Monthly Archives: July 2026

Compiled by Dick Bennett https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/07/omni-sovietrussophobia-anthology-9-july.html What’s at Stake: In his Preface to J. W. Fulbright’s book, The Arrogance of Power, Francis Wilcox describes Fulbright’s concept of “two Americas”: “One is the America of Abraham Lincoln and Adlai Stevenson, the other is the America of Theodore Roosevelt and the modern superpatriots…a dominant strand of democratic humanism and a lesser but durable strand of intolerant puritanism.”  Our ask is to make sure the dominant strand prevails, but the current trend is toward “a more strident and aggressive American policy.”  This warning was written in 1966. CONTENTSPart I: SovRussophobiaPart II: Peacemaking Part I: […]

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, Ecology, and Democracy https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/07/omni-nato-anthology-3-july-17-2026.html What’s at Stake: NATO is a war institution that thrives upon fear and loathing of (Soviet) Russia, normalises militarism, encourages increased military spending, diverts resources from diplomacy and human welfare into weapons.   These anthologies on NATO bring activists, researchers, parliamentarians, and peace advocates from across the globe to explore the NATO crisis, the changing world order, and how we can build a future based on diplomacy, cooperation, and human security instead of war preparations CONTENTS NATO ANTHOLOGY #3 EXPANDING NATO:  Early History Edward Lozansky.  “How Bill Clinton […]

Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, and Ecology https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/07/omni-interdependence-day-anthology-8.html #7 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2025/07/omni-interdependence-day-anthology-7.html#6 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2024/07/omni-interdependence-day-anthology-6.html #5 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2023/07/omni-interdependence-day-5-july-4-2023.html #4 https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2020/07/omni-interdependence-day-international.html What’s at Stake:  US birthdays celebrate freedom from domination by the British monarchy, and FREEDOM as its fundamental principle.   But the Declaration of Independence exalts the value of equality, asserting that “All men are created equal,” and “all individuals are endowed with unalienable rights, including Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.”  The most lamentable irony of our history is how this extraordinary idealism was deeply undermined by the Constitution that excluded enslaved people, women, and Indigenous people, and has […]