Okinawa Elects All Anti-U.S.-Bases Candidates
Some news of more resistance in Okinawa from Hiroshi Taka: “I am writing this email to all the friends who have sent warm messages of
Do Wars Really Defend America’s Freedom?
By Lawrence Wittner U.S. politicians and pundits are fond of saying that America’s wars have defended America’s freedom. But the historical record doesn’t bear out
Redefining “Imminent”
By Brian Terrell How the U.S. Department of Justice Makes Murder Respectable, Kills the Innocent and Jails their Defenders Political language can be used, George
Time to Learn the Lessons of Failed U.S. Wars
By Gerry Condon, Vice President, Veterans For Peace As a Vietnam era veteran, I paid close attention to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s Veterans Day speech,
The Bases of War in the Middle East
From Carter to the Islamic State, 35 Years of Building Bases and Sowing Disaster By David Vine, TomDispatch With the launch of a new U.S.-led war
East Coast WAGING PEACE Public Events for David Hartsough Nov 18 – Dec 10, 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA November 18 Tuesday 11-12:30pm Montgomery County Community College in Rockville,MD, Science Center 152. Contact: Alonzo Smith 240-994-0115 7-8:30pm University of Maryland
How Is a Prison Like a War?
By David Swanson The similarities between mass incarceration and mass murder have been haunting me for a while, and I now find myself inspired by
Talk Nation Radio: Leslie Cagan on Climate and Peace Activism
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-leslie-cagan-on-climate-and-peace-activism Leslie Cagan has worked in a wide range peace and social justice movements for almost 50 years: from the Vietnam war to racism at
Letter to Norwegian Parliament
David Swanson Director of World Beyond War, http://WorldBeyondWar.org Charlottesville VA 22902 USA President, Olemic Thommessen Stortinget/Parliament of Norway, Oslo. I write to you
An Armistice Day Poem
NOVEMBER COMES November comes on to me like a C-130 slinking into Dover Air Force base laden with tin caskets draped in red, white, and
The Second Chance Act needs your support
Right now, there’s a law called the Second Chance Act that recently expired and needs to be reauthorized. In 2008, it was passed by bipartisan
Russian
Я понимаю, что войны и милитаризм несут в себе больше опасности, чем защиты: они убивают, ранят и калечат взрослых, подростков и детей, наносят урон естественной
Over 20 Peace Groups Unite to Push U.S. Congress to End War
Open this PDF for a joint statement from over 20 peace organizations and what you can do:
Upcoming Webinar on Latest U.S. Wars
Join Phyllis Bennis, Director of the New Internationalism project, for an in-depth discussion on the crisis. We will discuss: Why is the Obama administration going
Valor, Remembrance, and Complicity
November 11th in the United States is marked and marred by a holiday that relatively recently had its name changed to “Veterans Day” and its purpose converted and perverted into celebrating war. This year a “Concert for Valor” will be held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Armistice Day Tool Kit
From Veterans For Peace Ringing 11 Bells For Peace Each year, Veterans for Peace chapters across the nation meet in major cities to celebrate and
Free College or Another New War?
Noting that U.S. college costs have gone up 500% since 1985, the Washington Post recommends seven countries where U.S. students can go to college for
David Hartsough in Bay Area
David Hartsough will be speaking about his new book, WAGING PEACE: Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist and World Beyond War Sunday, Nov 2 at
Crisis in the Middle East: Alternatives to War
Crisis in the Middle East: Alternatives to War Wednesday, November 12, 2014 2:00 pm EST There is no doubt that ISIS needs to be stopped.
No More Wars on Anything
By David Swanson Searching new articles on ye olde internets the past couple of days for the word “war,” I turned up roughly equal uses
U.S. Sends Planes Armed With Depleted Uranium to Middle East
The U.S. Air Force says it is not halting its use of Depleted Uranium weapons, has recently sent them to the Middle East, and is prepared to use them.
Talk Nation Radio: Randall Amster on Peace Ecology
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-randall-amster-on-peace-ecology Randall Amster discusses his book Peace Ecology. Amster is Director of the Program on Justice and Peace at Georgetown University, and Executive Director of
