With an ultra conservative cabinet, newly annoited Prime Minister Abe, who talks as if he would like nothing better than to go to war with North Korea, is poised to:(1) continue neoliberal policies that have widened the gap between rich and not-so-rich(2) promote ultra-nationalism even in the face of a court ruling protecting the rights of teachers not to be have a flag … [Read more...] about On the ascension of Abe as PM, bad for peace, bad for women, just plain bad
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Immunity of Non-Combatants and Myth of Good Intentions: 61 Years After Hiroshima/Nagasaki
By Herbert P. BixIn late 1945, in a context of restored peace, American leaders set about constructing the postwar international order. Among the issues they confronted were the establishment of the United Nations and the reaction of U.S. citizens to the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The latter especially provoked a short-lived mood of uncertainty about the … [Read more...] about Immunity of Non-Combatants and Myth of Good Intentions: 61 Years After Hiroshima/Nagasaki