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The book "Living Beyond War," a comprehensive statement of how Beyond War can bring about a world beyond war, is available for pre-order on Amazon. As of April 3, Amazon is saying that it will take 4 to 7 weeks to obtain the book, but a number of people have ordered through Amazon and received the book much more quickly. As soon as 8 to 10 people sign up, we will begin what I expect will be a profound and exciting dialogue--one of the major reasons i wrote the book was to be able to have just s… Continue

What I find in Beyond War that I have not found anywhere else in so complete and clear a form is the opportunity to participate with others in the challenge of self-evolution—in moving ourselves to a place where war is wholly unacceptable able on any level from the personal to the global. One key, perhaps THE key, is the principle “We Are One on This Planet.” This principle is obviously true on the objective level, such as the fact that we all breathe the same air. But it is also true on a much… Continue

Obama and the Return of the Real By Jonathan Schell This article appeared in the February 9, 2009 edition of The Nation. January 22, 2009 (http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090209/schell) I see the work of gods who pile tower-high the pride of those who were nothing, and dash present grandeur down. --Euripides, in The Trojan Women, referring to the fall of Troy The inauguration of Barack Obama, "whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant," is both… Continue