Trump’s Budget Counts on Us to Be Dumber Than He
By David Swanson Donald Trump does not always in every way appear to be the sharpest tool in the shed. Yet there is great wisdom
How To End the Korean War
You mean you didn’t know it never ended? by Justin Raimondo, Antiwar.com. What in the name of all that’s holy is going on in North
Not even the proposed FY2018 discretionary budget can induce scientists to talk about war.
By Kathy Barker, Scientists as Citizens. In spite of the growing realization that the political is part of science, that scientists can be activists and
Public Comments Due on U.S. Deployment of THAAD in Guam
By Bruce K. Gagnon, Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space. The US Army has announced the availability of the updated Terminal High
Military Recruiting, Official Pronouncements, and the Vlogosphere
By Pat Elder, StudentPrivacy.org. Like President Trump who regularly tweets messages to his audience, the Army’s Recruiting Command has an “alternative” channel to communicate with
What War Are We Buying With Another $58 Billion for the Military?
By William Boardman, Reader Supported News. US Navy fighter jets flying side-by-side with Chilean Air Force fighter jets next to the USS George Washington aircraft
Aid Worker Decries U.S.-Backed “Relentless War” in Yemen Causing Widespread Threat of Starvation
The United Nations has warned that the world is facing its largest humanitarian crisis since the end of the Second World War. Nearly 20 million
City to Vote on Resolution Opposing Trump’s Budget
David Swanson, Let’s Try Democracy. Charlottesville, Va., City Council has on its agenda for Monday, March 20th, a vote on a resolution opposing President Donald
World Beyond War — Springfield, VT
World Beyond War in Springfield, Vermont, is led by Larry Sherk, who would like your help. Contact him at harrylarryfarry AT gmail.com
The Problem With the CIA and Drones
By David Swanson, Let’s Try Democracy. Thanks to a recent Wall Street Journal article, I’ve been hearing from Democratic partisans that President Trump has done
April 2: Chris Hedges Speaking about “Resisting American Fascism”
New Jersey Peace Action (NJPA) Presents Pulitzer Prize winning Journalist, Author and Activist Chris Hedges Speaking about “Resisting American Fascism” at its 60th Anniversary Dinner
Yemenis Endure World’s Largest, Rapidly Worsening Humanitarian Crisis While Subject to a Sea Blockade and Constant Bombing
By Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence. Dear Friends, On April 10, 2017, members of the New York Catholic Worker community, the Upstate Coalition to
Talk Nation Radio: Ellen Schrecker on McCarthyism Then and Now
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talknationradio-20170315 Ellen Schrecker is a retired professor of American history at Yeshiva University and a leading authority on McCarthyism. Her books include Many Are the
Is the Vault 7 Source a Whistleblower?
By Jesselyn Radack, ExposeFacts.org. It is the leakiest of times in the Executive Branch. Last week, Wikileaks published a massive and, by all accounts genuine,
Why Not ‘A Global Anthem,’ Donald Trump? Who Does ‘Represent the World,’ Steve Bannon?
By Tad Daley / AlterNet. In his speeches before both CPAC and the U.S. Congress, President Trump described with pinpoint accuracy the sovereign state system
Deep state & MSM hysteria
After an early inundation of intelligence leaks aimed at damaging the Trump administration, the president blamed the US intelligence community of undemocratic maneuvering, bringing the
Peace and Democracy Conference Planned for August
World Beyond War and our allies are planning an incredible Peace and Democracy Conference for this August 2-6 in Minneapolis, Minn. Even better, this will
War Abolition 101: How We Create a Peaceful World
Register for Online Course: How to Get to a World Beyond War Sign up here. How can we make the best argument for shifting from
Vermont Event: Building A World Beyond War: What Will It Take?
Building A World Beyond War: What Will It Take? Sponsored by Vermont Stands for a World Beyond War Coalition Funded by a Mercy Peace Initiative
Cambridge event: U.S. Never-Ending War in the Time of Trump and How to Stop It
When: Thursday, April 13, 2017, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Where: Friends Meeting House • 5 Longfellow Park • Cambridge, MA 02138 Presentation by David
Let’s De-Weaponize Space and Earth
An important conference and protest are being planned for Huntsville, Alabama, April 7-9. The events are called “Pivot Toward War: U.S. Missile Defense and the
Charlottesville to vote on resolution urging Congress to fund human and environmental needs, not more militarism
On Monday, March 20, 2017, please attend the 7 p.m. Charlottesville City Council Meeting (at City Hall, 605 E. Main Street, on the Downtown Mall
War games Usa e Nato in Sicilia? No grazie
Coordinamento Regionale Comitati NO MUOS. No Dynamic Manta, stop ai war games Usa e Nato in Sicilia! Presidio ad Augusta, domenica 19 marzo ore 10:30 Dieci
U.S. Drone Strikes Have Gone Up 432% Since Trump Took Office
By Carey Wedler, Popular Resistance. When he was in office, former President Barack Obama earned the ire of anti-war activists for his expansion of Bush’s
A Flawed UN Investigation on Syria
By Gareth Porter, Consortium News. Exclusive: U.N. investigators increasingly make their conclusions fall in line with Western propaganda, especially on the war in Syria, as
Nuclear weapons and the dialectic of universalism: the UN convenes to ban the bomb
By Kjølv Egeland, Oxford University Politics Blog. In late March of this year, a majority of the world’s states will meet at the United Nations
Imagine – Pentatonix
Pentatonix send a message with their latest music video, released Friday (March 10), for their cover of the John Lennon classic “Imagine.” In the video,
‘These are dangerous times’: the man who sued George W Bush and the Iraq war
By Dave Eggers, the Guardian. Inder Comar is a San Francisco lawyer whose usual clients are tech startups: could he bring the only case against
Why we are walking across Upstate NY to protest drones
By Jack Gilroy, Syacuse.com. To the Editor: A year ago, I was an inmate at Jamesville Penitentiary near Syracuse. My crime was lying down for