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In March 2015, Bill Gates showed an image of the coronavirus during a TED Talkand told the audience that it was what the greatest catastrophe of our time would look like. The real threat to life, he said, is “not missiles, but microbes.” When the coronavirus pandemic swept over the earth like a tsunami five years later, he revived the war language, describing the pandemic as “a world war.” “The coronavirus pandemic pits all of humanity against the virus,” he said. In fact, the pandemic is not a war. The pandemic is a consequence of war. A war against life. The mechanical mind conn...

Words can distract from the thing they represent. Publisher Jason Stern finds that under the stress of oppressive conditions we can become really present, and, in presence, we can be impartial.

The year is drawing to a close, memorable for its unrelenting spotlight on coronavirus.  Reflecting on the past 12 months, imagine what you would do if you were in a position of great power and influence.  Two scenarios are offered, each with different underlying goals. Marilyn Langlois The Global Power Elite scenario is geared toward protecting the right of the super-rich to continue amassing ever more riches, and the One Earth Family scenario is aimed at ensuring every human being can live in dignity and harmony with the earth.  I’ll start this exercise; then it’s your turn. Global...