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Sadism by the powerful is the curse of the human condition. It was as prevalent in ancient Rome as it is in Gaza.
Regardless of the outcome, the U.S. election will not stop the rise of hyper-nationalism, crisis cults and other signs of an empire’s terminal decline, writes Chris Hedges.
There were two reasons why Consortium News devoted so much space to the commemoration of the atomic bombings of Japan.
Even if history does not come packaged in moral lessons, it can deepen our sense of what it means to be human and how fragile our societies are, writes Kyle Harper.