So, I Asked the Russian Ambassador What He Thinks of NATO
The Russian Ambassador to the United States, Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak, spoke at the University of Virginia on Tuesday evening, in an event organized by the
Losing Losers and the Pentagon That Hires Them
At the 200th anniversary of the jackasses of 1812 getting the U.S. capital burned by the British in 1814, I found myself watching a new
War in the Hundred Acre Woods
In the 1920s and 1930s, anybody who was anybody tried to figure out how to rid the world of war. Collectively, I’d say they got
Campaign Launches to End War Everywhere
by Blair Sandler, Positive News A global movement is growing to stop war—that is, all war on Earth. And now a crowdfunding project at Indiegogo.com
Peacenvironmentalism
Remarks at North Carolina Peace Action Event in Raleigh, N.C., August 23, 2014. Thank you for inviting me, and thank you to North Carolina Peace
Why Nonviolence Works Better
Why Civil Resistance Movements Succeed Steve Inskeep talks to Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan about why non-violent resistance campaigns work better than armed rebellion. Their
Demand Swells for Straight Answers on Plane in Ukraine
A long list of prominent individuals has signed, a number of organizations will be promoting next week, and you can be one of the first
Gaza and Making a World Beyond War
Gaza and Making a World Beyond War by Jim Haber August 21, 2014 Anything positive that might emerge in the aftermath of Israel’s assaults
Causes of War Krugman Overlooked
While I’m working on a campaign to abolish war, it’s helpful and appreciated that a columnist for one of the most effective war promoting institutions
No to Nato protests: transport and accommodation
No to Nato protests: transport and accommodation In less than 3 weeks time the leaders of the key Western powers will gather in South Wales
Videos: How Do We Get to Peace? With David Swanson, Jill Stein, Kristin Christman, and Steve Breyman
The 16th annual Kateri Peace Conference in Fonda, N.Y., was organized around these three quotations of Buckminster Fuller: “In order to change an existing paradigm
This Is War
By John Rachel Original here. 1992 © Kenneth Jarecke (Contact Press Images) Until recently, this photo was never seen in the U.S. It’s a soldier
Local Police and Much Else Will Be Militarized As Long As Federal Government Is
By David Swanson “Groups on the ground in St. Louis are calling for nationwide solidarity actions in support of Justice for Mike Brown and the
Audio: The Iraq Debate — David Swanson and Brad Friedman
Isn’t this a good war, Brad Friedman asks David Swanson. Listen to this clip: http://archive.kpfk.org/mp3/kpfk_140813_150002friedman.MP3 Starts around 7:30
Iraq and Endless War
By Robert C. Koehler Our kills are clean and secular; theirs are messy and religious. “In their effort to create a caliphate across parts of
Historians’ Letter to President Obama and Members of Congress
http://www.historiansagainstwar.org/gazapetition.html We deplore the ongoing attacks against civilians in Gaza and in Israel. We also recognize the disproportionate harm that the Israeli military, which the
Do (Fill in the Blank) Value Life Less than We Do?
By Robert J. Gould During the Vietnam War, my mother, an otherwise sweet and compassionate person, said “they” (Vietnamese) don’t value human life like we
Stop the Smart Wars
Remarks at event for WorldBeyondWar.org in Washington, D.C., on August 9, 2014. Welcome. I’m going to say a few words and then introduce each of
Houston Rallies for War Abolition
By Lee Lo August 3 in Houston, TX from 6P to 8P about 40 people sang songs of peace at a Peace Sing-Along & Picnic.
IPB to award MacBride Peace Prize to the people and government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
The International Peace Bureau announced today that it will award its annual Sean MacBride Peace Prizefor 2014 to the people and government of the Republic
Come to the Fonda, NY, Peace Conference and Cruise, August 15-16
The 16th Annual Kateri Peace Conference will be held with Fonda, NY, as its base on August 15th and 16th. Extensive information on the nature
Stop the Wars, Stop the Warming!
Stop the Wars, Stop the Warming! http://peoplesclimate.org/peace/appeal We are at a crossroads, faced with a climate crisis that threatens to end our world as we
The “War on the Environment” Turns Out to Actually Be War
War and preparations for war are — although you’ll never hear it from well-funded environmental groups — huge causes of environmental destruction (not to mention
When Irving Berlin Called Warmakers Worse Than the Devil, and Everybody Sang
From this wonderful song book: By Irving Berlin in 1914 (100 years ago): Stay Down Here Where You Belong Down below Down below Sat the