Back in March, two of the sessions in the 8-webinar series that Richard Falk and I co-hosted on the Ukraine crisis dealt with its international dimensions. In the 7th session, …
Two important articles on Ukraine
by Helena Cobban We’re pleased to cross-post this article by our president, Helena Cobban. It was originally published on her personal blog, here. I want to note two recent articles …
A European Call for an end to the Ukraine War
We are pleased to crosspost this letter from JWE Board Member and International Jurist Richard Falk’s blog, Global Justice in the 21st Century. Prefatory Note: The following letter appeared in the …
A Tale of Two Summits
by Rick Sterling We are delighted to crosspost this piece by JWE Board Member Rick Sterling which was first published by LA Progressive Last week (June 8-10) there were two …
The Unjustified Criticism of High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet’s Visit To China
by Richard Falk and Alfred de Zayas We are pleased to crosspost this piece from CounterPunch. Richard Falk is an international jurist and JWE Board Member. Alfred de Zayas is a …
Nuclear expert Ted Postol warned about fragility of current nuclear “balance”
In the first, audio-only session of Just World Ed’s ongoing project on “The urgency of banning nukes”, nuclear physicist Ted Postol warned about the extreme fragility of the current nuclear …
Tom Friedman’s dangerous nuclear idiocy
In his New York Times column today, TomFriedman expresses concern that the NATO-wide support that the campaign against Russia in Ukraine has enjoyed until now may be eroding: “One can …
Revisiting Tom Lehrer’s ‘nuclear’ songs
Tom Lehrer is a (sadly long-retired) singer-songwriter, and as it happens former math professor, whose self-produced records of wackily satirical songs struck a strong chord among supporters of the anti-nuclear …
Three movies to help inform about nuclear risks
In the lead-up to the mid-June Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), we’re presenting a series of materials to help new generations …
Falk, Cobban discuss nuclear realities, risks
In remarks delivered last week, the distinguished international jurist (and JWE board member) Richard Falk reflected on the risk of nuclear war that has been revealed by the ongoing conflict …