Peace, environmental activists meet in Washington, DC
Activists discuss creative antiwar, pro-environment efforts by Julie Bourbon, October 7, 2017, NCR Online. Creative, nonviolent opposition to war — on each other and on
PBS’s Vietnam Acknowledges Nixon’s Treason
By David Swanson, October 11, 2017, Let’s Try Democracy. After reading and hearing wildly contradictory accounts of Ken Burns & Lynn Novick’s Vietnam War documentary
As U.S. Pounds Seven Nations, Congressional Committee Warns of Running Out of Bombs
By David Swanson, October 10, 2017, Let’s Try Democracy. Here’s an email you don’t see every day: From: LOSING TIME <HASC.Drumbeat@mail.house.gov> Date: Tue, Oct 10,
Talk Nation Radio: US Provides Military Assistance to 73 Percent of World’s Dictatorships
This week on Talk Nation Radio we discuss the United States provision of weapons to dictatorships. We’re joined by Rich Whitney, who is an attorney
The Pentagon Has Its Commemoration of the Vietnam War. So Do Former Anti-Vietnam War Activists.
by Jeremy Kuzmarov and Roger Peace, October 9, 2017 In 2008, Congress passed a law instructing the Pentagon to initiate a 13-year commemoration of the Vietnam War,
Should Limiting North Korea’s Nuclear Ambitions Be the Responsibility of the U.S. Government?
by Lawrence Wittner, October 9, 2017 In recent months, advances in the North Korean government’s nuclear weapons program have led to a sharp confrontation between
The Vietnam War Is Not History For Victims Of Agent Orange
The actions of the U.S. government and the U.S. manufacturers of Agent Orange and other deadly herbicides is a moral outrage. By Marjorie Cohn and
Marvel Drops Northrop Grumman Tie-in after Comic Con Fan Rebellion
by Joanna Walters, October 7, 2017 From The Guardian The Marvel comic company dropped a partnership with the defense industry giant Northrop Grumman and canceled
I know why he did it
By Michael N. Nagler, October 7, 2017, Peace Voice. Although I have been studying nonviolence – and therefore indirectly violence – for many years, what
Nobel Prize for Efforts to Ban Nukes Should Inspire Efforts to End all War
Eliminating the threat of nuclear weapons once and for all will require ending the threat of conventional war, too. By John Horgan, October 6, 2017,
Essay: Reflections on the American War
newsworks, October 4, 2017. My name is Ngô Thanh Nhàn, first name Nhàn. I was born in 1948 in Sàigòn. My life was affected
Is the Nobel Committee Finally Abiding by Nobel’s Will?
by David Swanson, October 6, 2017 The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to the International Campaign for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) — listen to
Conference on U.S. Foreign Military Bases
Conference on U.S. Foreign Military Bases January 12-14, 2018 University of Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland Hosted By: Coalition Against U.S. Foreign Military Bases Thirteen prominent peace
I just won a TED Talks Open Mic — here’s my 4-minute talk
On Oct 2, 2017, 20 of us gave 4-minute TED talks in Charlottesville and I won, allowing me to give a TED talk at the
Fire and Violence from the Skies
The United States is no longer immune from the suffering the rest of the world endures …
What’s North Korea Afraid of?
By David Swanson, October 2, 2017, Let’s Try Democracy. “Peace” clubs in U.S. schools are likely to teach that a local bully is afraid and
Reclaim Armistice Day and Honor the Real Heroes
By Arnold Oliver How in heck did Armistice Day become Veterans Day? Established by Congress in 1926 to “perpetuate peace through good will and mutual
Why is Canada boycotting United Nations talks to ban the bomb?
Short answer: the U.S. and NATO believe nuclear war is not only winnable, but can be fought like conventional war by Judith Deutsch, June 14,
Study: Military Spending Ineffective for Creating Jobs
The study by economist Heidi Garrett-Peltier finds that federal spending on domestic programs, such as healthcare, education and clean energy, creates far more American jobs
How to Put an End to War
The classic game of chess is used to present a simple idea for having world peace. Ends with a great quote from President Eisenhower, which
The World Is Banning Nuclear Weapons — Can Trumpland Join the World?
Scientists tell us that a single nuclear weapon could cause devastating climate change. Donald Trump tells us . . . well, a bunch of incoherent
Resolution Passed by California Democratic Party
RESOLUTION 17-05.33 CDP Resolution to Budget for Peacebuilding for People and the Environment WHEREAS the Administration’s budget has proposed moving $54 billion from human and
The Long History of War’s Environmental Costs
By Richard Tucker, World Beyond War Talk at No War 2017 Conference, September 23, 2017 Good morning, friends, Nothing like this convergence has happened before.
JROTC Firing Ranges in our High Schools Expose Children to Lead
By Pat Elder, September 29, 2017. Children are being exposed to toxic lead particulates through their participation in the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC)
The Ken Burns Vietnam War Documentary Glosses Over Devastating Civilian Toll
By Nick Turse, September 28 2017, The Intercept. “I think that when Americans talk about the Vietnam War … we tend to talk only about
Armistice Day 99 Years On and the Need for a Peace to End All Wars
By David Swanson November 11 is Armistice Day / Remembrance Day. Ninety-nine years ago, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th
Why We Must Take Children Out Of Military Environments
By Rhianna Louise, September 22, 2017, Huffington Post. This week 17 former Army Foundation College Harrogate instructors face a court martial. They are charged with
Let’s Put to Rest These Myths about U.S.-North Korea Relations
By Joseph Essertier, World Beyond War Not even a year has passed since Donald Trump’s election victory. Yet already, his over-the-top, pugnacious rhetoric and actions
