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Author: SAM ROBERTS

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Faye Schulman Dies; Fought Nazis With a Rifle and a Camera

May 28, 2021May 29, 2021SAM ROBERTSComments Off on Faye Schulman Dies; Fought Nazis With a Rifle and a Camera

She joined the Resistance brigade after her family was executed and used her photographs as proof of German barbarity and Jews’ determination to fight back.

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William R. Harris Dies at 79; Hoped to Curb Risks of Nuclear War

May 13, 2021SAM ROBERTSComments Off on William R. Harris Dies at 79; Hoped to Curb Risks of Nuclear War

A lawyer and policy analyst, he studied ways to forestall energy crises and other catastrophes. He died of Covid-19.

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Geoff Crowther, 77, Dies; Guided Travelers Looking to Get Lost

May 7, 2021May 7, 2021SAM ROBERTSComments Off on Geoff Crowther, 77, Dies; Guided Travelers Looking to Get Lost

An early author for Lonely Planet, he tempted a generation of adventurers on journeys to exotic locales full of surprises.

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Edward C. Luck, Architect of U.N. Code on Genocide, Dies at 72

March 16, 2021SAM ROBERTSComments Off on Edward C. Luck, Architect of U.N. Code on Genocide, Dies at 72

He transformed vague ideals into a strategy on when the world should collectively intervene to stop mass atrocities.

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E.S. Reddy, Who Led U.N.’s Efforts Against Apartheid, Dies at 96

November 5, 2020SAM ROBERTSComments Off on E.S. Reddy, Who Led U.N.’s Efforts Against Apartheid, Dies at 96

An Indian-born acolyte of Gandhi, he campaigned for boycotts, divestments and other protests against the South African government.

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Yuri Orlov, Bold Champion of Soviet Dissidents, Dies at 96

October 1, 2020SAM ROBERTSComments Off on Yuri Orlov, Bold Champion of Soviet Dissidents, Dies at 96

A prominent physicist, he founded the Moscow Helsinki Group to hold his government accountable after serving time in prison and in exile.

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Meron Benvenisti Dies at 86; Urged One State for Jews and Palestinians

September 29, 2020SAM ROBERTSComments Off on Meron Benvenisti Dies at 86; Urged One State for Jews and Palestinians

As a political scientist, columnist and ‘the last Zionist,’ he argued against a separate Palestinian state, saying the growth of West Bank settlements had precluded it.

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Donald Kendall, Pepsi’s Chief During the Cola Wars, Dies at 99

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020SAM ROBERTSComments Off on Donald Kendall, Pepsi’s Chief During the Cola Wars, Dies at 99

He faced off against Coke, wooed a ‘Pepsi generation’ and bought Frito-Lay, fast food chains and 7Up. Ever loyal, he downed a Pepsi for breakfast.

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David Graeber, Caustic Critic of Inequality, Is Dead at 59

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020SAM ROBERTSComments Off on David Graeber, Caustic Critic of Inequality, Is Dead at 59

He wrote about crushing debt, pointless jobs and the negative effects of globalization. And he played a leading role in the Occupy Wall Street movement.

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Bruce Blair, Crusader for Nuclear Arms Control, Dies at 72

July 24, 2020SAM ROBERTSComments Off on Bruce Blair, Crusader for Nuclear Arms Control, Dies at 72

A former Minuteman launch officer, he sounded alarms about how easy it is to start a nuclear attack, and about the lack of safeguards.

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