Talk Nation Radio: Dahlia Wasfi on the Past Quarter Century of U.S. Bombing of Iraq
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-dahlia-wasfi-on-the-past-quarter-century-of-us-bombing-of-iraq Dahlia Wasfi is an Iraqi-American justice activist who has written and spoken extensively on U.S. policy in the region of Iraq. She is
The Case for War Abolition That You Might Miss
By David Swanson I’m afraid that one of the best books I’ve read on war abolition may be overlooked by non-Catholics, because its title is
Get Well, Michael Moore
Your new movie, Where to Invade Next, is very powerful, your best so far for certain. Get well. Fast. We need you. You’ve packed a
Is This An Uprising?
The new book This Is An Uprising: How Nonviolent Revolt Is Shaping the Twenty-First Century by Mark Engler and Paul Engler is a terrific survey
What Obama Did While You Were Watching Elections
Pass the popcorn! Wait till I tweet this! Did you see the look on his face? Ain’t elections exciting? We just can’t get enough of
Joy First, Grandmother Activist, Found Guilty of Trespassing in Juneau County, WI
By Joy First On February 9, 2016 Judge Paul Curran found me guilty of trespass for walking onto the Air National Guard Base at Volk
The Theatre of War (What Ancient Greek Tragedies Can Teach Us Today)
by Bryan Doerries A Book Review by Hugh O’Neill “The Play’s the thing in which to catch the conscience of the king”- Hamlet, Act II,
How to Counter Recruitment and De-Militarize Schools
U.S. military recruiters are teaching in public school classrooms, making presentations at school career days, coordinating with JROTC units in high schools and middle schools,
Talk Nation Radio: Elliott Adams on third party non-violent intervention in the West Bank
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-elliott-adams-on-third-party-non-violent-intervention-in-the-west-bank Elliott Adams is a former Army paratrooper in Vietnam, Japan, Korea, and Alaska; and former National President of Veterans For Peace. He has
If Beyonce ‘Politicized’ the Superbowl, So Did Lady Gaga
By Gar Smith Some people (OK, some older, white Republican men) have been complaining that Beyonce “injected politics into a sports event.” (Actually the message
The Super Bowl Promotes War
By David Swanson, teleSUR Super Bowl 50 will be the first National Football League championship to happen since it was reported that much of the
Dear Enemy
By Frank Goetz Dear Enemy, Are you surprised by my salutation? Please let me explain. I know that you and I are at war with
War is Immoral
By Elizabeth Shanklin According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, morality refers to “a set of customs and habits that shape how we think about how
Deadlock: North Korea’s Nuclear Test and US Policy
By Mel Gurtov North Korea continues to rattle the cages of both friend and foe. Despite near-universal condemnation of its fourth nuclear test and a
Taking on Nukespeak
By Andrew Moss In 1946, George Orwell decried the abuse of language in his classic essay, “Politics and the English Language,” declaring famously that “it
Talk Nation Radio: Patrick Hiller on Discoveries Made by Peace Science
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-patrick-hiller-on-discoveries-made-by-peace-science Patrick Hiller is the Executive Director of the War Prevention Initiative by the Jubitz Family Foundation and teaches in the Conflict Resolution Program
The True Nobel Peace Candidates 2016
This list is still being added to at http://www.nobelwill.org/index.html?tab=7 Letter Feb. 2, 2016 from the Nobel Peace Prize Watch to the Nobel Committee: Dear Kaci
Seeing Flight as a Non-violent Option: One Way to Change the Discourse about the World’s 60 Million Refugees
By Erica Chenoweth and Hakim Young for Denver Dialogues originally published by politicalviolenceataglance ( Political Violence@a Glance) In Brussels, more than 1,200 people protest against
Not Another U.S./NATO War on Libya
SIGN HERE To: The U.S. Congress Uphold your Constitutional responsibility and your duty under the United Nations Charter and the Kellogg-Briand Pact, basic human decency,
World Beyond War in the United States
World Beyond War (WBW) in the United States works toward an end to all war, including war by the world’s leading war maker, the U.S.
Free Bowe Bergdahl!
From Veterans For Peace Veterans For Peace is dismayed by the Army’s decision to charge Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl with desertion and endangering troops, for which,
Talk Nation Radio: Chris Williams on How Paris Set the Earth on a Course to Burn
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-chris-williams-on-how-paris-set-the-earth-on-a-course-to-burn Chris Williams wrote the book Ecology & Socialism: Solutions to Capitalist Ecological Crisis. He is a long-time environmental activist with a scientific background and has
Act for Peace and Environment in DC on January 12, 2016
PETITION TO PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: WE URGE YOU TO CHANGE YOUR POLICIES, AND TO USE THE STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH TO RENOUNCE INEQUALITY, MILITARISM AND
A Quiz to See if U.S. Schools Taught You State Propaganda
U.S. schools provide a great deal of useful information, but also leave out a great deal. Please see whether you can answer the following questions
Killer Drone Protesters’ Charges Dismissed in Upstate New York
This afternoon, December 16, town of DeWitt (NY) judge Robert Jokl dismissed the charges against the five anti-Reaper drone protesters arrested on September 21, 2015.
Talk Nation Radio: Jon Schwarz on Secret Unaccountable Government
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-jon-schwarz-on-secret-unaccountable-government Jon Schwarz‘s new job is with The Intercept. He previously worked for Michael Moore’s Dog Eat Dog Films and was Research Producer for Moore’s