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The power and destructiveness of nuclear energy has been in the spotlight since the film "Oppenheimer" was released in July. It is in focus again this week with the anniversaries of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan during World War II. Mary Miller, a member of Idaho nuclear energy watchdog Snake River Alliance, explained the movie about J. ...
U.S. officials are being asked to invest more in programs that could help end or prevent conflicts, whether in Ukraine or any region dealing with significant unrest. The Prevention and Stabilization Fund is a key account in the U.S. ...
At a time when it's easy to find something to disagree about, whether it's politics or social issues, one organization is working to help others have more productive conversations about divisive topics. Henry McHenry, founder of the group Meetings of Opposites, said the key to getting people to listen to one another is changing the arena of conversation, to allow them to bridge the gaps between opposing viewpoints. "Civilizations, societies, are organized around their dominant conversations," he said, "and it is important in a divisive time to get a grip on the dom...
Community speaks out on military spending ahead of Tax Day GREENFIELD — Although April 18 was the official day taxes were due, the Traprock Center for Peace and Justice, Veterans for Peace and roughly 40 local activists convened on the Greenfield...
Tax Day is quickly approaching April 18 but some Massachusetts residents will resist paying their federal taxes as a war protest. War tax resistance, as it's known, dates back to the American Revolution, when Quakers refused to pay taxes designated for military purposes. The movement gained national attention in 1964 when singer Joan Baez refused to pay 60% of her income taxes due to the war in Vietnam. ...