Revolution #227 Online, March 17, 2011


A Global Disaster… A Necessary Response

The earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011 have already caused, and are continuing to cause tremendous destruction and death. The terrible suffering, the threat of an even more catastrophic nuclear disaster demand an urgent response. The lack of aid and assistance from the global powers—not just the Japanese government—is shocking and outrageous. Huge questions of life, health, and the global environment are being posed in extreme terms in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan.

Revolution will be speaking to these questions in more detail and depth in the coming days, but the following points can be made right now:

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