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Scary Hope: The Nuclear Cinema of Summer 2010

Tyler Wigg-Stevenson 7-27-2010
Back in the late '90s, when Y2K fears were running rampant, apocalyptic fantasies like Armageddon and End of Days burned up the box office.
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A New Movement to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

Jim Wallis 7-22-2010
The famed Chautauqua Institution devoted this entire week to the theme of nuclear disarmament. It is a sign of the times.
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Top Secret America

Duane Shank 7-19-2010
The Washington Post today blanketed the front page with this lede:

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Vandalism: A Dead-End Tactic at Toronto's G20

Bryan Farrell 6-29-2010
During Saturday's nonviolent protest of about 5,000 activists outside the conference center in downtown Toronto, where leaders of the G20 were me
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Memorial Day: Giving Our Full Measure of Devotion to Peace

Valerie Elverton Dixon 5-28-2010
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This Memorial Day, let us see and believe the just peace vision and give the full measure of our living devotion to bring into being a world where war is no more.

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Further Reflections on the Biblical Ruth as an 'Illegal Immigrant'

Aaron Taylor 5-25-2010
In March, I wrote a piece praising the Biblical character Boaz for showing compassion to Ruth, w
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Iran's Nuclear Deal: A Success for Sanctions Diplomacy

David Cortright 5-18-2010
The nuclear fuel swap deal signed between Iran and Turkey and Brazil is a positive development that deserves U.S. support.
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The Myth of Out-of-Control Border Violence

Ian Danley 5-17-2010

My beloved city, Phoenix, is making a fantastic run at being the punch line in the larger immigration drama. I wish we were focused on a less volatile campaign, working toward getting the Olympics or something.

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Dispatch from Prison: How Strong Is Hope?

Rose Marie Berger 5-07-2010

In my daily prayer book, the morning antiphon for today said: "The Lord chose these holy men for their unfeigned love

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Undocumented and Unafraid: American DREAMers

Marco Saavedra 4-30-2010
This January, four immigrant college students from Florida began a fifteen hundred mile pilgrimage, "risking their future because the present is unbearable" (Matos, 23, in http://www.nytim
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Lamentations and Turning the Next Page in Arizona's Immigration Struggle

Ian Danley 4-26-2010
Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long?
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An Open Letter to Governor Brewer of Arizona

Gabriel Salguero 4-22-2010
Esteemed Governor Brewer:

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Putting 'Collateral Murder' in Full Context: Rotten Fruit and the Tree From Which It Fell

Josh Stieber 4-19-2010

Recently, Wikileaks, an online whistleblower site, released a video which was dubbed "Collateral Murder." I write as a former member of the Infantry c

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This Palestinian Life: Stories of Nonviolent Resistance

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 4-14-2010

Last weekend I was at a family reunion where I had been invited to show pictures from my sabbatical in the Middle East last spring.

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A Word of Hope for Immigration Advocates

Daysi Diaz-Strong 4-14-2010

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Can Petraeus Push the U.S. Toward Peace in the Middle East?

4-13-2010
The taboo was finally broken and the genie is out of the bottle, despite some attempts to force it back.
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A Reading for April 15: The Parable of the Taxpayer

Chuck Collins 4-13-2010
This time of year it is useful to recount the parable of the angry taxpayer (from the VERY New Testament).
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Enough Jawboning: A Bold but Hopeful Proposal for Middle East Peace

Arthur Waskow 4-12-2010

There is a biblical story in which Samson used the jawbone of an ass to defeat his enemies. Today some politicians seem to think "jawboning" -- talk and more talk, whether sweet or angry -- can actually win peace in the Middle East. But it will take much stronger action.

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Presidents' Plans and Precedents for Peace in the Middle East

Ryan Rodrick Beiler 4-09-2010

Several sources have recommended this commentary by M.J. Rosenberg at Media Matters as a helpful analysis of the new "Obama Peace Plan" for the Middle East.

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The Inevitable Results of War: Sins as Well as Crimes

Arthur Waskow 4-08-2010
The end of Passover is said to mark the anniversary of the moment when Pharaoh's imperial horse-chariot army met disaster in the Red Sea.
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