Colman McCarthy | |
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 McCarthy in 2016 | |
| Born | March 24, 1938 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Spring Hill College |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, peace activist |
| Awards | El-Hibri Peace Education Prize |
Colman McCarthy (born March 24, 1938, in Glen Head, New York[1][2]) is an American journalist, teacher, lecturer, pacifist, progressive, anarchist, and long-time peace activist, directs the Center for Teaching Peace in Washington, D.C. From 1969 to 1997, he wrote columns for The Washington Post. His topics ranged from politics, religion, health, and sports to education, poverty, and peacemaking. Washingtonian magazine called him "the liberal conscience of The Washington Post." Smithsonian magazine said he is "a man of profound spiritual awareness." He has written for The New Yorker, The Nation, The Progressive, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and Reader's Digest. Since 1999, he has written biweekly columns for National Catholic Reporter.
- ^ Roberts, Nancy L. (November 29, 1991). American Peace Writers, Editors, and Periodicals: A Dictionary. Greenwood Press. ISBN 9780313268427 – via Google Books.
- ^ David Morgan (December 19, 2002). "Ex-Journalist Sees Schools as Peace Training Ground". Reuters. Archived from the original on September 11, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2011.