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Wittner: Lockheed Martin at the Trough
Znet Article, March, 23 2013
Lawrence S. Wittner
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What do hungry children and the world’s largest military contractor have in common? Not much, it seems
Wittner: Corporate Welfare in Maryland
Znet Article, March, 14 2013
Lawrence S. Wittner
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Citizen activists, especially from Montgomery County, are outraged by what they are calling the “Corporate Welfare for Lockheed Martin” bill
Wittner: Albany County Issues a Peace Dividend Proclamation
Znet Article, October, 20 2012
Lawrence S. Wittner
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The legislature of Albany County, New York approved a proclamation calling upon Congress to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan, cut the U.S. military budget, and use the savings to fund vital public programs at home
Wittner: Unlike Mitt Romney, Most Americans Want to Cut U.S. Military Spending
Znet Article, July, 24 2012
Lawrence S. Wittner
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There is a serious disconnect between candidates for public office and the public they are hoping to represent
Wittner: May Day: From the Haymarket Massacre to the Occupy Movement
Znet Article, May, 04 2012
Lawrence S. Wittner
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May Day celebrations that occurred around the world were born more than a century ago out of a struggle by American workers for the eight-hour day
Wittner: The Shame of Nations: A New Record is Set for Spending on War
Znet Article, April, 23 2012
Lawrence S. Wittner
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World military spending reached a record $1,738 billion in 2011 -- an increase of $138 billion over the previous year
Wittner: Is a Nuclear War with China Possible?
Znet Article, November, 29 2011
Lawrence S. Wittner
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Why nuclear war with China is not inconceivable
Wittner: Is Mitt Romney Ready for the World?
Znet Article, October, 14 2011
Lawrence S. Wittner
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Perhaps, in addition to questioning whether Romney is ready for the world, we should ask: Is the world ready for Romney?
Wittner: A New Nuclear Weapons Plant!
Znet Article, September, 06 2011
Lawrence S. Wittner
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Residents of Kansas City, Missouri are engaged in a bitter fight against the construction of a new nuclear weapons plant in their community
Wittner: Militarist Madness
Znet Article, May, 24 2011
Lawrence S. Wittner
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Despite the vast rivers of blood, the nations of the world continue to enhance their military might
Wittner: How Japan Learned About "Nuclear Safety"
Znet Article, March, 18 2011
Lawrence S. Wittner
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The Japanese people have had a disastrous experience with nuclear weapons, not only in 1945, but in 1954 when a U.S. government H-bomb test showered a Japanese fishing boat, the Lucky Dragon, with deadly radioactive fallout.
Wittner: After New START: Where Does Nuclear Disarmament Go From Here?
Znet Article, January, 04 2011
Lawrence S. Wittner
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With U.S. Senate ratification of the New START treaty on December 22, supporters of nuclear disarmament won an important victory.
Wittner: Public Mobilization for a Nuclear-Free World
Znet Article, October, 01 2010
Lawrence S. Wittner
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One of the ironies of the current international situation is that, although some government leaders now talk of building a nuclear weapons-free world, there has been limited public mobilization around that goal -- at least compared to the action-p...
Wittner: How Much Is Enough? America’s Runaway Military Spending
Znet Article, August, 21 2010
Lawrence S. Wittner
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Gates' announcement of cost-cutting measures shouldn't hide the fact that military spending is increasing
Wittner: How Much Is Enough?
Znet Article, August, 17 2010
Lawrence S. Wittner
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The August 9 announcement by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates of cost-containment measures at the Defense Department should not obscure two underlying facts.
Wittner: BP's Other Gifts to America—and to the World
Znet Article, June, 23 2010
Lawrence S. Wittner
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The offshore oil drilling catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico brought to us by BP has overshadowed its central role over the past century in fostering some other disastrous events.
Wittner: Can We Live With the Bomb?
Znet Article, June, 02 2010
Lawrence S. Wittner
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For some time now, it has been clear that nuclear weapons threaten the existence not only of humanity, but of all life on Earth.
Wittner: Before the U.S. Civil Rights Laws: Anti-Discrimination Action in New York State
Znet Article, May, 25 2010
Lawrence S. Wittner
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Rand Paul's criticism of the federal civil rights legislation of the 1960s can be better evaluated by looking at the workings of similar legislation that appeared on the state level two decades before.
Wittner: The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, Past & Present
Znet Article, April, 28 2010
Lawrence S. Wittner
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Why the best solution is nuclear abolition.
Wittner: Is START Really a Beginning?
Znet Article, April, 13 2010
Lawrence S. Wittner
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Does the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), signed by U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Prague on April 8, really provide a beginning toward a nuclear-free world? That's what Obama implied in a stateme...
Wittner: Lying About Nuclear Weapons
Znet Article, April, 01 2010
Lawrence S. Wittner
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How Japan lied about nuclear weapons for four decades
Wittner: Dismantling America's Largest Public University System
Znet Article, March, 11 2010
Lawrence s. Wittner
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The attack on public education in New York State
Wittner: The Long Voyage
Znet Article, February, 23 2010
Lawrence s. Wittner
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The Golden Rule and Resistance to Nuclear Testing in Asia and the Pacific
Wittner: Preserving the Golden Rule as a Piece of Anti-Nuclear History
Znet Article, February, 09 2010
Lawrence s. Wittner
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The Golden Rule is in danger. No, not the famed ethical code -- though proponents of selfishness certainly have ignored it -- but a thirty-foot sailing ship of the same name that rose to prominence about half a century ago.
Wittner: Replacing International Oppression with International Aid
Znet Article, January, 25 2010
Lawrence s. Wittner
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The outpouring of humanitarian aid from numerous nations for the suffering people of Haiti is truly extraordinary -- particularly when set against the shabby record of the past.
Wittner: Nuclear Terrorism: How It Can Be Prevented
Znet Article, January, 11 2010
Lawrence s. Wittner
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The recent furor over an unsuccessful terrorist attempt to blow up an airliner is distracting us from considering the possibility of the vastly more destructive nuclear terrorism.
Wittner: In War, Winners Can Be Losers
Znet Article, December, 25 2009
Lawrence s. Wittner
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Thus far, most of the supporters and opponents of escalating the U.S. war in Afghanistan have focused on whether or not it is possible to secure a military victory in that conflict. But they neglect considering the fact that, in war, even a winne...
Wittner: In War, Winners Can Be Losers
Znet Article, December, 22 2009
Lawrence s. Wittner
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In Afghanistan, even winners can be losers
Wittner: Thinking Outside the Box: What Obama Could Have Said
Znet Article, December, 06 2009
Lawrence s. Wittner
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Much of the American public is skeptical about the value of Obama's plan, announced in his address of December 1, to send another 30,000 U.S. troops to fight an apparently endless war in Afghanistan, and with good reason. If, after eight years of...
Wittner: What Savvy Leaders Could Do to Move Toward a Nuclear-Free World
Znet Article, October, 27 2009
Lawrence s. Wittner
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Addressing a U.N. Security Council Summit on September 24, 2009, President Barack Obama observed that the resolution unanimously adopted by the Security Council earlier that day "enshrines our shared commitment to the goal of a world without nucle...
