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Fifty-five years ago this month, people from around the world listened and reacted to Bertrand Russell’s public announcement of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto.  (See “Remembering Our Humanity” for the full text of the manifesto.) This was his first step in advancing ...Read more

I wonder whether any of the current crop of conservative pundits would try to stop a purse snatcher.

How ’bout punching someone who accosted his wife or significant other?

Is modern “rugged individualism ” all talk and no action?

In a 90s melee on ...Read more

July 16 was the 65th anniversary of the Trinity Test: the detonation of a nuclear weapon for the first time on Earth. Celebrations of this milestone were slight, if any.  July 9 was the 55th anniversary of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto: ...Read more

By declaring a new “no first use” doctrine regarding its nuclear weapons, signing an agreement with Russia to cut their stockpiles nuclear warheads, and sponsoring a global conference on nuclear materials control, President Obama has is undertaking a series of ...Read more

Last week CenterMovement.org columnist Adele Wick issued a report card evaluating President Obama’s performance on domestic issues. Report card punditry is fun, but we also seriously hope our evaluations encourage fair-minded thinking. In that spirit we invite ...Read more