America – And What We Can Do to Stop It

Thom Hartmann Provocative and Troubling Look at an Impending Economic Implosion, November 16, 2013 Book Shark “The Crash of 2016” is a provocative and troubling look at an economic implosion that will occur unless we take drastic measures to stop it. “A story of how America was dragged into the Crash of 2016.” Well-known progressive …

SchwartzReport: Larry Dossey on ONE MIND – How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters

Here is an excellent essay by SR reader, author, and, physician Larry Dossey. I am happy to publish it because it reflects my own views. I encourage you to get Larry’s new book: One Mind. 7 Billion Minds, or One? LARRY DOSSEY, MD – The Huffington Post Source: ONE MIND: How Our Individual Mind Is …