German Foreign Minister Gabriel speaks of a possible policy of rapprochement between Russia and Europe against the USA if Trump is withdrawing his endorsement of the Iran Nuclear Deal
From Co-Op News Berlin On Friday, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel spoke in an interview with the German editorial team (RND) about a possible rapprochement
The Secure, the Dispossessed, and the Mentally Deranged Dotards
By David Swanson, October 13, 2017, Let’s Try Democracy. In The Secure and the Dispossessed, Nick Buxton and Ben Hayes have collected an unflinching survey
5 Reasons Why Trump Is Moving Towards War With Iran
by Trita Parsi, October 13, 2017 From CommonDreams Make no mistake: We do not have a crisis over the Iran nuclear deal. It is working
I am in Guantánamo Bay. The US government is starving me to death
by Khalid Qassim, October 13, 2017 From The Guardian I haven’t had food in my stomach for 23 days. The 20 September was the day
Encouragemenet for the Ban Treaty
核禁止条約によせて (Encouragemenet for the Ban Treaty) from Anthony Donovan on Vimeo.
Why North Korea Wants Nuke Deterrence
by Nicolas J S Davies, October 12, 2017 From Consortium News The Western media has been awash in speculation as to why, about a year ago, North
The Calm Before the Storm
What is the relationship between Trump and the military-political system he stepped into? By Robert C. Koehler, October 11, 2017, Common Wonders. Every time Donald
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