Obama Bids Farewell, Trump’s First Press Conference as President-Elect
Sputnik News Dylan Roof receives the death penalty, Obama delivers his farewell speech, and Trump gives his first press conference in 6 months. https://video.img.ria.ru/Out/MP3/20170112/2017_01_12_ByAnyMeans135Sprkr_lu2ku3uh.ebx.mp3 On
War Consciousness and the F-35
By Robert Koehler, Common Wonders “The F-35 Lightning II Program (also known as the Joint Strike Fighter Program) is the Department of Defense’s focal point
World Beyond War Organizer, Mary Dean
Mary Dean is formerly Organizer at World Beyond War. She worked previously for various social justice and antiwar organizations, including leading delegations to Afghanistan, Guatemala,
Imagine the Confirmation Hearing for Secretary of Peace
By David Swanson The idea has been floated and endlessly reintroduced in legislation since the founding of the United States of creating a Department of
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Gives Condolences for U.S. War Casualties While Dumping the No War Japanese Constitution
By Ann Wright On December 27, 2016, a small group of Veterans for Peace, Hawaii Peace and Justice and Hawaii Okinawa Alliance were at Pearl
“THE YANKS ARE COMING!”
By Victor Grossman, Berlin Bulletin No. 124 Hit that old song again, loud and clear! “Over there, over there, Send the word, send the
Federally-Funded ‘Peace’ Institute Providing Platform for War Mongers and Torture Cheerleaders
Madeleine Albright and Tom Cotton are among those slated to address U.S. Institute of Peace conference aimed at ‘passing the baton’ to Trump. By Sarah
Report Points to a Pentagon Plot to Subvert Obama’s Syria Policy
By Gareth Porter, Truth Dig Airstrikes by the United States and its allies against two Syrian army positions Sept. 17 killed at least 62 Syrian
Emails were leaked, not hacked
By William Binney, Ray McGovern, Baltimore Sun It has been several weeks since the New York Times reported that “overwhelming circumstantial evidence” led the
A brief history of war and drugs: From Vikings to Nazis
From World War II to Vietnam and Syria, drugs are often as much a part of conflict as bombs and bullets. By Barbara McCarthy, Al
Tomgram: Nick Turse, Special Ops, Shadow Wars, and the Golden Age of the Gray Zone
By Nick Turse, TomDispatch Don’t think the fad for “draining the swamp” began on the campaign trail with Donald Trump. It didn’t, although the “swamp”
Yes, Positivity, Pangloss, Partisanship, Propaganda, and Populism
By David Swanson Eight years ago Yes! Magazine published a political platform of progressive policies, along with polling showing strong majority support for each proposal.
Talk Nation Radio: Millions Lose Their Minds Over Russia
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-millions-lose-their-minds-over-russia This week on Talk Nation Radio: millions of Americans lose their everloving minds over unproven accusations against Russia, the ACLU and CAIR publish claim
Allegations Against Russia Less Credible Every Day
By David Swanson The U.S. government has now generated numerous news stories and released multiple “reports” aimed at persuading us that Vladimir Putin is to
Why Release the Torture Report Now
By David Swanson, World Beyond War A young man was tortured in Chicago this week. It wasn’t an act of the Chicago police. It was
Nobel Laureates Urge President Obama to Bring Justice to the Exiled Chagossian People before Leaving Office
Washington, DC, January 5, 2017 — Seven Nobel Laureates, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, are urging fellow Nobel Laureate President Barack Obama to use his last
The Democratic Party Line That Could Torch Civil Liberties… and Maybe Help Blow Up the World
By Norman Solomon, Roots Action Many top Democrats are stoking a political firestorm. We keep hearing that Russia attacked democracy by hacking into Democratic
US Army, German Bundeswehr dispatch thousands of troops to Eastern Europe
By Johannes Stern, World Socialist Web Site A massive deployment of US and NATO troops to Poland and the Baltic states is underway. According to
Minister for Transport Must Explain Flight from Shannon to NATO Air Base in Southern Turkey
Press Release Shannonwatch calls on the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross to explain why a plane operating on behalf of the US
Nine Years of Challenging Obama Policies at His Hawaii Vacation Home
By Ann Wright Its been nine Christmas and New Year’s holidays that we in Hawaii have been challenging policies of the Obama administration—beginning in December
Bremerhaven Appeal – No to saber rattling – Stop the movement of troops!
By several groups and organizations in Germany Starting on January 6, 2017, the U.S. Army will move a complete tank brigade with 4000 soldiers and
Talk Nation Radio: Dave Webb on Keeping Weapons and Nuclear Power Out of Space
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-dave-webb-on-keeping-weapons-and-nuclear-power-out-of-space Dave Webb is a member of the World Beyond War Coordinating Committee and chair of the UK Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), and well
Tony Jenkins, Advisory Board Member
Tony Jenkins is a Member of the Advisory Board of World BEYOND War and a former Education Director of World BEYOND War. Tony Jenkins, PhD,
Fantasies About Russia Could Doom Opposition to Trump
By David Swanson To many Democrats for whom killing a million people in Iraq just didn’t rise to the level of an impeachable offense, and
Resistance in World War I and Implications for Today
By Andrew Bolton The United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917. The Great War, savagely industrialized and mechanized, had been raging since