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Cost of the War in Iraq

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Iraq Body Count

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The sign I made and carried in the San Francisco peace march January 18, 2003, to protest war in general and the Bush Administration's evil crusades in particular.

The link between intimate violence in the home and the international violence of terrorism and war is as tightly bound together as the fingers of a clenched fist.

Riane Eisler

Power yields nothing without a demand.

Frederick Douglass

The welfare of the people has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience.

Albert Camus

Following are links to various material, including letters and papers I wrote to local newspapers, government officials,  individuals, and for courses at California State University Monterey Bay. My letters-to-the-editor were sometimes edited, so I offer the original versions when possible.

Mostly My Commentary

Atheism / Theism

Our Racist Heritage and why it continues

Capital Punishment

First Amendment, “liberal” media, “free” markets, propaganda, and more

Sadistic U.S. officials design policy to “cause pain and suffering”

Fascism / Do peace activists hate the U.S.?

Militarism and imperialism

The Reagan revolution  Chomsky on Reagan

Is the U.S. fascist?  Here’s another view

Pesticides - Farmworkers

The environment

Healthcare

Rush Limbaugh   More

The Drug War and The Prison Industrial Complex

The Contract with America

Genetic engineering

Multiculturalism, education, and national identity

Vietnam

I'm a masseur, not a masseuse

Mostly Other Commentary

The United States at home and abroad

Fairy Tale Females: What Three Disney Classics Tell Us about Women

The World

The economy / Globalization

We Stand for Peace and Justice

Anti-abortion ideology

Abstinence Only: it's all about sex

Traditional family values

The Socialization of Violence

Religion &  Church/State issues

More Pleasure = Less Violence

Better Nutrition = Less Violence

Health/the environment

Radiation/Nuclear Energy

Population

Conservative luminaries

Garrison Keillor on the Republican Party

Are you mad yet? Bill Moyers is, and here’s why   More Moyers   More

According to one Yale study, the twelve most persuasive words in the English language are: you, money, save, new, easy, free, guarantee, love, discovery, results, health, and proven