The Golden Rule at Ground Zero: A Meditation Interrupted
By Gerry Condon, July 24, 2016 I am sitting in the middle of the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action on the Hood Canal near
The World Must Support Ireland Against U.S. Wars
A Letter to Ireland from World Beyond War Add your name here. Those of us outside Ireland, and in particular those of us in the
Will NYT Retract Latest Anti-Russian ‘Fraud’?
Exclusive: In covering the new Cold War, The New York Times has lost its journalistic bearings, serving as a crude propaganda outlet publishing outlandish anti-Russian
Activists defeat anti-BDS legislation in Massachusetts
By Nora Barrows-Friedman, The Electronic Intifada An anti-boycott amendment was withdrawn in the Massachusetts senate on 14 July following a campaign by Palestine solidarity groups.
Statement to Japenese Government on No-First-Use Policy
ABE Shinzo, Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio, Foreign Minister Japanese Government Must Stop Disruptive Attitude on the Prohibition and Elimination of Nuclear Weapons; it Should Make
Top 10 Reasons Why It’s Just Fine for U.S. to Blow Up Children
By David Swanson Is it really necessary for me to explain to you why it’s acceptable, necessary, and admirable for the United States and its
Talk Nation Radio: Edward Hasbrouck: Extend Selective Service to Women or End it for Men?
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-edward-hasbrouck-extend-selective-service-to-women-or-end-it-for-men Edward Hasbrouck is a long-time member of the War Resisters League and maintains one of the most comprehensive websites about “Selective Service,” the
What About Theresa May Plagiarizing Genghis Kahn?
By David Swanson There are scandals and then there are the things that should be scandals. Melania Trump gave a speech on Monday plagiarizing a
Syria: Reasserting Dignity in the US Antiwar Movement
[Note: I’m publishing this with no edits, but with a note from myself at the end, as I think this article may serve as a
Unanimous Dissent 7/18/16: The 28 Pages Are Released: Time for Saudi Arabia to Lawyer Up?
Nonviolent History: South Africa’s Port Elizabeth Boycott Begins July 15, 1985
By Rivera Sun On July 15, 1985, South Africans in the Port Elizabeth Township began a boycott of white-owned businesses to undermine the legitimacy of
Trident: what you need to know before the parliamentary vote
By The Guardian Parliament will decide on Monday if the UK’s nuclear submarine fleet will be replaced at an estimated cost of £41bn The UK’s
Best Speech a U.S. President Ever Gave
By David Swanson In planning an upcoming conference and nonviolent action aimed at challenging the institution of war, with the conference to be held at
US and EU Isolate Crimea for its vote to Reunite with Russia
By Ann Wright Most Americans don’t have a clue what has happened in a place called Crimea, in fact, they don’t even know where it
China’s Bad Day in Court
By Mel Gurtov As had been widely expected, the Permanent Court of Arbitration under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) ruled
U.S. Drone Program Proves Counterproductive on Own Terms
By David Swanson If there’s any debate right now in the major U.S. media regarding blowing people up with missiles from drones, it’s about “transparency”
South Korean Villagers Protest Plans for U.S. Missile Defense System
South Korea announced that a rural southern county would be the site of an advanced American “missile defense” battery, which has angered China, North Korea, and local residents. #WorldBEYONDWar
If Afghan Lives Mattered, Dallas Lives Would Matter
By David Swanson The man who murdered police officers in Dallas, Texas, this week had earlier been employed in a massive operation, now in its
Are We in for Another Increase in Military Spending?
By Lawrence S. Wittner, PeaceVoice At the present time, an increase in U.S. military spending seems as superfluous as a third leg. The United States,
Will the Zanana Ever Stop?
By David Swanson In the dialect of Gaza, where drones buzzed and blew things up for 51 days two years ago, there’s an onomatopoetic word
NATO Actions Destablizing Europe
By Ann Wright I just returned from Poland where I was speaking at a NO TO NATO, NO TO WAR Conference and rally in Warsaw.
Talk Nation Radio: Joseph Gerson on NATO’s Drive Toward War with Russia
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-joseph-gerson-on-natos-drive-toward-war-with-russia Dr. Joseph Gerson has just attended an anti-NATO summit in Poland and has just authored an article called Imperial NATO: Before and After
US Peace Council Call to Action
A CALL TO ACTION July 11, 2016 Dear Peace Activists: The news from the NATO Warsaw Summit is ominous! We must act! The Nobel Peace
What a 21st-Century Peace Movement Looks Like
By Alice Slater, The Nation As President Obama flew to a NATO Summit meeting in Warsaw this weekend to plan and develop new ways for
Next Step, Local Police Use Aerial Assassin Drones
By Ann Wright, War is a Crime In response to the killing of five police officers and wounding of seven more, David O. Brown, Chief