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When Bombs Obscure Ecological Genocide
Yesterday, Indian armed forces attacked nine sites in Pakistan in retaliation for the terrorist attack that killed 26 tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir on April 22.
Will India and Pakistan “Do the Right Thing” in 120 degree Temps?
The reason that the border between India and Pakistan has been called “the world’s most dangerous” is because both nations possess nuclear weapons.
On (Finally) Having Enemies and (Starting to) Love Them at the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai
This year however, I’ve been tipped off about discovery, and am proactively planning it into my experience of COP28. This year, I intend to: 1) discover that you and I and every living creature who cares about our planet has enemies; 2) discover that “loving your enemies” introduces us to a new type of Christian love, a kind we never learned in the Sunday Schools of our dominant culture; and 3) test the validity of Martin Luther King’s assertion: “if you love your enemies, you will discover that at the very root of love is the power of redemption.” Planet Earth could use a little redemption. The climate movement could use a new type of power. Our enemies seem to be winning. Read More.