We’re Not Exceptional, We’re Isolated
This weekend I participated in an interesting exercise. A group of activists staged a debate in which some of us argued that peace and environmental
Shutdown Creech! A National Mobilization for Mass Nonviolent Direct Action
Join us March 4-6, 2015 at Creech Drone Base, Nevada for a national mobilization to shut down assassin drone operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Yemen. Sponsored by
Drones and Discrimination: Kick the Habit
By Kathy Kelly On December 10, International Human Rights Day, federal Magistrate Matt Whitworth sentenced me to three months in prison for having crossed the
IPB: JOIN OUR NEW CAMPAIGN ON THE ECONOMY OF WAR!
10 December 2014. After many months of preparations, the IPB is delighted to announce the launch of the all-year-round Global Campaign on Military Spending
Statement of a Drone Protester
Jack Gilroy was released from Jamesville Penitentiary the day after Thankgiving. Below is his sentencing statement given before the Town of DeWitt Court near Syracuse,
Torture “Architect” Mistaken in Claim Nobody’s Punished for Drone Murders
A psychologist who played a key role in a U.S. torture program said on a video yesterday that torture was excusable because blowing up families
Vienna Conference Could ‘Change the Calculus’ of US Nuclear Policy
By Joseph Cirincione, Defense One VIENNA, Austria — While Iran negotiations get screaming headlines, recent conferences on the consequences of the use of nuclear weapons
More Than 120 Former Leaders Offer Agenda & Support for Humanitarian Impact Conference
Dec. 5, 2014, NTI His Excellency Sebastian Kurz Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Minoritenplatz 8 1010 Vienna Austria Dear Minister Kurz: We
Elizabeth Warren Could Use Some Elizabeth Peacen
Why people want to become fans of a senator rather than pushing senators to serve the public is beyond me. Why people want to distract
Plutocrats for Peace: the Nobel-Carnegie Model
By David Swanson, Dec 10, 2014 “Dear Fredrik, Last Friday I went to an event organized by the Carnegie Corporation on the anniversary of the
UNAC Conference Planned for May
UNAC has a history of bringing hundreds of activists together at large national conferences to learn about the issues of the day, to discuss the
Germany Does Something the U.S. Hasn’t for Peace
Imagine a letter co-signed by former presidents, former representatives from both sides of the aisle, House speakers, former governors, attorneys general, cabinet members, ambassadors, CEOs,
Talk Nation Radio: Lia Tarachansky on How Israel Was Really Created in 1948
https://soundcloud.com/davidcnswanson/talk-nation-radio-lia-tarachansky-on-how-israel-was-really-created-in-1948 Lia Tarachansky discusses her new film On the Side of the Road which looks at the creation of Israel and the erasure of what
Why No One Remembers the Peacemakers
Celebrating War Over and Over and Peace Once By Adam Hochschild, TomDispatch Go to war and every politician will thank you, and they’ll continue to do
Lay Down Your Arms
The Lay Down your Arms Association was incorporated and registered in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2014. A main project to start with is The Nobel Peace
Prominent German Signatories – Open Letter: Another war in Europe? Not in our name!
Letter published first in the german newspaper DIE ZEIT on December 5th, 2014 https://cooptv.wordpress.com/2014/12/06/very-prominent-german-signatories-another-war-in-europe-not-in-our-name/ Nobody wants war. But North America, the European Union and Russia
Rand Paul Declares a Non-War War
Senator Rand Paul wants Congress to Declare war on ISIS. Some, like Bruce Fein, are willing to ignore the UN Charter and the Kellogg Briand
No New Nukes, Dismantle Old Ones
This urgent new petition will be delivered to the U.S. Congress, President, and Department of “Defense” Build no new nuclear weapons. Stop struggling with an
Golden Age of Pearl Harbor
By David SwansonAs we read Ulysses on Bloomsday every June 16th (or we should if we don’t) I think that every December 7th should not
Here’s Statement Made to Judge Who Set Drone Protester Free
Last night Mark Colville was sentenced to a one year conditional release, $1000 fine, $255 court costs, and has to give a DNA sample for
Celebration erupts outside DeWitt Town Court when drone protester receives conditional release
Luz Catarineau had to walk outside Wednesday to be heard above the cheering and singing in DeWitt Town Court. She punched in the phone number
Israel’s Secret
Here in Virginia, U.S.A., I’m aware that the native people were murdered, driven out, and moved westward. But my personal connection to that crime is