Local Syria ceasefires: The way out of a US policy
Local ceasefires can be successful, but first the United States must free itself from entangling regional alliances
RT Covers Jeffrey Sterling Trial
Watch David Swanson on RT with @AbbyMartin starting at 21:50. Then sign this: DropTheCharges.org
Hansel and Gretel at the Recruiter
By John LaForge Military recruiters must feel like Hansel and Gretel’s “wicked witch,” fattening up the children to eat them. With sexual violence, endless wars
Study Finds People Assume War Is Only Last Resort
The evidence is, of course, extensive that the U.S. government, among others, often uses war as a first, second, or third resort, not a last resort.
CIA on Trial in Virginia for Planting Nuke Evidence in Iran
by David Swanson Since Tuesday and continuing for the coming three weeks, an amazing trial is happening in U.S. District Court at 401 Courthouse Square
Talk Nation Radio: Alice Slater on Nuclear Abolition, Nuclear Peril
Alice Slater is New York director of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation and serves on the Coordinating Committee of Abolition 2000 and on the Coordinating
Mass killing in the name of God
It is time to forcefully confront violent extremism and fundamentalism wherever it manifests itself.
South African Civil Rights Leader Calls Israeli Apartheid of Palestinians Much More Violent than South African Government Treatment of Blacks
Reverend Dr. Allan Boesak, a South African civil rights leader who worked with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Nelson Mandela to end apartheid and promote reconciliation in South Africa, calls the Israeli treatment of Palestinians “much more violent than the South African government treatment of blacks.”
Day 8 of the Fast for Justice: From Ferguson to Guantánamo: White Silence Equals State Violence
Dear Friends, A powerful day of action! Please see our press release below, press coverage in Roll Call and the Washington Post, as well as
Letter to a Young Army Ranger (From an Old One): Why the War on Terror Shouldn’t Be Your Battle
You’ve probably just graduated from high school and you’ve undoubtedly already signed an Option 40 contract guaranteeing you a shot at the Ranger indoctrination program (R.I.P.). If you make it through R.I.P. you’ll surely be sent off to fight in the Global War on Terror.
Is This Country Crazy? Inquiring Minds Elsewhere Want to Know
Americans who live abroad — more than six million of us worldwide (not counting those who work for the U.S. government) — often face hard questions about our country from people we live among.
Witness Against Torture: Day 7 of the Fast for Justice
Dear Friends, It is hard to believe that our time together in Washington DC is soon coming to an end. The days have been full,
What’s Wrong With the U.S. Media
Video of David Swanson, Brian Becker, and Patrick Henningsen on Crosstalk on RT: here.
Protesting Torturers
Lots of photos here. We protested with CodePink, Witness Against Torture, et alia, at John Brennan’s house, Dick Cheney’s house, and the CIA.
Fight Terror Again and Again and Again?
The cycle of violence. When will it be interrupted?
Do Americans Hate Children?
Yes, I know you love your children, as I love mine. That’s not in doubt. But do you love mine and I yours? Because collectively
Bolivian President Calls for a World Without War
By TeleSUR Bolivian President Evo Morales spoke with teleSUR exclusively on Jan. 8, 2014 | Photo: teleSUR Evo Morales will hand over the presidency of
Witness Against Torture: Day 3 of the Fast for Justice
Dear friends, Joy, gratitude, and greetings to you! We’ve had a full day of reflections, meetings, rehearsals, and street theater that we hope you will enjoy
Witness Against Torture: Day 2 of the Fast for Justice
Dear Friends, We have been fasting in solidarity with the Guantanamo detainees for over 36 hours now. Most of today was spent on the streets
Ten Questions for Conservatives
But, increasingly, modern American conservatism resembles a giant wrecking ball, powered by hate-spewing demagogues to undermine or destroy long-cherished institutions, from the U.S. Post Office (established by Benjamin Franklin in 1775 and enshrined in the U.S. Constitution) to minimum wage laws (which began to appear on the state level in the early twentieth century).
Talk Nation Radio: Kristin Christman on the Taxonomy of Peace
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-kristin-christman-on-the-taxonomy-of-peace Kristin Y. Christman is author of The Taxonomy of Peace, a work that analyzes the aggressive and defensive roots of violence in the Middle
Talk Nation Radio: Jonathan Landay on War, Politics, and Media
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-jonathan-landay-on-war-politics-and-media Jonathan Landay is a reporter for McClatchy. His reporting at Knight Ridder during the marketing of the 2003 invasion of Iraq was virtually the
Talk Nation Radio: Jonathan Newton on Ending Police Brutality
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-jonathan-newton-on-ending-police-brutality Jonathan Newton is founder of the National Association Against Police Brutality ( http://naapb.org ). He discusses steps that can be taken to address the
Practical Problem-Solving
By Kristin Christman The US government torture revealed in the recent Senate report is the latest symptom of foreign policymakers’ preoccupation with threats, force, and
Iceberg
By Kristin Christman When selecting an approach to Mid-Eastern violence, rather than picturing beheadings, it helps to picture an iceberg. Aggressively-motivated militants who selfishly desire
Excessive Force With a Clean Conscience
What’s interesting about the Ferguson and NYC police incidents is that 60 years ago, any media coverage would likely have depicted the black victims as dangerous men and the police as clean-cut heroes, rescuing America from no-good degenerates.
The Atom of Peace
By Kristin Christman People have all kinds of patience for chemists who differentiate between the elements and combine them in various ways to create helpful
The Religion of War
By Kristin Y. Christman Secularism. Separation of Church and State. But what’s the point? What is secularism intended to keep in or out of government?
