The United States of Arms
The United States of Arms from Will Geary on Vimeo. U.S. weapons exports from 1950 to 2017. Data from the Stockholm International Peace Research
Peace Activists Gain Entry to German Air Base that Holds US Nuclear Bombs
Buchel Action, July 15, 2018. On Sunday, July 15th 2018, eighteen people from four different countries cut through fences to reclaim German Air Force Base Büchel,
PANA Update on July Events
by Barry Sweeney, July 14, 2018, Peace and Neutrality Alliance. Opposition TDs (Members of Parliament) in Ireland are mobilizing against a sharp rise in defense
Argentina: Over 60 Social Movements Protest US ‘Military Base’
From Popular Resistance, July 13, 2018 In Argentina, political parties, social organizations, human rights groups, workers’ unions and Mapuches held a caravan to protest the
Stop Rearmament in the Nordic Countries
From Tid til Fred, June 21, 2018 Peace is achieved by peaceful means All Nordic countries are being rearmed under the leadership of NATO. The
Former sworn enemies Ethiopia and Eritrea have declared end of war
By Stephanie Busari and Schams Elwazer, CNN. Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Former sworn enemies Ethiopia and Eritrea Monday signed an agreement to end the war between the
Peace Activists Gather in Brussels to say No to War – No to NATO
Photo by Vrede.be By Pat Elder, World BEYOND War The weekend of July 7th and 8th witnessed the European peace movement come together in Brussels,
They Went to Jail for Justice
By David Swanson, July 9, 2018. C.J. Hinke has produced probably the best collection I’ve read of writings by and about conscientious objectors and war
How Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons Changed the World
By Ray Acheson, July 6, 2018 From The Nation On July 7, 2017, the world made history. Surrounded by atomic-bomb survivors, antinuclear activists, members of
NATO Needs to End
Remarks Delivered by Pat Elder for World BEYOND War at the No to War No to NATO Summit, Brussels, July 8, 2018 Aren’t there any
Watch Out World: Peace May be Breaking Out!!
By Alice Slater, July 7, 2018. Less than a week or so before Donald Trump’s groundbreaking meeting planned with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, to take
Silicon Valley Will Not Save You from the Surveillance State
By David Swanson, July 6, 2018. There was something quite odd about the very welcome news that some Google employees were objecting to a military
Are Your Savings Invested In War?
War-making is a multi-billion dollar business. If we want to pull the plug on war, we need to reduce its economic profitability. And that means
Monbiot’s New Story Uncut and Unrated
By David Swanson, July 4, 2018. I’m going to praise the heck out of yet another terrific book I’ve just read while yet again exclaiming
Ready for a New ‘Missile Gap’ and Trillion-Dollar Arms Race?
By Dave LIndorff, July 4, 2018, This Can’t Be Happening. The fireworks next time! You may have to wait a bit, but what’s in store
Antinuclear Resisters at Büchel Airbase in Germany
By Pat Elder, July 4, 2018. WBW’s Pat Elder is encamped with antinuclear resisters just outside the gate of Büchel Airbase in Germany and he
What can be learned from a mass shooting that didn’t happen?
By Michael Nagler, July 3, 2018, Waging Nonviolence. Nonviolence is spread out all around us, yet we so often fail to see how it can
Ban Tear Gas
by David Swanson, July 3, 2018. Tear gas is among the least of the problems facing those who care about the murder and destruction of
Thousands Protest at Ramstein
This past week, thousands of people from 13 NATO countries converged on the U.S. Ramstein Airbase in a remote area of western Germany to demand
Trump threatens Canada, ‘defence’ community stays quiet
by Yves Engler, June 29, 2018, rabble.ca A volatile leader in charge of a military behemoth prone to aggression has repeatedly attacked Canada and its
On the 50th Anniversary of the Non-Proliferation Treaty: An Exercise in Bad Faith
by Alice Slater, June 30, 2018. On July 1, the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) will turn 50 years old. In that agreement, five nuclear
Why It Matters That Peace Is Gone from Ocasio-Cortez Website
UPDATE HERE. By David Swanson, World BEYOND War Newly popular Democratic politician hero and nominee for a seat in the U.S. Congress Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used
On Purpose, In Kabul
By Kathy Kelly, June 26, 2018 Writing this week for the Chicago Tribune, Steve Chapman called a U.S. Government report on the war in Afghanistan
Prodding Google to Go All-In For Peace
From KnowDrones, June 28, 2018 On Wednesday, June 27, 2018, I was one of five anti-war workers who went to Google’s mammoth office in New
Let’s Design a World Beyond War
By Joanne Lucas Cvar, June 25, 2018 Last night I had the strangest dream/ I never dreamed before/ I dreamed the world had all agreed/
Altruism and Sadism in Public Policy
By David Swanson Remarks at Peace Resource Center of San Diego, June 23, 2018. There are three things that are almost always underestimated: the U.S.
The Persistent Myth of US Precision Bombing
by Nicolas J. S. Davies, June 22, 2018, AntiWar.com. In my recent report on the death toll in America’s post-9/11 wars, I estimated that about
Webinar: Growing the Movement for a World BEYOND War
On June 18, 2018, World BEYOND War kicked off its new webinar series with a well-attended event. A full recording of this webinar can be
Why Are the Poor Patriotic?
By David Swanson, June 15, 2018. We should be very grateful to Francesco Duina for his new book, Broke and Patriotic: Why Poor Americans Love
Murder Incorporated
By David Swanson, June 18, 2018. Murder Incorporated is a three-book series by Mumia Abu Jamal and Stephen Vittoria, which I can highly recommend based