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Doomsday Clock

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The Many-Sided, Overlapping Meanings of May Day

Paul Street / Truthdig May 1, 2019 The working-class holiday has Marxist and anarchist industrial-era roots, but the significance of May 1 goes deeper than that. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Most Dangerous Weapon Ever Rolls Off the Nuclear Assembly Line

James Carroll / TomDispatch Feb 17, 2019 The creation of a new generation of low-yield strategic nuclear warheads brings us closer to the edge of doom. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Russia Madness on the Eve of Destruction: Hegemony Trumps Survival

Paul Street / Truthdig Apr 4, 2018 What will historians say a century from now, if they still exist? That the most intelligent known species in the universe lost its mind. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Politics

Daniel Ellsberg on Dismantling the Doomsday Machine

John Mecklin / Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Mar 5, 2018 The Pentagon Papers whistleblower explains how the danger of nuclear weapons might be conveyed more effectively to the general public. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Doomsday Clock Puts World Risk at 65-Year High

Alex Kirby / Climate News Network Jan 27, 2018 The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists sees increased threats to global survival from nuclear weapons and climate change—and President Trump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Is the Hawaii ‘Button Pusher’ Not Cooperating in Investigations?

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jan 26, 2018 The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency employee who sent out a false missile alert refuses to talk to the FCC or internal investigators. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Pope Francis Fears the Possibility of Nuclear War

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Jan 15, 2018 The world now stands "at the very limit," said the leader of the Catholic Church. "I am really afraid of this.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

G-20 Meeting of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin: Give Detente a Chance

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jul 4, 2017 At a time of increasing tensions, what’s at stake in the dynamics between the nuclear superpowers' presidents is no less than the fate of the planet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Time to Rekindle the ‘Spirit of Glassboro’

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Jun 28, 2017 Fifty years after the Glassboro Summit between President Johnson (pictured right) and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin, we should question the wisdom of leaders averse to any U.S.-Russia detente. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Many-Sided, Overlapping Meanings of May Day

Paul Street / Truthdig Apr 29, 2017 The working-class holiday has Marxist and anarchist industrial-era roots, but the significance of May 1 goes deeper than that. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Trump’s Decision to Attack Syria Increases the Risk of World War III

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Apr 10, 2017 Russia-baiting has given the president huge incentives to prove he is not Vladimir Putin's flunky and boosted the odds of a showdown between the world's two nuclear superpowers. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )