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Model Shows Nuclear War Would Cause Millennia-Long 'Little Ice Age'

"We hope that this new study will encourage more nations to ratify the ban treaty," one of the paper's co-authors said, referring to the landmark Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Brett Wilkins ·

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Surging Prices Amid Ukraine War Have Pushed 71 Million People Worldwide Into Poverty

As the cost-of-living crisis intensifies, said one U.N. official, "the threat of increased social unrest grows by the day."

Julia Conley ·

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Russian Official Makes Nuclear Threat Over US Support for Ukraine War Crimes Probe

Another official responded to Western sanctions by suggesting that Russia could reclaim Alaska.

Brett Wilkins ·

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What If? A Speech for President Biden in These Dark Times

Could Biden lift the shadow of a world darkened by war, suffering and the looming threat of nuclear annihilation?

Jeff Vogel ·

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We Must End the Illusion of Military Dominance

We have simply not dedicated the resources to wage peace in the same determined, relentless way we have waged war. This must change.

Kevin Martin ·

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We Must End the Dangerous Downplaying of a Possible Nuclear War With Russia

Teaching a schoolyard bully like Putin a lesson can be satisfying, but it’s a crazy idea when the bully has nuclear arms and humiliating him could set off World War III.

Linda McQuaig ·

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NATO's Expansion and New Strategic Concept Broaden the Prospect of Armageddon

A bleak future lies ahead.

C.J. Polychroniou ·

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'Morally Bankrupt' G7 Slammed for 'Caving' to Fossil Fuel Lobby on Climate

"People in poverty around the world will pay the highest price for this backtrack by some of the wealthiest countries," one activist warned of the group's new statement on gas investments.

Jessica Corbett ·

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Ukraine Is the Latest Neocon Disaster

The main message of the neocons is that the US must predominate in military power in every region of the world, and must confront rising regional powers that could someday challenge US global or regional dominance, most important Russia and China.

Jeffrey D. Sachs ·

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NATO and a War Foretold

Instead of exploiting this crisis to expand even further, NATO should suspend all new or pending membership applications until the current crisis has been resolved.

Medea Benjamin ·

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