Editorial
Mustering the Inner Strength To Stop Nuclear War
Aug. 29—St. Augustine reported that if human beings were exposed to enough horrific violence, such as the Roman amphitheater spectacle of lions devouring Christians alive, most would become numbed to the violence—partially as a psychological defense
I. International
International Peace Coalition, Week 169
Resisting the Depressive Effects of ‘Narrative Control’
Aug. 28—The 169th consecutive weekly meeting of the International Peace Coalition (IPC) opened with remarks by Helga Zepp-LaRouche, IPC initiator and Schiller Institute founder. She acknowledged that after 169 weeks, the war danger is getting worse, but emphasized
Prolegomena for a Better Tomorrow for Humanity: Personal Observations from the Balkans
Aug. 3—The global security landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. There is therefore legitimate concern about the increasing and diverse threats to international peace and security, including armed aggression, which increase the risks

II. Economics
On Course for a Blowout of the U.S. Government Debt
When you look at the state of the U.S. and world economy, you end up wishing that people had listened to Lyndon LaRouche many, many decades ago; we really wouldn’t be in this situation had we done so.

Starting ‘Swords to Plowshares’
Aug. 17—The huge size and rapid growth of the United States’ $40 trillion federal debt—adding at least $10 trillion in each recent five-year period and now projected to hit $50 trillion in just four years—excites apprehension in every thinking American, and awakens hyperbole in every

III. United States
Organizing for a Strategic Shift to Economic Development, Peace
Aug. 27—Diane Sare, independent candidate for President of the United States, spent an extraordinary week touring Iowa in August, not only attending the Iowa State Fair, a major event in the Farm Belt, but visiting many towns, and 10 counties in the central and eastern

September 11, 2026: A Time for Reflection, Atonement, and Resolve
On a beautiful, clear Tuesday morning in 2001, at 8:46 a.m., an airplane crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Like millions of Americans and millions more around the world, I was shocked when I heard the news. Unlike millions of Americans, when I heard the report

IV. History and Culture
Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony—A Pathway Out of War
The following is an edited transcript of the opening portion of a presentation given by John Sigerson, music director of the Schiller Institute–U.S.A. and of the Schiller Institute NYC Chorus, on the Aug. 21 Friday Symposium, hosted by Diane Sare, independent candidate

Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Was Dedicated to Benjamin Franklin
Editor’s Note: This article was first published in New Solidarity, the newspaper of the LaRouche movement, Vol. 8, No. 47, August 9, 1977, and is provided to EIR courtesy of the LaRouche Legacy Foundation.

‘All People Become Brethren’: Schiller Institute NYC Chorus To Perform Beethoven’s Ninth for 25th Anniversary 9/11 Concert
Aug. 28—In New York City this September 11, at the Salvation Army Hall in Manhattan, the Schiller Institute NYC Chorus and the New York “Ode to Joy” (Daiku) Singers will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks with an extraordinary, live performance

