Tag Archives: Cyrus Eaton
“Trading Books, not Bombs”: The Importance of Educating Women and Listening

“Trading Books, not Bombs”: The Importance of Educating Women and Listening

Everybody’s worried about Pakistan and Afghanistan, and that includes me.  Should America have a military presence there at all?  What’s the point if we’re after Al Qaeda, and Al Qaeda isn’t a nation and can just keep moving to new ...Read more

The Perplexities of Peace

The Perplexities of Peace

“Let There Be Peace on Earth, and Let It Begin with Me” became my favorite hymn when one of my neighbors and best friends sang it on 9/11 at a candlelight vigil. Some 500 people joined in singing it together ...Read more

Peace and Pugwash: The 1957 Conference

Peace and Pugwash: The 1957 Conference

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