Peace group says Government should have bought Air NZ planes instead of $1.5b Hercules
From 1 News, New Zealand, June 6, 2020 The Government’s decision to buy five new Super Hercules aircraft for $1.5 billion is being criticised by
The Good, the Potential, and What Might Happen
By David Swanson, June 5, 2020 Already we’ve seen, as a result of people taking to the streets in the United States: Four policemen indicted.
Video: Watch David Swanson debate a Trump Supporter about Black Lives
By World BEYOND War, June 5, 2020 Also view here.
Peace Referendum Advances in New Haven
By Maliya Ellis, June 2, 2020 From New Haven Independent Dozens of New Haveners turned out to a virtual public hearing, invoking two new crises
The U.S. Military Should Stop Training Police and Stick to Slaughtering Innocent Foreigners
Photo by Richard Grant, @richardgrant88 By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, June 3, 2020 Here’s what should happen now, judging by what I see on
Talk Nation Radio: John Perkins on Ceasing to Be an Economic Hit Man
By Talk Nation Radio, June 1, 2020 John Perkins is an author and activist whose 10 books on global intrigue, shamanism, and transformation including Touching
We Are All Jakarta
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, June 1, 2020 The war on Vietnam plays an infinitely larger role in history in the common understanding of
WBW News & Action: Global Skills Exchange
Are you an artist, musician, chef, or world-renowned bridge player — or just someone who likes to paint, strum a guitar, cook family recipes, or
#NoWar2020
By World BEYOND War, May 31, 2020 Due to the coronavirus pandemic and the cancellation of CANSEC, World BEYOND War held our 5th annual global
The Problem With the Space Force Is Not a Dimwitted General
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, May 29, 2020 One cannot help but appreciate the speed with which it became acceptable to produce comedy about
Who Are the Secret Puppet-Masters Behind Trump’s War on Iran?
May 29, 2020 By Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J S Davies On May 6th, President Trump vetoed a war powers bill specifying that he must ask
The War Industry Threatens Humanity
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, May 29, 2020 I’m adding Christian Sorensen’s new book, Understanding the War Industry, to the list of books I
Draft Women? Hell No!
May 26, 2020 A bill introduced to Congress is trying to expand draft registration to women … but a network of peace activists, experienced draft
Talk Nation Radio: Helena Cobban on the State of the U.S. Empire
davidcnswanson · Talk Nation Radio: Helena Cobban on the State of the U.S. Empire Helena Cobban is a veteran analyst of international affairs and an
Wait, What If War Isn’t Humanitarian?
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, May 26, 2020 Dan Kovalik’s new book, No More War: How the West Violates International Law by Using “Humanitarian”
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B-61 Tactical Nuclear Weapons In Poland: A Really Bad Idea
An Open Letter to Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Moraviecki, Foreign Minister of Poland, Jacek Czaputowicz and Defence Minister of Poland, Antoni Macierewicz By John
No Justice, No Peace! Time to Confront the U.S. Rogue State
May 25, 2020 From Black Alliance for Peace Let us give you a rundown of the current global state of affairs: The Trump Administration recently
One B-21 Bomber or 10 Million COVID-19 Tests
May 25, 2020 From Peace Wins The United States’ newest bomber program, the B-21, will cost $97 billion, with a history of cost overruns. Meanwhile, experts
How Does the U.S. Rally Support for Wars That Kill Millions of Innocent People Worldwide?
Propaganda, Lies and False Flags: How the U.S. Justifies its Wars Releases June 2020 (Red Pill Press) Campaigns against Native Americans. The War of 1812. World
The Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon: A New Perspective
By Hippolyte Eric Djounguep, May 24, 2020 The violent conflict between the Cameroonian authorities and the separatists of the two English-speaking regions since October 2016
The UN’s Global Ceasefire Must Circumvent the UN
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, May 24, 2020 Two months have gone by since the Secretary General of the United Nations proposed an absolutely
Activists Fought US Military Draft For Decades – They May Soon Have To Again
By Robert Levering, May 19, 2020 From Waging Nonviolence As if there weren’t enough to worry about these days, women soon may be required to
Despite COVID-19, US Military Continues War Practice In Europe And Pacific And Plans For More In 2021
By Ann Wright, May 23, 2020 During the COVID 19 pandemic, not only will the U.S. military have the largest maritime military maneuvers in the
UK Military And Arms Companies Produce More Carbon Emissions Than 60 Individual Countries
By Matt Kennard and Mark Curtis, May 19, 2020 From Daily Maverick The first independent calculation of its kind has found that Britain’s military-industrial sector annually emits
Reparations of an Economic Hit Man
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, May 22, 2020 John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man and this TED Talk, has a
Types Of Violence
By Suman Khanna Aggarwal, May 22, 2020 “The 20th century will be remembered as a century marked by violence. It burdens us with its legacy
Fired Watchdog Was Looking Into Saudi Arms Sale
By Matthew Lee, May 18, 2020 From ABC News Congressional Democrats say the State Department watchdog fired by President Donald Trump last week was investigating possible impropriety
Stop the $2 Billion Arms Sale to the Philippines
By Amee Chew, May 20, 2020 From Jacobin On April 30, the US State Department announced two pending arms sales to the Philippines totaling nearly $2 billion. Boeing,
New Zealand Military Spending: Welfare or Warfare?
From Peace Movement Aetearoa, May 14, 2020 Military spending in the 2020 ‘Rebuilding Together’ Budget is a total of $4,621,354,0001 – that is an average of
