To which we append this excerpt from a cogent essay by Joseph Cirincione in the journal Responsible Statecraft:
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Monthly Archives: March 2022
Hubris Unto Ruination
Now comes Oberlin professor emeritus David Orr, with timely excerpts from his contribution to a recently published book edited by Vandana Shiva, reminding us that human brutality is not limited to that violence we inflict upon each other. Thus, from the Annals of Hubris and Delusion:
LANDSCAPE WITH PROFIT MARGINS
NON-NEGOTIABLE RUINATION
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In closing, the exceptionally peaceful and harmonious VOCES8, giving voice to Frank Ticheli’s Earth Song:
Amen, and alleluia!
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Lend Us Your Ear
This week, we serve as relay for an important update from water protector Janet Alkire, Chairwoman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
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Breathe and Create
Now comes the lucid voice of Carol Becker, via yet another in a long series of exceptional interviews regarding the history of violence, as convened by Brad Evans at the Los Angeles Review of Books.
Excerpts below, with images relayed from the website of the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Finally, regarding the war, we are indebted to Pelin Uran for steering us to this extraordinary embodiment of the sublime, that shall carry us through another day:
Mariana Sadovska, Widow’s Song
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