On Armistice Day, Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman interviewed historian Adam Hochschild, author of To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 and King Leopold’s Ghost. Adam Hochschild was a co-founder of Mother Jones magazine. His latest book is Lessons from a Dark Time […]
By Jeunesse Révolution Macron Invites Trump and Netanyahu to a “Peace Forum” French President Emmanuel Macron invited Donald Trump and 60 heads of State to attend a “Peace Forum” in Paris on November 11-13. It will be preceded one day […]
By Mike Ferner October 29, 2018 Historians debate to what extent the Treaty of Versailles was responsible for Hitler’s march to World War II, but there can be little doubt that the treaty ending the “War to End All Wars” […]
By Alice Slater With 122 nations having voted last summer to adopt a treaty for the complete prohibition of nuclear weapons, just as the world has banned chemical and biological weapons, it seems that the world is locked in a […]
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 […]
While the United States, the U.K., and others claim not to sell weapons to governments that “violate human rights” (meaning kill people with other weapons, such as bone saws), Germany’s law forbids it to sell weapons to countries that are […]
By Nick Deane, October 15, 2018, newmatilda.com. It’s one thing to celebrate the human spirit in the face of great adversity. It’s another thing altogether to let the weapons manufacturers who helped create the adversity sponsor the celebrations. Nick Deane […]
Now is always a great time to read more about fearless antiwar activist Smedley Butler. Here are some of his own typewritten words.
Smedley Butler’s Speech Against War in Charlottesville in 1937 - World Beyond War . . .
By David Swanson, September 13, 2019 I didn’t know until recently that Smedley Butler had ever been to my town. Then I heard that he’d spoken at the University of Virginia here in Charlottesville in 1937. The University of Virginia …War = climate chaos. The US military uses more fuel per day than the country of Sweden. That's why we're hosting the #NoWar2019 Conference - our 4th annual global conference - to talk strategies for anti-war activism. Learn more: worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2019/
September 14. On this day in 2013, the United States agreed to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons in cooperation with Russia, rather than launching missiles into Syria. worldbeyondwar.org/calendar9/#sep14
Peace Almanac September - World Beyond War . . .
September September 1 September 2 September 3 September 4 September 5 September 6 September 7 September 8 September 9 September 10 September 11 September 12 September 13 September 14 September 15 September 16 September 17 September 18 September 19 September …Combat veterans "are more likely to say they didn’t get the respect they deserved, struggled with the lack of structure in civilian life, and felt disconnected from family or friends,” the center’s report said.
Why younger veterans more likely to struggle after leaving the military
The new findings suggest post-9/11 veterans face more trouble with the transition to civilian life."Is US an enemy to Russia?" A resounding NO! Ann Wright's peace journey (with many photos) to Yakutsk in Far East Russia.
