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Obama Shows the World's Muslims a New American Face

Rob Asghar | Posted 05.09.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Conservatives, Terrorism, War, Robert Spencer, Obama, Muslim, Peace, War on Terror, Mark Steyn, Obama Transition, World News
Rob Asghar

Obama's ability to identify ethnically and emotionally with the Islamic world, along with his ability to articulate American tolerance that goes back to the founding fathers, means that we're on our way.

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Breaking the Silence and Bearing Witness: The Wages of the Afghanistan War

Jon Rainwater | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Afghanistan, Troops, Human Rights, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Foreign Affairs, Peace, Afghanistan War, Foreign Policy, World News
Jon Rainwater

Wielding the American military is so expensive and complex it remains to be seen how much of a shift from the status quo Obama can accomplish.

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Persistent Efforts to Counter a Persistent Nuclear Threat

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

Read More: History, President, Fear, Presidential Election, President Obama, Nuclear Weapons, Politics, Persistence, Disarmament, Global Nuclear War, Nuclear Attack, Weapons, Security, Cold War, Peace, World News
Jim Wallis

A generation has come of age when "Fall Out Shelter" signs are nothing but rusty remnants of a time long past.

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Saving Obama

Robert Koehler | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taliban, Peace, Pakistan, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Robert Koehler

"Now, I'd like to speak clearly and candidly to the American people . . ." I believe him, with a passionate urgency -- this new president, swept into...

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Israel's Muted Soft Power

Michal Lewin-Epstein | Posted 05.18.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestinians, Soft Power, Yossi Beilin, Israel, Peace, Joseph Nye, World News
Michal Lewin-Epstein

Israel has the potential to become a regional soft-power player. Its political values: democracy, transparency and accountability, are very attractive, and seem to be appealing to the Palestinians.

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Counting the Cost of Good and Bad Debt

Jim Wallis | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: President, President Obama, Pay, War, Wage, Media, Employment, Government Spending, Debt, Peace, Conservative, Environment, Government, Infrastructure, Dollar, Tax Cut, Loans, Tax Cuts, Homeless, Health Care, Cost of War, Greed, Irs, Money, Veterans, Budget, Education, Trillion, Biblical, Health, Rich, Healthcare, Spending, Bible, Budget Surplus, Military, Credit Card, Conservative Ideology, Bush Presidency, Proposed Budget, President Clinton, Economy, Luke, Politics News
Jim Wallis

While watching President Obama's press conference Tuesday evening, I was struck by a few things that are often forgotten in the criticism of his proposed budget.

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The Pennsylvania Avenue Circus

Nathan Schneider | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Obama Guantanamo, Protest, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo, Peace, Circus, Torture, Politics News
Nathan Schneider

What better lawn ornament could the White House have than a passel of passionate citizens giving tourists something to think about?

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How To Forgive - And Be Happier Now: A Testimonial

Anne Naylor | Posted 04.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Courage, Loving, Forgiving, Human Spirit, Peace, International Forgiving Day 15 March, Victor Frankl, The Dalai Lama, Josh Groban, Living News
Anne Naylor

"The human spirit is so great a thing that no man can express it; could we rightly comprehend the mind of man nothing would be impossible to us upon t...

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Recession: We're All in This Together, Part 4

Olivia Rosewood | Posted 04.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, U.S. Economy, Yoga, Inspiration, Economic Crisis, Recession Fears, Meditation, Job Creation, Peace, Housing Crisis, Inner Peace, Economy, Living News
Olivia Rosewood

There is no doubt that these are troubled times. But I have lately been reminded that all times do pass, and how you and I will come through this sto...

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How To Forgive - And Be Happy Now

Anne Naylor | Posted 04.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Forgiving, Peace, Compassion, International Forgiving Day 15 March, Abraham Lincoln, Robert Muller, How to Forgive, Living News
Anne Naylor

"To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness." -- Robert Muller Forgiving can be ...

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More Than a Conference: Liberation, Leadership, and Liberia

Amy Coen | Posted 04.12.2009 | World

Read More: Development, Liberia, Women, Economic, HIV/AIDS, Leadership, Empowerment, Women's Health, Climate Change, Sex, Reproductive Rights, Africa, Environment, Colloquium, Peace, World News
Amy Coen

Monrovia, Liberia, March 7, 2009. The "International Colloquium on Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security 2009"...

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The Disease of A-Thousand-Things-To-Do

Therese Borchard | Posted 04.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Information Overload, Overachievers, Media, Anxiety, Peace, Culture, Happiness, Life, Self-Help, Living News
Therese Borchard

I have contracted an illness called "the disease of a-thousand-things-to-do." That's how author Abby Seixas describes it in her insightful book, "Find...

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A Peace Movement Win

Tom Hayden | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Anti-War Movement, Marines, Bush Administration, Nancy Pelosi, President Obama, War, Harry Reid, Peace, North Carolina, Iraq Withdrawal, World News
Tom Hayden

This is a clear victory for those in the peace movement who supported Obama as the first anti-war candidate with a chance to become president.

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8 Tips For Constructive Criticism

Karen Salmansohn | Posted 02.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Anger, Karen Salmansohn, Relationships, Conflict Resolution, Peace, Happiness, Communication, Living News
Karen Salmansohn

Having trouble with a colleague, paramour, parent, sibling, friend - imaginary friend? Here are eight quick constructive criticism tips which work acr...

