==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts French writers on war and peace Maurice Druon: A contempt for all things military Maurice Druon: The dual prerogatives of minting coins and waging wars ==== Maurice DruonFrom Memoirs of ZeusTranslated by Humphrey Hare Nature for man is a school of wisdom, and he who watches […]
Virtually unnoticed by US media, the reactionary-populist-dictatorial wave of the past half-dozen years is ebbing away, with Trump, Netanyahu, German CDU/CSU, Babis of Czech Republic, and Kurz of Austria already ousted and Duterte leaving; Orban and Bolsonaro face grim odds; Italian cities turn toward center-left, making future Salvini-Meloni anti-immigrant regime less likely; Criminal contempt of [...]
==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts French writers on war and peace ==== Henri BoscoFrom The Farm ThéotimeTranslated by Mervyn Savill “We have frightened the tribes of the air,” he declared. “In the time of Monsieur Clodius, your predecessor,” he went on, “these little creatures could never have received any visitors. That […]
Within just a few days, the United States will once again make its case in a UK court that it has a right to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be tried under the Espionage Act, in what remains this century’s most dangerous attack on global press freedom. These hearings, taking place on October 27 … Continue reading "Fate of Anti-War Journalism Lies in Upcoming Assange Hearings"
Six people were killed, including children.
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by Judith Curry This morning I participated Conference on Energy and Decarbonization – A New Jersey Business Perspective. https://njbia.regfox.com/energy-summit. UPDATE: full recording of the conference [here] New Jersey is a leader among U.S. states in aggressively tackling the transition to … Continue reading →
==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts British writers on peace and war G. J. Whyte-Melville: Death is gathering his harvest – and the iron voice tolls on ==== G. J. Whyte-MelvilleFrom The Interpreter: A Tale of the War “Any news, Ropsley?” says Sir Harry, observing the pile of letters at his friend’s […]
Originally posted at TomDispatch. Let me make my own position on China all too clear. I’m distinctly “soft” on that country. I always have been. After all, it represents a remarkable civilization, one I studied in graduate school. Among my greatest regrets is never having visited there, never having made it to the Great Wall … Continue reading "Do You Want a New Cold War?"
The pro-Israel crowd on social media was quick to pounce on award-winning Irish novelist, Sally Rooney, as soon as she declared that she had "chosen not to sell … translation rights of her best-selling novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You to an Israeli-based publishing house".
==== Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Women writers on peace and war Jean Blewett: Above the din of martial clamor, a crying in the dark ==== Jean BlewettQuebec Quebec, the gray old city on the hill,Lies, with a golden glory on her head,Dreaming throughout this hour so fair, so still,Of other days and […]
