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July/August 2005 Humanist Cover

Cover Story

World War II's Repressed Reality

The Forgotten Heroes of a Greater Generation
by Denis Brasket
At the brink of World War II thousands of Americans put their lives on the line fighting fascism in Spain, but has the United States recognized them with the honor they deserve?

How the United States Reversed Its Policy on Bombing Civilians
by Sherwood Ross
The practice of bombing civilian populations didn't begin with Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Nor were the Axis powers of World War II the worst perpetrators of it. That latter distinction belongs indisputably to the United States.

The Russell-Einstein Manifesto Turns Fifty
Including David Krieger's commentary ("After Fifty Years, Do We Remember Our Humanity?") on Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein's cold war document, as well as a reprint of the original manifesto and the story of the Humanism behind it. (Read in PDF)

Articles

Sunset Can Be Glorious
by Allison Muller  
A retirement home for radicals, freethinkers, and Humanists-that's Sunset Hall. And it remains a vibrant and lively community despite financial setbacks and an uncertain future
 
After Fifty Years, Do We Remember Our Humanity?
by David Krieger  
We commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto not only for the awareness it inspired but because the world has yet to act on its wisdom.
 
Rio de Janeiro: Microcosm of the Future
by Anton Foek  
The sound of the name Rio conjures fantasies of sunny beaches and Samba rhythms. But severe class conflict divides this city as drug- and gang-related violence swell into an urban civil war being replicated in the poorest nations of the world.

Third in a Series: The Stain of War on Culture

Ripples Moving Outward: The Human Impacts of War
by Michelle Bargo  
From the author's travels in Guatemala to reports from others in Palestine, Israel, and Vietnam, it becomes clear that the effects of war on civilians are often lifelong psychological scars.


 
Features

Letters to the Editor

The Issue At Hand
by Fred Edwords

UP FRONT:
Darth Vader and G.W. Bush: A Common Vision of Empire?
by Chuck Baldwin

From Watergate to Downing Street: Lying for War
by Norman Solomon

Church & State:
How I Failed the Religious Test for Public Office
by David Habecker

First Person
The War at Home: Forgotten Events in the Civil Rights Movement
by Vern Rossman

Worth Noting
by Karen Ann Gajewski

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