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By John LaForge It gets harder to commemorate World War I, because of time and the public’s embrace of, or indifference to, a permanent war economy. About the Great War British novelist H.G. Wells wrote on August 14, 1914, “This
By John LaForge It gets harder to commemorate World War I, because of time and the public’s embrace of, or indifference to, a permanent war economy. About the Great War British novelist H.G. Wells wrote on August 14, 1914, “This
By David Swanson for The Humanist Do not celebrate Veterans Day. Celebrate Armistice Day instead. Do not celebrate Veterans Day — because of what it has become, and even more so because of what it replaced and erased from U.S.
By Jack Gilroy, November 2, 2018 From Syracuse.com One hundred years ago this Nov. 11, the Great War, World War I, came to an end. People around the world rejoiced and celebrated the end of hostilities, a time to declare
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War Some are inclined to recognize that Trumpies are dwelling in an alternative universe in which neither climate collapse nor nuclear apocalypse is a concern but terrifying wild hoards of Muslim Hondurans are skipping and
Source: Quakers in Britain, Independent Catholic News, Global Campaign for Peace Education War School, a provocative film launched this week, is set to challenge the British government’s attempt to entice children into support for war. Timed to coincide with the
By David Swanson, October 13, 2018. Remarks at the Resource Center for Nonviolence in Santa Cruz, Calif., on October 12, 2018. Exactly at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918, 100 years ago this
