Monthly Archives: March 2026

ISRAEL AND US v. IRAN ANTHOLOGY #8, March 24, 2026

 in Dick's Newsletter 2026

A Selection of Articles v. “Operation Epic Fury” Published in March 2026. Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, Ecology, and Democracy https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-8.html 2025 #1 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/06/omni-israel-and-iran-anthology-1-june.html #2 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/06/omni-israel-and-iran-anthology-2-6-20-25.html #3  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/06/omni-israel-and-iran-anthology-3-june.html 2026 #4  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/02/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-4.html #5 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-5.html #6 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-6.html #7 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-7.html What’s at Stake: “‘Stupidity’ of Iran War Becoming Increasingly ‘Undeniable.”  “Riches and Domination Drive This War.”  “The US attacked Iran for one reason and one reason only: Israel.”  Etc. CONTENTSMARCH 28 NO KINGS PROTESTIRAN ANTHOLOGY #37Dan Grazier.   “Are we on the precipice of World War III?”Kenny Bruno.   “. . . Riches and Domination Drive This War.”Henry Giroux. “War […]

HIROSHIMA-NAGASAKI ANTHOLOGY 2026

 in Dick's Newsletter 2026 / Hiroshima Nagasaki

FROM HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI BOMBINGS to  NUCLEAR WEAPONS  ABOLITION MOVEMENT, UNITED NATIONS ABOLITION TREATY (TPNW), and CONTINUED STRUGGLE UNTIL THE WEAPONS ARE TOTALLY BANNED AND DESTROYED: CONNECTING 2019 TO 2026. MARCH 13, 2026 Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, Ecology, and Democracy https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-hiroshima-nagasaki-anthology-2026.html http://omnicenter.org/donate/ What’s at Stake:   END NUCLEAR TESTING.  PREVENT NUCLEAR WAR. A House of Dynamite Hiroshima Nagasaki Pre-Showing Wed. March 18,  3:30 pm.     Omni Center. A House of Dynamite is a 2025 American political thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Noah Oppenheim. It stars Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy […]

Full ‘Slave Catchers to ICE’ Teach-In and More

 in Current Events

From Elizabeth Scott. Thank you Elizabeth “We watched this full 4 hour Teach-in from Minneapolis last Sunday and every minute was valuable, moving and full of historical context and present day experiences. Part of it included people on the ground in Minneapolis who showed us the memorials and interviewed residents. Very worthwhile – if you would like to view it, you can see the link to the full Teach-in as you scroll down the page.” Link for full Teach-In: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVM2trq47W8

A House of Dynamite

 in Current Events

Hiroshima Nagasaki Pre-Showing Weds March 18 – 3:30 pm – Omni Center A House of Dynamite is a 2025 American political thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Noah Oppenheim. It stars Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King with Greta Lee and Jason Clarke. The film demonstrates the perspectives and responses of U.S. government and military officials after an unknown adversary launches an intercontinental ballistic missile at Chicago. This showing is especially In honor of Omni Founder Dick Bennett’s life-long devotion to ending nuclear war.

ALERT!! Fayetteville Real Recyclers!!!

 in Current Events

From Louise Mann ALERT!! Fayetteville Real Recyclers!!!  You need to be asking questions of your alderpersons. Currently you have good quality recyclables because unlike recyclables are segregated. Where is the documentation regarding marketability of single stream collected recyclables? NOTE…Fayetteville staff now calls single stream, all-in-one, roll out, or mixed recycling. Where is the recycling transparency ordinance?  https://www.wastedive.com/news/reclaimers-weather-plastics-markets-storm/813095/?

CUBA ANTHOLOGY #13 US IMPERIALISM, MARCH 8, 2026

 in Dick's Newsletter 2026

Compiled by Dick Bennett https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-cuba-anthology-13-us-imperialism.html What’s at Stake:   “WILL CUBA SURVIVE? “ OMNI CUBA ANTHOLOGY #12, April 5, 2024 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/04/omni-cuba-anthology-12-april-5-2024.html#11  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2022/11/omni-cuba-anthology-11-november-6-2022.html #10 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2022/01/omni-cuba-newsletter-10-january-30-2022.html #9.  http://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2021/10/omni-cuba-newsletter-9-october-24-2021.html #8.  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2021/07/omni-cuba-newsletter-8-july-15-2021.html CONTENTS CUBA #13 US Imperial Aggression “The Long Crisis Of US Intervention.”Hackbarth.  Trump Preventing Mexican Oil to Cuba. Demuynck.  Sixty years of US blockade. Michael Smith.   US Economic “Asphyxiation.”   “WILL CUBA SURVIVE? “Medea Benjamin.  “Suffocating an Island. “Johnstone.  US Regime Changes.  Power Outages.Paul Hedreen.  US Media Blames Communism for Cuba’s Energy Problems, Not US Sanctions. CUBA’S RESISTANCEPrashad.  “The Cuban Revolution Holds Out against US Imperialism.” TeleSur.  “Cuba has a self-sufficiency plan….”  mronline.org.   “Solidarity […]

ISRAEL AND US v. IRAN ANTHOLOGY #7, March 6, 2026

 in Dick's Newsletter 2026

March 5 Publications Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, Ecology, and Democracy https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-7.html #1 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/06/omni-israel-and-iran-anthology-1-june.html #2 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/06/omni-israel-and-iran-anthology-2-6-20-25.html #3  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/06/omni-israel-and-iran-anthology-3-june.html #4  https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/02/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-4.html #5 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-5.html #6 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/03/omni-israel-and-us-v-iran-anthology-6.html Summary: There’s no shortage of ethical, reasoned, evidence-based criticism of the war, but it does not appear in the mainstream media.  Yet according to my google search, one poll shows “only a quarter of Americans support the attacks,” and other polls suggest that the majority disapprove or that “59% are against it.”    What’s at Stake:  The utter degradation of the US.  Hegseth said that in the attack on Iran, which he […]