New Zealand Government Updates Rules On What Can Be Sent Into Space
December 19, 2019 From New Zealand Herald Cabinet has agreed to updated rules around what can be launched into space from this country and banned
Our Nuclear Arms Obsession Is A Countdown To Extinction
By Helen Caldicott, December 14, 2019 From Independent Australia I WRITE THIS PIECE as a physician expertly trained to make accurate diagnoses to either cure the patient
Talk Nation Radio: The Need to Ban Nuclear Weapons and Energy
This Week on Talk Nation Radio, we speak with two of the key people behind Beyond Nuclear International, which you can find at beyondnuclearinternational.org. Linda
The Survey Monkey and the Dog and Pony Show
By Pat Elder, World BEYOND War, December 18, 2019 Last week I disrupted the initial Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting for citizens of Chesapeake Beach
Crisis in Bolivia: World BEYOND War Podcast Featuring Medea Benjamin, Iván Velasquez and David Swanson
By Marc Eliot Stein, December 17, 2019 In early November of this year, Bolivia’s longtime President Evo Morales suddenly resigned his office following protests, allegations
WBW News & Action: How to Change the Mind of a War Supporter
How to Change the Mind of a War Supporter Believe it or not, most people can be persuaded by new information that war needs to
Volunteer Spotlight: Leah Bolger
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Beyond Changing Light Bulbs: 22 Ways You Can Stop The Climate Crisis
By Rivera Sun, World BEYOND War, December 12, 2019 Here’s the good news: The debate is over. 75% of US citizens believe climate change is
Germans In Favor Of ‘Reducing Reliance’ On US
From DW Akadamie A majority of Germans are in favor of reducing Germany’s reliance on the United States militarily, according to a YouGov poll commissioned
How the Global North’s Left Media Helped Pave the Way for Bolivia’s Right-Wing Coup
By Lucas Koerner, December 10, 2019 From Fair.org In our brave new age of hybrid warfare, corporate media play the role of ideological heavy artillery within
Dark Waters Tells Half the Story of PFAS Contamination
By Pat Elder, World BEYOND War, December 12, 2019 Mark Ruffalo as Rob Billot in Dark Waters. Dark Waters is the most important American film
31 Organizations Declare National Defense Authorization Act A Blank Check For Trump’s Reckless Foreign Policy
December 10, 2019 30 organizations representing a diverse set of issue areas — strengthening diplomacy, protecting migrants and refugees, preventing wars of choice, reducing the
Talk Nation Radio: Preetha Gopalan on Appealing the ICC’s Decision not to Prosecute War Crimes in Afghanistan
December 10, 2019 Preetha Gopalan is Reprieve’s Deputy Head of UK Litigation. She works on strategic litigation efforts in the UK which seek to hold
Key Step to Clean Up Vieques Survives in Catastrophically Awful Military Bill
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, December 10, 2019 First the good news. If one of the worst pieces of legislation ever drafted becomes law,
West Point Professor Builds a Case Against the U.S. Army
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, December 7, 2019 West Point Professor Tim Bakken’s new book The Cost of Loyalty: Dishonesty, Hubris, and Failure in
What Past Students of War Abolition 101 Have to Say About the Course
Here’s what past students tell us: “The course filled me with hope that we can abolish war. I was amazed that we have historical evidence
Toxic Fire-Fighting Foams: Seeking Solutions That Already Exist
By Pat Elder, December 3, 2019 Military researches environmentally friendly firefighting foams while viable alternatives exist – and are used world-wide. A recent Department of
Julian Assange: An Appeal from International Lawyers
By Fredrik S. Heffermehl, December 2, 2019 From Transcend.org Assange: The law of power or the power of the law? To: The Government of the
Talk Nation Radio: David Gibbs: Get Rid of NATO
David Gibbs is a Professor of History at the University of Arizona and has published widely on the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the former
WBW News & Action: Defunding War, Funding Peace
Giving Tuesday is Tomorrow! Giving Tuesday is tomorrow! It’s a global day of giving back to support the causes that are most dear to us.
Why Trump’s Drone War Shows He Wants American Global Supremacy
By Peter Harris, December 1, 2019 From The National Interest While Donald Trump has used his time in the Oval Office to slash U.S. participation
Trump Was Right: NATO Should Be Obsolete
By Medea Benjamin, December 2, 2019 The three smartest words that Donald Trump uttered during his presidential campaign are “NATO is obsolete.” His adversary, Hillary
Volunteer Spotlight: Al Mytty
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Iraqis Rise Up Against 16 Years of ‘Made in the USA’ Corruption
By Nicolas J S Davies, World BEYOND War, November 29, 2019 As Americans sat down to Thanksgiving dinner, Iraqis were mourning 40 protesters killed by
South Africa Blocks Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
Content hosted by iono.fmFrom the Voice of the Cape, November 26, 2019 South Africa is blocking arms sales to countries including Saudi Arabia and the
A Message From Bolivia
By Medea Benjamin, November 22, 2019 I am writing from Bolivia just days after witnessing the November 19 military massacre at the Senkata gas plant
What Do Iraqi Protesters Want?
By Raed Jarrar, November 22, 2019 From Just World During the last 6 weeks, over 300 Iraqis have been killed and over 15,000 injured in
Experts’ Letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Donald J. Trump Supporting the Exiled Chagossian People
November 22, 2019 Dear Prime Minister Boris Johnson and President Donald J. Trump, We are a group of scholars, military and international relations analysts, and
It’s Time. End the Draft, Once and for All
By Rivera Sun, November 21, 2019 From Antiwar.Blog We may be months away from ending the US military draft, once and for all. After a
Henoko-Oura Bay Coastal Waters: Japan’s First Hope Spot
By Hideki Yoshikawa, Director of Okinawa Environmental Justice Project, November 22, 2019 Amidst the Japanese government’s relentless push to build a new U.S. military base at