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Tue, August 4, 2020 | 17:49

Atomic bombing starts our moral awakening

Atomic bombing starts our moral awakening

Seventy-five years after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki put beyond argument that nuclear weapons are the most indiscriminately inhumane ever devised, the distressing reality is that the risk of nuclear catastrophe is as great as it has ever been, and the goal - shared by all APLN members - of achieving their elimination from the face of the Earth is as far from achieve...

2020-08-04 17:09

Controversy in Hagia Sophia conversion

Controversy in Hagia Sophia conversion

Its very name, Hagia Sophia, evokes the ancient mysteries of Byzantium. Its setting along the Golden Horn on the majestic Bosphorus joining Europe and Asia in itself serves as a beacon for uniting world religions.

2020-08-03 17:22

Africa can't afford COVID-19 tradeoffs

Africa can't afford COVID-19 tradeoffs

GENEVA - As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surpasses 500,000, the new coronavirus is at the forefront of the public consciousness. But the continent was beset by infectious disease long before the current pandemic began. And, as long as governments and donors remain preoccupied with curbing COVID-19, killers like HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis (TB) will...

2020-08-03 17:20

China plays Iran card

China plays Iran card

Earlier last month, Iran announced that it is negotiating a 25-year agreement with China encompassing trade, energy, infrastructure, telecommunications, and even military cooperation. For Iran, the prospect of a strategic partnership with China comes at a critical time. The Iranian government has been confronting popular discontent over a sinking domestic economy, which has b...

2020-08-02 17:11

Pompeo speech shows few new ideas towards 'evil empire'

Pompeo speech shows few new ideas towards 'evil empire'

Some speeches are unforgettable while others are hard to forget no matter how hard you try. Last week, the top U.S. foreign policy official erupted on China in a speech for the ages, if not for war. One hopes the speech will age quickly and pass quietly into the catacombs of history. Given at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California, Secretary of Stat...

2020-07-30 17:31

Congress must address underfunded pensions

Congress must address underfunded pensions

The congressional spending spree that's followed the coronavirus lockdown has obligated our children and grandchildren to trillions in debt that won't be paid off easily. The blame for this doesn't lie with the Trump administration but goes back over many years because Congress, no matter which party was in charge, has failed to consider seriously the financial obligations it...

2020-07-30 17:29

China hints at greater political engagement in Middle East

China hints at greater political engagement in Middle East

China is contemplating greater political engagement in the Middle East in what would constitute a break with its longstanding effort to avoid being sucked into the region's myriad conflicts and a bid to counter mounting U.S. pressure to force Gulf States to curtail relations with the People's Republic.

2020-07-30 17:27

Laughter really is best medicine

Laughter really is best medicine

I missed it again. So did the rest of America. July 1's unofficial International Joke Day came and went without fanfare. That's regrettable, because we could all use a good belly laugh right now - which gave me an idea.

2020-07-30 17:26

Trot is back in full swing

Trot is back in full swing

In days past, the Korean “trot” music I often heard was through late-night television shows my father used to watch in his undershirt and shorts, sometimes singing along as a summer night breeze swept through the front door. I could see he was transported to a certain time earlier in his life. Or the music was heard when we stopped at highway rest venues where distinctive son...

2020-07-29 17:29

Why teachers need to get back in classroom

Why teachers need to get back in classroom

Teachers are now complaining about having to go back and do what they profess to love: Teach in a classroom. While I have had some unfortunate experience with teachers unions in the past (as an observer, not a member) I was always convinced that the grievance from the professionals was based upon their desire to better the lives of and conditions for students. It really never...

2020-07-29 17:25

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