https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-mel-duncan-on-why-unarmed-civilian-protection-is-better-than-war Mel Duncan is a co-founder and current Director of Advocacy and Outreach for Nonviolent Peaceforce, an international non-governmental organization that provides direct protection
By Ann Wright Photo of Russian kids attending a youth camp called Artek in Crimea. Photo by Ann Wright I’ve just ended two weeks visiting
By David Swanson If you haven’t been hiding under a partisan rock for the past several years, you’re aware that President Barack Obama has given
By David and Jan Hartsough We have recently returned from a two week citizen’s diplomacy peace delegation to six cities in Russia under the auspices
By Hannah Brock, War Resisters’ International This week the Eurosatory arms fair is taking place in Paris. The ‘Defence and Security’ fair, one of the
By Gary Olson, Common Dreams We may never know the crucial determining factor or combination of factors responsible for Omar Mateen’s ghastly slaughter of 49
From: Democracy Now! In Florida, a jury has found former Chilean army officer Pedro Barrientos liable for the murder of legendary folk singer and activist Víctor
U.S. Conference of Mayors Unanimously Adopts Resolution “Calling on the Next U.S. President to Pursue Diplomacy with Other Nuclear-Armed States; Participate in Negotiations for the
By David Swanson, taken from The Humanist Headlines this past spring claimed that for the first time ever, more than half of poll respondents around
