Nobel Peace Prize

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REPRISE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

Originally published on January 16, 2016 Today is Martin Luther King day in the United States, a national holiday. It is a good moment to…

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REPRISE (2019) — Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”

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REPRISE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

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REPRISE: “A time to break silence”: Dr. King on the Vietnam war, and President Carter on America’s human rights violations

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REPRISE: Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”

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Crumbling world order: Power politics and international law—the way forward

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Not indexed by Google — Censorship by another name: Obama and the Iran nuclear deal

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The Iran nuclear deal: Has Barack Obama earned his Nobel Peace Prize? (Revised August 18)

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REPRISE: Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”

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REPRISE: Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”

First published, November 11, 2011 My uncle died in a field in northern France with a German bullet in his head. To him, and all…

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