By Tomohiro Osaki, August 3, 2020 From Japan Times Recent outbreaks of the novel coronavirus at U.S. military bases in Okinawa have cast renewed light on what many consider to be extraterritorial rights enjoyed by American servicemen under the decadeslong […]
Nuclear Hell: Listen to the podcast. Nuclear Hell began 75 years ago with the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It continues to this day, with the ongoing threat of nuclear detonation. This week, we honor the […]
By William J. Perry and Tom Z. Collina, August 4, 2020 From CNN William J. Perry served as undersecretary of defense for research and engineering in the Carter administration and as secretary of defense in the Clinton administration. He currently […]
By World BEYOND War, July 26, 2020 Watch the video here. Speakers include: Moderator Barbara Cochran, Former news executive at NPR, NBC, and CBS and professor emeritus at the University of Missouri. Gar Alperovitz, formerly a Fellow of Kings College Cambridge, […]
David Swanson, Alice Slater, and Bruce Gagnon discuss obstacles to nuclear abolition and the U.S.-Russia relationship.
By Paul Lovinger, July 21, 2020 From History News Network Princeton Professor Sean Wilentz, who teaches the history of the Revolutionary War and early American history, considers Donald Trump “without question the worst president in American history.” In Rolling Stone, he cites […]
By Ted Daley, July 16, 2020 From Global Policy Journal On this day 75 years ago the atomic age was born, with the first nuclear detonation near Alamogordo, New Mexico on July 16th, 1945. Only 20 days earlier, on June […]
July 17, 2020 From Ground Zero Center for Nuclear Action On July 13, and continuing for four weeks, four billboards will display the following paid advertisement: Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor… Base with largest concentration of deployed nuclear weapons in the U.S., Remembering […]
July 16, 2020 A month out from the start of RIMPAC, the US Navy led military wargames, peace groups are calling on Minister of Defence Ron Mark to pull the plug on NZ’s involvement this year with a special video […]
By Victor Grossman, July 12, 2020 From Berlin Bulletin No. 178 Despite the continuing coronavirus danger, and despite anger, loathing or fear about “that man”, some people may still have an eye or an ear for international relations. If so, […]
According to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Boko Haram terrorist group has introduced the use of child soldiers to resuscitate its declining influence in the Lake Chad Basin buff.ly/2PSaOki #war #humanrights #africa #WarCrimes #childrenslivesmatter
"When a company profits from war and violence, it is in their interest to pressure for more war" - Wage Peace is asking Boing to STOP making weaponized drones in Brisbane.
Join them and learn more about their activism in this new book buff.ly/3iBjCXZ #WarCrimes
Did you know? The Middle East and North Africa region has the highest youth unemployment rate in the world. War-torn #Libya has the worst rate in the region with 50% cent of youth unable to find or maintain jobs #InternationalYouthDay #humanrights
The MENA region records highest youth unemployment rate in the world
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The Middle East and North Africa region has the highest youth unemployment rate in the world...It's #InternationalYouthDay! In this article, activist Tim Gee discusses the potential of #pacifism. "Pacifism is not passive. it's a process of creating the conditions of peace. It is the presence of justice not the absence of tension." #YouthDay
Why be a pacifist? - Waging Nonviolence
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From developing a pacifist economy to addressing structural injustice, author Tim Gee discusses the challenge and potential of pacifism in the 21st century.We live in a chaotic world, facing climate change, war, economic inequality, racism, and the #COVID19 crisis.
NEXT WEEK, join a panel of seasoned activists to learn how you can stay motivated to advocate for change while chaos whirls around us! buff.ly/2Pwu72r #webinar
