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The bully showed up at the wrong playground – Trump’s misguided address at the United Nations

The bully showed up at the wrong playground – Trump’s misguided address at the United Nations
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By Patrick T. Hiller

“It was the wrong speech, at the wrong time, to the wrong audience,” Swedish foreign Minister Margot Wallström expressed about what global and U.S. audiences helplessly had to endure during President Donald Trump’s September 19, 2017 address to the United Nations General Assembly. President Trump acted like a bully, but unaware that he showed up at the wrong playground.

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Mr. President, There Are No ‘Winners’ in War

War Prevention Initiative: “Mr. President, There Are No ‘Winners’ in War”

For Immediate Release: August 22, 2017; Portland, OR

On August 21, President Trump announced his administration’s plan to prolong the war in Afghanistan.

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The $110 Billion Myth of Supporting Saudi Arabia’s Defense Needs

The $110 Billion Myth of Supporting Saudi Arabia’s Defense Needs
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By Patrick T. Hiller

Amidst a range of domestic controversies and the pushback against his agenda and actions, President Trump went back to one of his default personas, that of a self-proclaimed dealmaker “strongly protecting American interests.” During his trip to Saudi Arabia, President Trump signed an almost $ 110 billion arms deal supposedly in support of Saudi Arabia’s defense.

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Don’t get distracted by a carrier group wandering around Southeast Asia. Get real about preventing war.

Don’t get distracted by a carrier group wandering around Southeast Asia. Get real about preventing war.
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By Patrick T. Hiller

During further escalation of tensions between the United States and North Korea, pundits and other experts are trying to figure out what was behind the false information on the U.S. carrier group allegedly heading to the Korean Peninsula to send a strong signal to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Resistance gone mainstream

Resistance gone mainstream
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By Patrick T. Hiller

When reality show celebrity Donald Trump won the 2016 Presidential election, many of us who professionally and passionately work for peace and justice knew that it was once again time to ramp up nonviolent resistance.

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Guns Against Grizzlies at Schools or Peace Education as Resistance?

Guns Against Grizzlies at Schools or Peace Education as Resistance?
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By Patrick T. Hiller

The inauguration of a new President is looming and incoming administration officials like billionaire Betsy DeVos—Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education–are stumbling through confirmation hearings with a mixture of deceit and ignorance.

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Why Aleppo is the symptom of what is wrong with how we deal with atrocities

Why Aleppo is the symptom of what is wrong with how we deal with atrocities
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By Patrick T. Hiller

“Never again!” is once again brought to our attention as we are facing killing and suffering of civilians on a large scale. The Syrian city of Aleppo is under siege and the United Nations warns that the city may be totally destroyed in two months.

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The Wars Have Come to U.S. Soil

The Wars Have Come to U.S. Soil
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By Patrick T. Hiller

The tragic night of July 7, 2016 was the most visible manifestation of U.S. wars reaching our own soil. To be clear, I am not talking about the absurd and insulting notion that there is a war between the #BlackLivesMatter Movement and the police. This racist intellectual nonsense has been spewed by commentators like Rush Limbaugh labeling #BlackLivesMatter a terrorist group, former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) tweeting “This is now war. Watch out Obama. Watch out black lives matter punks. Real America is coming after you,” or in the New York Post’s headline of “Civil War”. These reactions are not only despicable in their tone and message, they are entirely missing the point.

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A derailed oil train opens the path for living democracy

A derailed oil train opens the path for living democracy
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By Patrick T. Hiller

Last week a train carrying crude oil in 14 tankcars derailed in the tiny river town of Mosier, Oregon—42,000 gallons spilled, 32,000 gallons burned, and 10,000 gallons clogged the municipal wastewater plant.

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There’s Nothing Collateral About a Toddler Washed Ashore

There’s Nothing Collateral About a Toddler Washed Ashore
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By Patrick T. Hiller

The heartbreaking pictures of three-year-old Aylan Kurdhi symbolize everything that is wrong with war. Following #KiyiyaVuranInsanlik (humanity washed ashore) is a painful confrontation with what some might call the collateral damage of war.

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