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Humanism’s Limit: The Refugee in our Times

Faced with the largest movement of peoples since World War Two, can the principle that “No One is Illegal” still stand?

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Say No to the War Machine

When the drumbeat of militarism rises all around us, how do we think our way out of the War Machine?

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Mr. Obama Goes to War

By Mark McConaghy

President Obama has taken the United States to war once again. I analyze how progressive humanists around the world should feel about America’s latest intervention in the Middle East.

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The Scene: Deep in the Heart of Texas at DFW Part 1

By Mark McConaghy

Due to some travel mishaps, I recently spent 16 hours in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. I had plenty of time to observe the bustling scene before more: a profoundly vulnerable America that remains deeply uncertain over its place in the world.

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