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Pakistan: Swat Valley Locals Relieved With Sharia Peace

The Times Of India | Nandita Sengupta | Posted 03.20.2009 | World

Read More: Pakistan Taliban, Pakistan, Mingora, Taliban, Sharia Law, Sharia Peace, Peace, Peace Deal, Pakistan Taliban Peace Deal, Peshawar, Shariah, Middle East, Taliban Peace, Swat Valley, Taliban Swat Valley, Pakistan Peace, Sharia, Islamic Law, World News

There was general merriment on the streets of Mingora, the valley's most important town, say activists based in Peshawar and Mingora. Not everybody su...

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Military Solution to Terrorism Doomed? Military Presence Could be the Solution, If...

Deepak Chopra | Posted 03.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Maharishi Effect, Transcendental Meditation, Conflict Resolution, Peace, Military Solution, Terrorism, Living News
Deepak Chopra

Violent extremism is a human problem requiring human solutions. The underlying cause of extremist social violence that often thrives in chaos is accumulated social stress.

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The Obama Dividend: Is World Peace Finally Possible?

Randall Amster | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Middle East, Terrorism, Environment, World Peace, Nuclear Proliferation, Peacemakers, Peace, Barack Obama, Peacemaking, Potsdam Institute, New York State, Politics News
Randall Amster

The path to peace, while bolstered by Obama's presence, is perhaps rockier now than ever before. Peace has moved from becoming a remote ideal to a true necessity.

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Woodstock in Washington

Darryle Pollack | Posted 02.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Togetherness, 1960s, Obama Crowds, Obama's Inauguration, Inauguration Day 2009, Obama Inauguration, Jubilation, Drugs, Barack Obama Inauguration, Hippies, Peace, Barack Obama, Happiness, Joy, Dancing, 1969, Inauguration, 60s Culture, Woodstock, Excitement, Love, Excitement Obama, Living News
Darryle Pollack

In the election of Barack Obama, the mood of fear and anger that has gripped our country for eight years seems to have vanished overnight. At least for now.

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Dr. King's True Legacy: A Lesson for Progressives in the Age of Obama

Kimberle Crenshaw | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Equality, Al Sharpton, Americans, America, Racial Equality, Martin Luther King Jr., World Peace, Legacy, Peace, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Freedom of Speech, Racial Politics, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Martin Luther King, Lyndon B. Johnson, Vietnam War, Freedom, Abraham Lincoln, Racism, Vietnam, Lyndon Johnson, Justice, African-Americans, Politics News
Kimberle Crenshaw

Not only must we re-dedicate ourselves to King's civil rights mission along with the world peace mission, we must see the two as being so utterly linked that one cannot exist without the other.

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Maintaining the Peace we Have in Sudan

Amb. John Danforth | Posted 02.27.2009 | World

Read More: George Bush, Civil War, United Nations, George W. Bush, Peace, Oil Companies, Barack Obama, Darfur, Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Sudan Civil War, Kenya, Sudan, Middle East, Khartoum, Oil, Sudan People's Liberation Army, Darfur Sudan, China, World News
Amb. John Danforth

The Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed by the Sudanese government in 2005, could well collapse this year, restarting an old war and perhaps aggravating the ongoing war in Darfur.

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Israel and Palestine Going to the Mountaintop: Oh Yes You Can!

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 02.22.2009 | World

Read More: Palestinian Authority, Israel, Obama, Martin Luther King Day, Peace, Inauguration Day 2009, Military Weapons, War, World News
Patricia DeGennaro

In the wake of celebrating Dr. King's message of non-violence and inaugurating a US President that professes change, let us revisit the world's tendency toward a warring foreign policy.

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From King to Obama, the Arc of Justice

Sarah Newman | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michelle Obama, Obama's Inauguration, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, John Lewis, Civil Rights, Obama, Peace, Lincoln Memorial, King, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Sasha Obama, Reflecting Pool, Malia Obama, Arc of Justice, Tuskeegee Airmen, Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery, Bible, Righteousness, Change, Justice, Amos, Politics News
Sarah Newman

Generations of Americans have heard the cries for change and it's been a long journey by many who have brought justice to the doors of our government on this momentous occasion.

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Don't Forget Your Mother, Barack

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 02.19.2009 | World

Read More: Bahasa Indonesia, President Obama, Urdu, Spanish, Maya Soetoro-Ng, Javanese, Collateral Damage, Peace, Obama Kenya, Barack Obama, Mothers, Unity, Russian, Obama "Dreams of My Father", Indonesia, Obama Presidency, Africa, Dreams From My Father, Obama Dreams of My Father, Stanley Ann Dunham, Justice, Multiculturalism, International, Obama's Inauguration, Obama Inauguration, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

A native Kansan who learned several languages, including Russian, Urdu, Spanish, Javanese and Bahasa Indonesia, Barack Obama's mother existed outside of the box of traditionalism.

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It's not American Leadership the World Wants, it's American Companionship

Indra Adnan | Posted 02.18.2009 | World

Read More: Leadership, America, Worldcitizen, World, Bethechange, Community, Hardpower, Obama, Peace, Global, Change, Smartpower, Volunteering, Inauguration, Hillaryclinton, Softpower, Barack Obama, World News
Indra Adnan

It was a surprise that Obama didn't mention any commitment to the world and its citizens in his victory speech and there is every chance he won't spare us a line in his inaugural address.

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Got MLK? Remembering King as an Anti-war Icon

Randall Amster | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, History, Politics, Martin Luther King, Mlk, Peace, Vietnam War, Anti-War, Pro-Peace, Civil Rights Movement, Anti-War Activism, Mlk Speeches, Civil Rights, Martin Luther King Jr Speech, MLK Pro-Peace, Mlk Vietnam, Anti-Vietnam, Politics News
Randall Amster

Let us remember Martin Luther King, Jr. not only as a champion of racial equality and economic justice, but also as an icon of anti-war and pro-peace sensibilities.

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