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I’m inspired by a quote attributed to the great South African leader recently lost to us, Nelson Mandela: “It always seems impossible, until it is

Targeting the general public and especially young people, Making Peace essentially explains what key elements are necessary to create a ‘Sustainable Peace’, while paying tribute

By Kent D. Shifferd This is a very complex, knotty problem and it’s going to take all of us to develop a coherent, workable strategy.

By Robert A. Irwin Notes made by Russ Faure-Brac This was written in 1989, but it is as applicable today for pursuing peace as ever.

Notes made by Russ Faure-Brac This is an analysis of how the process used by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines can apply to other

By Steven Hiatt and John Perkins Notes made by Russ Faure-Brac What multinational corporations do: Offshore banking – to hide income, avoid payment of a

By Thom Hartmann Notes made by Russ Faure-Brac 1.  INCREASE AMERICAN MANUFACTURING & CREATE NEW JOBS a.  Discourage imports by charge an Import Tax [Tariff]

By Mr. Y (Wayne Porter and Mark “Puck” Mykleby) Notes made by Russ Faure-Brac Notes highlighted in red refer to the sections of my book

By Jeremy Rifkin Notes made by Russ Faure-Brac Rapid Change Peak oil production occurs when half of the ultimately recoverable oil reserves are used up. 

By Kent Shifferd Notes prepared by Russ Faure-Brac             In this book, Shifferd does a great job of analyzing war and discussing the history of

A Defense Engineer’s Search for an Alternative to War Open Book Editions, a Berrett-Koehler Partner, 2012   By Russell Faure-Brac  When I quit my defense

By Paul Chappell Notes made by Russ Faure-Brac 1/21/2013 The book explains why we are living in one of the most hopeful eras in human

By Carl Conetta, Project on Defense Alternatives Notes made by Russ Faure-Brac This report proposes how the current US military structure can be made less

By Paul Chappell, 2013 Notes made by Russ Faure-Brac The Basic Building Blocks of Peace First line of defense: Maximize respect (The Infinite Shield) [Waging

By Mel Goodman, 2013 Notes made by Russ Faure-Brac Mel Goodman is ex-DOD and CIA and on staff at the Center for International Advocacy. The

By David Swanson Notes made by Russ Faure-Brac February 2014 I. War Can Be Ended Referring to a 1977 Hunger Project flyer: “At one time

Article in Reader Supported News By Mike Lofgren, Moyers & Company, 2014 Notes made by Russ Faure-Brac 2/25/2014 There is the visible government known as

 by Judith Hand Summary and Notes made by Russ Faure-Brac 2/4/2014 Notes: 1)    This is a summary of Part II – How We Can End

The following is from David Hartsough’s book, Waging Peace: Global Adventures of a Lifelong Activist to be published by PM Press in September 2014. PERSONAL

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:07:39 — 61.9MB) Tonight we focus on the book War No More. Our guest and author of

The following is the foreword by David Swanson to a new book called Peace Philosophy and Public Life: Commitments, Crises, and Concepts for Engaged Thinking

Address by Hon. Douglas Roche, O.C., to Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, “Climbing the Mountain” Conference, Washington, D.C., February 26, 2014 At first glance,