A Short History of Evolution: The Gods of War
This article is part of Carl Coon’s ongoing “A Short History of Evolution” series. Click here to read all entries in this series. During... Read More
A Humanist’s War Memory: “Spinach Music”
Arriving in France on Thanksgiving Day, 1944, my outfit was scheduled to join the 9th Army in Holland for an assault crossing of the... Read More
Making Friends in High Places Three American peace activists meet their young Afghani counterparts
Bamiyan Province in Afghanistan, a stunningly beautiful mountainous region, is located in the center of the country, roughly 100 miles northwest of Kabul. Most... Read More
SPECIAL BOOK EXCERPT: War is A Lie
War Is a Lie is the 2010 self-published book by Humanist contributor David Swanson, in which he attempts a comprehensive refutation of all the... Read More
What I Know for Sure: The Future Is Up to Us
I am grateful for receiving this honor as Humanist Heroine. I’m now in my eighties so I’m also just grateful for being here and... Read More
A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon
A Fiery Peace in a Cold War is the biography of a man, Bernard A. Schriever, who has profoundly affected the United States and... Read More
The Letter from Death
FOREWORD by Howard Zinn Lillian Moats gives us, in The Letter from Death, a brilliant and strikingly original work of the imagination, drawing both... Read More
Who’s Your Guide? The burden of proof falls hard on nonreligious conscientious objectors
On September 2, 2006, Agustin Aguayo--an army specialist who had gone AWOL the day before while his unit was gearing up for deployment to... Read More
Fighting for Iraq: A Case for Liberation
AS WE APPROACH FIVE YEARS since the liberation of Iraq, it still appears too soon to tell if it's been a success or not.... Read More
America the Beautiful’s Germ Warfare Rash
In his bellicose Cincinnati, Ohio, speech of October 7, 2002, President George W. Bush warned that Saddam Hussein must not be allowed to threaten... Read More