Israel’s Apartheid Legacy
The following letter to the editor was written by Terry Crawford-Browne and published on PressReader. March 28, 2017 Dear Editor: It is appalling that Independent
Thinking Beyond Exceptionalism
By David Swanson, March 27, 2018 Excepted from Curing Exceptionalism: What’s wrong with how we think about the United States? What can we do about it? (April,
Talk Nation Radio: Mitchell Plitnick on John Bolton
Mitchell Plitnick is former vice president of the Foundation for Middle East Peace. He is the former director of the U.S. Office of B’Tselem: The
Okinawa Action in DC
Bahman Azad, March 23rd, 2018, Coalition Against U.S. Foreign Military Bases organized a rally in from of Japanese Embassy in Washington DC to demand freedom
New Zealand WBW Demands Inquiry into Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan
By Liz Remmerswaal Hughes A delegation of human rights and disarmament groups, including World BEYOND War, went to the New Zealand Parliament in Wellington on
Trumparade of 2018 Stupidest Idea Since Philadelphia Liberty Loan Parade of 1918
By David Swanson It’s hard not to focus on the fact that Trump has picked the 100th anniversary of the first Armistice Day celebration for
Should We Really Be Allowing the Pentagon to Teach Target Practice to Teens on Campus?
By Ilana Novick, March 23, 2018 From AlterNet On Monday night, Pat Elder taught his usual GED class at Great Hills High School in Maryland.
Statement of World BEYOND War Director on John Bolton Appointment
“Imagining that Donald Trump can’t do something worse each day than the day before has been doomed to failure since long before John Bolton’s appointment,”
Why Would Anyone Kill One’s Self In an Attempt to Stop A War?
By Ann Wright, March 22, 2018. Many in America admire young men and women who join the military and profess to be willing to give
Why 55 U.S. Senators Voted for Genocide in Yemen
By David Swanson, March 21, 2018. Tuesday’s debate and vote in the U.S. Senate on whether to end (technically whether or not to vote on
It’s Time to Transform the War Economy
The Poor People’s Campaign offers an antidote to a poisoned and militarized culture that has perverted the national agenda. by Brock McIntosh, March 21, 2018,
France and their Red Zone
I just crossed this off my list of areas to see in Europe. From Edward Morris, March 20, 2018. When you picture France, you probably
A Determined Man VS the Military-Industrial Complex
From The Peace Report, March 19, 2018 Bruce Gagnon has been fighting General Dynamics head-to-head and it looks like the match will go a full
Protest Saudi Crown Prince in DC, NY, Boston
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Tuesday or Wednesday on continuing U.S. participation in the U.S./Saudi war on Yemen. The Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, will
South Korean Report on Summit Discredits U.S. Elites’ Assumption
by Gareth Porter, March 16, 2018 From TruthDig Media coverage of and political reactions to Donald Trump’s announcement of a summit meeting with North Korean
The Iraq Death Toll 15 Years After the US Invasion
Numbers are numbing, especially numbers that rise into the millions. But please remember that each person killed represents someone’s loved one. By Medea Benjamin, Nicolas
Marches on Washington to End the Wars
By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, March 13, 2018 From Popular Resistance President Trump formally requested the Pentagon to organize a military parade in Washington,
In Winston Churchill, Hollywood Rewards a Mass Murderer
“History,” Winston Churchill said, “will be kind to me, for I intend to write it myself.” He needn’t have bothered. He was one of the
Remembering the Suffering and Contributions of Korean Women
By Joseph Essertier, March 12, 2018. “Qualities characteristic of but not unique to the United States—including common and casual sexual violence and racism—are, through pornography,
Blocking Peace in Korea by Lying about the Past
by Joseph Essertier, March 12, 2018, counterpunch. As the Korean Peninsula takes tentative steps toward a huge rapprochement and hundreds of millions of people in
The Tide it is a Changin’
Mainstream media starts reporting on the militarization of America’s schools. By Pat Elder Children watch an interactive screen showing an advertisement for military recruitment in
Videos of Take-A-Knee Discussion of Racism and Militarism
By David Swanson On March 1, 2018, I was very privileged to take part in a discussion of issues of racism, freedom of speech, patriotism,
Open Letter in Support of Mediation in Venezuela, Not Sanctions
Sanctions added by the Trump and Trudeau administrations to Obama era sanctions against Venezuela impose new burdens on ordinary Venezuelans who are just trying to
Senators Called on to End US Role in ‘Worst Humanitarian Crisis on the Planet’
By Andrea Germanos, March 9, 2018 From Common Dreams Anti-war groups on Friday are urging their supporters to pick up the phone to tell U.S.
Raining on Trump’s Parade
Donald Trump has called for a military parade in Washington DC but a coalition of peace and justice groups hope to stop the parade before
The Illusion of War Without Casualties
America’s wars in the post-9/11 era have been characterized by relatively low U.S. casualties, but that does not mean that they are any less violent
Passports and Borders
by Donnal Walter, World Beyond War volunteer, March 8, 2018. As luck would have it, my passport is due to expire between now and September,
GI Nik Cruz
By Pat Elder, March 5, 2018 Cadet Private First-Class Nik Cruz was talking to America when he posted his photos on Instagram. Nik takes us inside
Zainichi Koreans Resist Japan’s Ultra-right and Mark Korea’s March 1 Independence Movement
By Joseph Essertier, March 4, 2008, from Zoom in Korea. Early in the morning on Friday, February 23, two Japanese ultranationalists, Katsurada Satoshi (56) and
To Save the Earth, Curb Militarism! An Appeal for Earth Day, 2018
Our five organizations, CODEPINK, Environmentalists Against War, Just World Educational, Traprock Center for Peace & Justice, and World Beyond War, invite citizens and organizations around the