New information about the Doomsday Clock and its significance
I updated information about the Doomsday Clock. See this document: Significance of Doomsday Clock
Our Current Political Crisis (in addition to Trump and Trumpism)
Economic Justice — A Bold New Agenda
The May 2021 interview on “Glen’s Parallax Perspectives” TV series helps you understand the U.S.’s long-standing economic problems – and the bold solutions that would make the economy more fair for ordinary people. Two guests explored the problems and solutions: Bartlett Naylor works for Public Citizen, the amazingly savvy non-profit organization founded by Ralph Nader half a century ago. Bartlett Naylor is a Financial Policy Advocate who works on corporate governance, financial markets, and related issues. Sarah Anderson works for the Institute for Policy Studies, a very knowledgeable non-profit organization that works on a variety of issues. She is a […]
National Urban League Unveils “21 Pillars,” A Comprehensive Framework for Redefining Public Safety
NEW YORK (April 26, 2021) — The National Urban League today released a comprehensive framework for criminal justice advocacy that takes a holistic approach to public safety, the restoration of trust between communities and law enforcement, and a path forward for meaningful change. 21 Pillars for Redefining Public Safety and Restoring Community Trust centers on five key themes that are fundamental to the protection and preservation of life, dignity, and trust, while also building safer communities. “For too long the lives, safety, and freedom of communities around the nation, particularly Black communities, have been threatened by discriminatory and violent policing,” National Urban […]
Compelling info about 7 powerful feedback loops escalating the climate crisis
We must VIGOROUSLY REDUCE climate disruption before these 7 tipping points change earth forever! Yes, we ARE experiencing a CLIMATE EMERGENCY! Climate disruptions have moved us close to 7 “tipping points” with feedback loops that could change earth forever. This article is informative. It explains the problems well so anyone can understand. See this article linked below. It has sections on SEA and ICE and LAND. Keep scrolling down – and keep learning more in this powerful, easy-to-understand article. The article is long, but informative and really necessary for more people to understand. I read the whole thing, and […]
TAKE THESE ACTIONS NOW … (updated to April 22, 2021)
Let’s pay attention to hot issues that need our attention. Let’s take actions online and in other ways. Here are some recent “action alerts” from non-profit organizations I respect and trust. For some of them you can simply add your own name and contact information and click to send. For others, you’ll need to remove my name and contact information before you add your own. While there are many ways we can organize for issues we care about, these “clictivist” activist opportunities are quick and easy. Topics are listed in random order here with one or more “ACTION ALERT” opportunity […]
Afghanistan: Biden’s troop withdrawal does NOT end the war!
For nearly 20 years the U.S. has waged a horribly expensive (trillions of dollars) and horribly deadly (many, many, many thousands of deaths) war that accomplished NOTHING. US to Withdraw from Afghanistan after Two Decades of War Leaving Behind Tortured Wasteland Having Accomplished Nothing: https://www.opednews.com/articles/US-to-Withdraw-from-Afghan-by-Scott-Ritter-911-Truth_Afghanistan-Pullout_Afghanistan-War_Architects-And-Engineers-For-911-Truth-210416-123.html Now President Biden announced that he will withdraw U.S. troops. People are happy with that. But people do NOT know that THE WAR WILL CONTINUE without U.S. troops. The U.S. continues its reckless, deadly drone war, and also continues to arm factions throughout the region. The overall U.S. foreign policy in that region (and elsewhere) […]
COMING EVENTS + ONLINE OPPORTUNITIES — Late April 2021 and beyond
See the attached document for many events and opportunities. Live links can connect you with more information. CALENDAR — Late April 2021 and beyond
Click to urge President Biden to take these actions …
Many non-profit organizations are urging President Biden to take smart actions. I have collected some recent ones here. You might want to provide your own name and contact information and click to send. For a few of these you may remove my name and contact information and substitute your own. Also, you can contact President Biden through the White House website — www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ — or through the White House phone switchboard — (202) 456-1414 Grassroots pressure has produced positive governmental actions on some issues. Let’s keep it going! Human rights, democracy, and peace for Myanmar (traditionally known as Burma): On […]
COMING EVENTS + ONLINE OPPORTUNITIES on MANY ISSUES
See the attached document for many events and opportunities. Live links can connect you with more information. BLOG CALENDAR — Mid-April 2021 and beyond
Even after Biden’s victory, the “Doomsday Clock” remains at only 100 seconds before midnight.
