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Are you as tired as I am of news stories about college tuition costs rising? I’ve been out of college for many years, and you’d

Nós entendemos que as guerras e militarismo nos tornam menos seguros, em vez de nos proteger, elas matam, ferem e traumatizam adultos, crianças e bebés,

Eu entendo que as guerras e militarismo nos tornam menos seguros, em vez de nos proteger, elas matam, ferem e traumatizam adultos, crianças e bebés,

By Talia Hagerty, Pacific Standard Economists are not new to the study of war. Many in the U.S. have argued that war is good for

Costs of War The impact of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan can be seen not only in the social, economic and political situations

By Dieter Duhm, www.terranovavoice.tamera.org Something is happening in eastern Ukraine that western politicians were not prepared for, an event that could enter history. The population

Ian Morris has stuck his dog’s ear in his mouth, snapped a selfie, and proclaimed “Man Bites Dog.” His new book War: What Is It

By David Hartsough, WagingNonviolence As April 15 approaches, make no mistake: The tax money that many of us will be sending to the U.S. government

If an alien invader with a face were attacking the earth, the difficulties that governments have getting populations to support wars on other humans would

https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-winslow-myers-on-living-beyond-war Winslow Myers is an artist and activist who lives in mid-Coast Maine. For ten years he coordinated events and activities for Beyond War in

By Ed O’Rourke The leaders and most members of the peace movement believe in talking to each other and make little or no effort to

By Ed O’Rourke If we give up all future wars we must give up our empires and all hope of empire. – Georges Clemenceau It is

By Ed O’Rourke On September 26, 1983, the world was one person’s decision away from nuclear war.  The military officer had to commit insubordination to

By Ed O’Rourke Psychological studies show that materialism is toxic to happiness, that more income and more possessions don’t lead to lasting gains in our

By Ed O’Rourke The Civil War came and it went. Its reason for fighting, I never did get. From the song, “With God On Our Side.” The

By Ed O’Rourke A frequent one-liner is, “If all the economists were laid end to end, they still wouldn’t reach a conclusion.”However, my problem with

by Ed O’Rourke March 5, 2013 “Naturally the common people don’t want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany.

War Abolition – The Medellin Declaration – YouTube [Ed O’Rourke, retired certified public accountant from Houston, gave this speech at the Colombo Americano in Medellin,

By David Swanson “The notion of a ‘humanitarian war’ would have rang in the ears of the drafters of the UN Charter as nothing short

By David Swanson Urge the ending of war these days and you’ll very quickly hear two words: “Hitler” and “Rwanda.”  While World War II killed

By David Swanson Anyone who cares about our natural environment should be marking with great sadness the centenary of World War I. Beyond the incredible

By Susan C. Strong In his January State of the Union message, President Obama said two noteworthy things: the first was “America must move off

By International Peace Bureau March 11, 2014. The events of the last few days and weeks only serve to confirm what the IPB and others

APRIL 27, Raleigh, NC – World War II Marine combat veteran Samuel Winstead is accepting applications for co-riders to join his Ride for Peace  leaving

By Winslow Myers During the long period of tension between the United States and the former Soviet Union, the futility of the superpower nuclear arms