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Has the ability to empathize declined?
This is from The Chronicle of Higher Education and discusses a recent study that suggests college students today show less empathy than the students of a few decades ago. This sort of testing is always controversial. What do you think of its case? Should empathy be part of education? The link is here.
Nobel Peace Prize Laureates (among others) Gather to Discuss and Disagree
The meeting at the Newark Peace Education Summit, which included the Dalai Lama, offers an interesting snapshot of the most prominent personalities in international peace advocacy. The link is here.
Cesar Chavez’s Embattled Legacy
Chavez’s legacy can certainly not be reduced to the present circumstances of the movement he began, but the current infighting between his family members in the organization highlights the difficulty of crafting and maintaining the direction in which a movement will advance after its inspirational founder has passed from the scene. The link is here.
Report of premeditated murders by U.S. army personnel against Afghan civilians
Rolling Stone magazine has just published a piece describing acts of recreational murder committed by members of a U.S. army platoon against Afghan civilians. A very difficult article to read but an issue that must not be ignored. The link is here.
The Dalai Lama to Give Up his Role as Leader of the Tibetan Government in Exile
The move, notes one observer, is intended to strengthen the government-in-exile’s democratic process. The link is here.
‘Crossroads for the U.S. and Al Quaeda?
“So for Al Qaeda — and perhaps no less for the American policies that have been built around the threat it poses — the democratic revolutions that have gripped the world’s attention present a crossroads. Will the terrorist network shrivel slowly to irrelevance? Or will it find a way to exploit the chaos produced by […]
Peace Scholar Gene Sharp’s Work Plays Role in Egyptian Uprising
Although it is important to acknowledge first and foremost that it is the demonstrators themselves who brought events to their current state, it is worth taking note of one of the resources that organizers availed themselves of: the pragmatic non-violent resistance techniques that Gene Sharp has elaborated in his research. The link is here.
Gone after thirty years — Mubarak resigns
It’s finally happened. And only a day after declaring that he would hold onto some powers. On the one hand, the implications for Egypt and the whole region, not to mention for the credibility of non-violent political movements worldwide, are profound. On the other, power remains in the hands of a military council — ostensibly […]
Production of key lethal injection drug ended — multiple executions delayed
The transfer of a company’s plant to Italy — whose health ministry demanded guarantees that drugs produced in it would not be used in executions — has resulted in the discontinuation of an anesthetic used in executions by lethal injection. The link is here.
Thoughts on Peaceful Coexistence between China and the United States
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state to Richard Nixon and controversial voice on the subject of international peace, offers thoughts on how to avoid a damaging cold war between the U.S. and China. The link is here.