Since the 1940s, BOTH of the U.S.’s big political parties have enthusiastically supported nuclear weapons. BOTH parties have allowed the climate crisis to get worse over the decades. Every year in late January the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announces how close we are to “Doomsday.” Recently it has been the closest to “midnight” that it has ever been, and the climate crisis has been a factor along with nuclear weapons. Replacing Trump with Biden did not cause the “Doomsday Clock” to back away from midnight. On January 27, 2021, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that we are […]
Let’s urge President Biden to take smart actions to reduce nuclear war dangers
Let’s make sure President Biden Sees and understands the crisis of nuclear weapons. This article suggests how he can keep the world safe from nuclear annihilation. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/biden-cant-lose-sight-of-the-nuclear-crisis/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%2001.20.2021&utm_content=B&utm_term=daily Here is what President Biden should do about nuclear weapons in his first 100 days: One of the best informed non-profit organizations working to prevent nuclear war — the Arms Control Association, www.armscontrol.org — conducted an online event about what President Biden should do about nuclear weapons during his first 100 days. I participated in this and am happy to see that the ACA recorded it and posted it to their website. […]
Stop the new bi-partisan Cold War and threats against China
In the U.S., hate crimes against Asian Americans have skyrocketed in the past few years. Several reasons include Trump’s hateful rhetoric (e.g., calling Coronavirus the “Chinese flu” and blaming China for taking jobs away from Americans, when really it was U.S. businesses that closed American factories and moved the jobs to other countries). Other reasons include the new Cold War and anti-Chinese rhetoric and threats against China from BOTH political parties. Racists have felt free to commit hate crimes against Asian Americans who are not in any way responsible. American nationalism — and “American exceptionalism” — allow the U.S. […]
We must DE-MILITARIZE our democracy!
It’s Time to Demilitarize Our Democracy. The national security state has come to dominate our ostensibly “civilian” government. See this February 1, 2021, article by Mandy Smithberger and William D. Hartung https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/military-pentagon-democracy/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%2002.01.2021&utm_term=daily It was also posted here on January 29, 2021: Demilitarizing Our Democracy: How the National Security State Has Come to Dominate a “Civilian” Government https://www.juancole.com/2021/01/demilitarizing-democracy-government.html
PREVENT the U.S. from spending $100 BILLION on more than 600 new nuclear missiles!
The article linked here — https://www.psr.org/blog/should-america-buy-new-missiles-in-the-middle-of-a-deadly-pandemic/?emci=26549cd5-1d72-eb11-9889-00155d43c992&emdi=1dee357b-2276-eb11-9889-00155d43c992&ceid=135885 — provides information about horribly expensive new nuclear missiles the U.S. government wants to buy. It’s called the “Ground Based Strategic Deterrent.” The Air Force wants more than 600 of these missiles. Each is much deadlier than the bombs we dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Don’t we have better uses for the $100 BILLION these “weapons of mass destruction” will cost? This link — https://secure.everyaction.com/Wnr9fIRN1k2EVPhGh8mzGw2?contactdata=19koCTtxnjlwdoOJcRyIUSXeAcRhubY7sBgQB7SE7Bz4mVjMGM%2fCYn%2bkHdGmbcyzi59zHUHmQfQCdYpRxxcl7pHLZtoSzYRHA2pzMYqPHULvV3ePhhEejFmlo0WkkeWIdq%2fju0oHJTGTS250I8MUZ6JgXTbi%2bxgOPYH3VhJbzZ2qenEJEUgM4WdjZu5VK1X%2bp5nmoLcVdOFqy2zfU4czCXPs9aJExosRzG5xOBm2yuyS%2fKWSTG4PkILoPySWn2L3&emci=26549cd5-1d72-eb11-9889-00155d43c992&emdi=1dee357b-2276-eb11-9889-00155d43c992&ceid=135885 — Tells Congress NOT to do that.
Re-Thinking National Security
On March 10, 2021, I spoke to a worldwide audience (about 1/3 in the U.S. and Canada, about 1/3 in Europe, and about 1/3 in other continents) as the featured speaker for their organization’s speaker series. I spoke about “Re-Thinking National Security.” They recorded this Zoom event. You can watch it at this link: https://ubiverse.org/documents/humanity-rising-day-201—recording Also, I am attaching an essay I wrote that is that is similar to what I said during the speaking engagement. You can read my essay at this link: Re-Thinking ‘National Security’ — An Essay in 3 Parts