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While George W. Bush is apparently proud of everything he’s ever done, Tony Blair came dangerously close to facing reality this weekend when he admitted

The influx of Syrian refugees into Europe has reinvigorated Ireland’s debate on its involvement with the war on terror. By Danielle Ryan, The Nation On

By Kathy Kelly “These are people who had been working hard for months, non-stop for the past week. They had not gone home, they had

By Kathy Kelly Kabul–Tall, lanky, cheerful and confident, Esmatullah easily engages his young students at the Street Kids School, a project of Kabul’s  “Afghan Peace

If you’re into quaint, you can visit a historic village, restore some antique furniture, or for far less trouble pick up a mainstream analysis of

President Barack Obama has vetoed a military authorization bill. Why would he do such a thing? Was it because dumping $612 billion into a criminal

There are dozens of Hillary Clinton scandals that I have no wish to minimize. But how is it that her habits of secrecy themselves attract

The United States keeps nuclear weapons in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and Turkey, in violation of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which bans the transfer

By David Swanson Only a non-patriot or someone with a bit of respect for the Bill of Rights would have opposed the Patriot Act. Only

https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-laurence-shoup-on-the-power-of-the-council-on-foreign-relations  Laurence H. Shoup has taught U.S. history at the university level and has been a historical consultant on California history for over 30 years,

Global Days of Listening led by the Afghan Peace Volunteers October 21, 2015 5 – 8 pm : Kabul, Afghanistan 3:30 – 4:30 pm : Gaza,

By David Swanson To the genre of war abolition treatises that everyone should read add A New Era of Nonviolence: The Power of Civil Society

 By David Swanson The accepted story in the United States of what’s happened in Syria is just that, a story told to make narrative sense

Signers of this statement are listed below. “The U.S. and NATO occupy my country under the name of all the beautiful banners of democracy, women’s

By David Swanson, originally published at teleSUR There’s a view of Syria, common even among peace activists in the United States, that holds that because

It is entirely possible that President Al Gore would not have attacked Afghanistan or Iraq. President Henry Wallace might very well not have nuked Hiroshima

When the United States is identified as an empire, albeit of a different sort than some others, it’s common to point to the fate of

I know what you’re thinking. There is no draft. There hasn’t been a draft in decades. They’d let entire Central American nations immigrate, pay recruits

By David Swanson I was part of a debate on Tuesday that involved a larger disagreement than any exhibited at the Democratic presidential candidates debate

Dear Friends and Comrades in Peace, As you are well aware, our world is at a critically dangerous juncture: the possibility of a military, potentially

In an online discussion I asked Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International, a fairly straightforward question: “Will Amnesty International recognize the UN Charter and

By David Swanson There is video and audio. It exists. The Pentagon says it’s critically important. Congress has asked for it and been refused. WikiLeaks

By David Swanson Columbus was not a particularly evil person. He was a murderer, a robber, an enslaver, and a torturer, whose crimes led to

Alfred Nobel’s will, written in 1895, left funding for a prize to be awarded to “the person who shall have done the most or the

165-MILE WALK FROM SYRACUSE TO NIAGARA FALLS Oct. 7th – 21st, 2015 Oct 7, 2015: Undrone Upstate is a pro-peace, anti-drone demonstration and walk to

A Press Release from the Nobel Peace Prize Watch http://nobelwill.org RE: Nobel Foundation – lawsuit against misappropriation of funds – violating intended antimilitarist purpose of

The University of California is seeking to ban criticism of Israel. This is a widespread phenomenon in the United States, as attested by two new