At Long Last, Ban Weaponized Drones
Former President Barack Obama recently tweeted that the day of a school shooting was the worst day of his presidency.
Former President Barack Obama recently tweeted that the day of a school shooting was the worst day of his presidency.
This week on Talk World Radio, we’re discussing the state of war and peace in the world with peace activist Kathy Kelly.
Most U.S. states still have excuses when asked to make voter registration automatic, but in various states — including here in Virginia — draft registration is automatic even for 15-year-olds who want a learner’s permit to drive a car.
Almost 800 previously secret US airstrikes in Afghanistan during 2020 and 2021 are revealed, as US military declassifies data.
Edward Tick’s book, Coming Home in Vietnam, is made up of lovely and powerful poems. But I can’t help wishing they weren’t needed.
David Swanson, activist, journalist, radio host and author of the book “Curing Exceptionalism,” talks to us about how the Pentagon “cover-up” in the Kabul drone killing of a family continues, with the news that no US troops will be punished for deadly Kabul strike, how impunity is rampant in the military, and war crimes accusations only apply to our opponents.
Trouble is, the two options under consideration — extending the life of the currently deployed Minuteman III missiles or replacing them with a new missile system — do nothing to reduce the escalating dangers of nuclear war, whereas eliminating the nation’s ICBMs would greatly reduce those dangers.
Nick Mottern, author, activist, co-coordinator of BanKillerDrones.org, weighs in on the recently passed War Budget.
Governments urged to use ‘peace dividend’ to help UN tackle pandemics, climate crisis and extreme poverty.
