North And South Korea Want A Peace Treaty: The US Must Join Them
By Christine Ahn, www.truth-out.org, July 22nd, 2017 Two years ago, I crossed the world’s most fortified border from North to South Korea with 30 women
A Message For All Of Humanity – Charlie Chaplin
Published on Dec 26, 2011 Charlie Chaplin’s inspirational final speech in “The Great Dictator” One of the most inspirational speeches in recorded history was given
Hazardous military waste is making Americans sick
HARI SREENIVASAN, PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND ANCHOR: A new investigative series from “ProPublica” called “Bombs in Our Backward” looks at the disposal of military waste and
In Colfax, Echoes of Another Conflict
A photographer who covered the war in Iraq appreciates how threats can come to seem routine. By Ashley Gilbertson, July 21, 2017, ProPublica. COLFAX, Louisiana —
Our ‘options’ in Korea: Only one is lawful and peaceful
By Paul W. Lovinger, July 20, 2017, War and Law League. A WALL commentary Peace talks follow a war. Why not hold those talks first
How Toxic Waste Sites Run by the Pentagon Are Poisoning Americans
by Emma Niles, July 20, 2017, truthdig. A detailed new report by ProPublica reveals how the U.S. military continues to engage in unsafe methods to
The Roots of Injustice in Colfax, Louisiana, Go Very Deep
By Charles P. Pierce, Jul 21, 201, Esquire. A story of the real America—unfortunately. No organization is doing more good work these days than the
End of CIA Training Program Removes Roadblock to Real Peace in Syria
Sputnik News, July 21, 2017. President Donald Trump’s decision to end CIA training for US-backed rebel groups in Syria opens the way for peace at
Building A Mass Movement To Stop Mass Killing
By Medea Benjamin, www.alternet.org, July 20th, 2017 Reposted from Popular Resistance. It’s time to universalize resistance. Excerpted from Welcome to the Revolution: Universalizing Resistance for Social
ACTIVISTS CHALLENGE US NUKES IN GERMANY, OCCUPY NUCLEAR WEAPONS BUNKER
Monday, 17 July 2017 Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany An international group of five peace activists got far inside the Büchel Air Base in Büchel, Germany, after nightfall
Flexing military might is capitulation to Trump, despite Liberal spin: McQuaig
The prime minister’s pledge to hike military spending by a whopping 70 per cent over 10 years succeeded in winning praise from Trump while going
Ethics of Not Ruining Everything
By David Swanson, July 18, 2017, Let’s Try Democracy. Today I listened to the audio book of Entangled Empathy: An Alternative Ethic for Our Relationship
New York Times Joins Trump and Saudi Arabia in Targeting Iran
Published on Jul 17, 2017 Prof. Sabah Alnasseri and Paul Jay discuss a front page NYT article that blames ‘Iranian expansionism’ for sectarian war in
Nuclear Ban Treaty a ‘Legal Norm Aimed at Stigmatizing Nuclear Weapons’
Alice Slater on Sputnik International, July 10, 2017. More than one hundred UN member states have adopted the first-ever nuclear disarmament treaty. Radio Sputnik discussed
Missile Defense Will Protect You From North Korea, Say USA Today’s Missile Defense-Funded Sources
By Jim Naureckas, FAIR, July 17, 2017. “US Missile Defense Plans to Zap North Korean Threats” was the headline of a USA Today story (7/17/17)—or
Veterans Call on U.S. to Sign Nuclear Ban Treaty
by Brian Trautman, Gerry Condon and Samantha Ferguson posted July 18, 2017 On July 7th, 2017, the United Nations (UN), in a historic decision, approved
‘Maddow’s Dots May Never Connect’: Left-Wing Author Blasts Trump-Russia Narrative
While many on the left continue to accuse President Trump and his administration of colluding with the Russians, one well-known progressive thinker said such actions
Don’t believe the dangerous myths of ‘Drone Warrior’
By Alex Edney-Browne, Lisa Ling, Los Angeles Times, July 16, 2017. Drone pilots have been quitting the U.S. Air Force in record numbers in recent
In the Grand Canyon, uranium mining threatens a tribe’s survival
The Havasupai are attempting to fight back against the operation of a uranium mine that they say could contaminate their sole water source. by Joanna
European parliamentarians call on OSCE and NATO to reduce nuclear threats
50 parliamentarians from 13 European countries sent a letter on Friday July 14, 2017, to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Chair of the OSCE Minister
Yemen: The War That Isn’t Happening Even as It’s Happening
by Luciana Bohne, CounterPunch, July 14, 2017, Reposted July 16, 2017. The manipulation of news and the distortion of reality are the most powerful weapons
Oscar-Nominated Actor James Cromwell Speaks Out Before Jail Time for Peaceful Anti-Fracking Protest
Guests James Cromwell Oscar-nominated actor and an activist. He was sentenced to a week in jail, scheduled to begin Friday, for obstructing traffic during a
Pentagon Recruiting Playbook Revealed
July 16, 2017 by Pat Elder, reposted from War is a Crime. New recruits have long been required to hold a high school diploma or
Nuclear-free New Zealand turns 30
By Ramesh Thakur, June 14, 2017, JapanTimes, Reposted July 15, 2017. WELLINGTON – On June 8, 1987, the parliament of New Zealand passed a law that
Back to the Future: Universalizing Resistance, Democratizing Power
by Laura Bonham, July 14, 2017, reposted from Common Dreams. ‘What if the U.S. Constitution was a human rights document based on the Declaration of
Democracy Breaks Out at the UN as 122 Nations Vote to Ban the Bomb
We are witnessing a striking shift in the global paradigm of how the world views nuclear weapons. The Titan II ICBM at the Titan Missile
Steve Bannon Is Back—and Trying to Privatize an Entire War
While Don Jr. implodes, Steve Bannon and Erik Prince have hatched a plan to privatize war and pillage Afghanistan. By Heather Digby Parton / Salon
US Experts Say North Korean Leadership May Be Ruthless and Reckless, But They Are Not Crazy
Time is Not on Our Side- Former Senior US Government Officials Say There Must Be Dialogue with North Korea. By Ann Wright, July 12, 2017
Book Review – A global security system: an alternative to war. 2016 edition
A global security system: an alternative to war. 2016 edition. Main authors: Kent Shifferd, Patrick Hiller, David Swanson, with input from many others. World Beyond
Nukes and the Global Schism
By Robert C. Koehler, July 12, 2017 Reposted from Common Wonders. The United States boycotted the U.N. negotiations to ban — everywhere across Planet Earth
