The U.S. Traded In A Pro-War President For A Pro-War President: Now What?
There is no shortage of work to be done.
Ten Foreign Policy Fiascos Biden Can Fix on Day One
Here are ten things Biden can do as soon as he takes office. Each one can set the stage for broader progressive foreign policy initiatives, which we have also outlined.
Guide to Why You Should Not Sell Weapons to UAE for Dummies
The New York Times seems to publish a book-length love letter to MbZ about every six months, letting us all know that he may have faults but that one must back dictators in nations where Islamists would win in legitimate elections …
People in 187 Countries Sign Pledge to Work for End of War
The weapons dealers are global. The U.S. bases are global. The peace movement must be global too. Already we’re in more countries than U.S. troops are. But we need far greater numbers. Let’s build this!
Video: Watch the Webinar We Just Held on Ending the War on Afghanistan
Ann Wright is the moderator. Panelists are Kathy Kelly, Matthew Hoh, Rory Fanning, Danny Sjursen, and Arash Azizzada.
Talk Nation Radio: Stephen Wertheim On The Decision To Rule The World
This week on Talk Nation Radio: the decision to rule the world. Stephen Wertheim is a historian of U.S. foreign policy. His terrific new book is called Tomorrow the World: The Birth of U.S. Global Supremacy.
New Group Of Progressive MPs Are Challenging Canada’s Foreign Policy Myths
The yawning gap between the Trudeau government’s lofty rhetoric and its international policies offers tremendous fodder for progressive politicians willing to raise their voice.
Maryland Report Misleads The Public On PFAS Contamination In Oysters
Maryland Department of the Environment’s conclusion about PFAS poisoning from military bases over-reaches the reasonable findings based on the actual data collected and falls short of acceptable scientific and industry standards on several fronts.
The New U.S. War on Western Sahara
There is a new U.S. war in Western Sahara, being waged by Morocco with the support of the U.S. military.
WBW News & Action: Opportunities for Peace
The U.S. State Department has restricted visas for ICC officials and sanctioned court officials. This action has been condemned by over 70 national governments, including
A New Course Exploring The Role Of Creative Reason In Shaping History And Geopolitics III
A New Course Exploring the Role of Creative Reason in Shaping History and Geopolitics III is presented by ICPD.
Other Countries Have Proven They Want A World Without Nuclear Arms. Why Hasn’t Canada?
Perhaps more than any other international issue, the Canadian government’s response to the move to abolish nuclear weapons highlights the gap between what the Liberals say and do on the world stage.
Re-Learning To Reject War
Chris Lombardi’s fantastic new book is called I Ain’t Marching Anymore: Dissenters, Deserters, and Objectors to America’s Wars. It’s a wonderful history of U.S. wars, and both support for and opposition to them, with a major focus on troops and veterans, from 1754 to the present.
KeepDarnellFree: Solidarity Declaration for Vietnam Veteran And Anti-War Activist Darnell Stephen Summers
In 1969 and again in 1984, charges of murder of a Michigan State Police “Red Squad” detective levelled against Mr. Summers were dismissed when the state’s so-called “witness” recanted their story as a fabrication scripted by authorities …
Remembrance Day Remarks in South Georgian Bay
On this day, 75 years ago, a peace treaty was signed ending WWII, and ever since, on this day, we remember and honour the millions of soldiers and civilians who died in World Wars I and II; and the millions and millions more who died, or had their lives destroyed, in the over 250 wars since WWII. But remembering those who died is not enough.
Vancouver WBW Pursues Divestment and Nuclear Abolition
By World BEYOND War, November 12, 2020 The Vancouver, Canada, chapter of World BEYOND War has begun a campaign for divestment from weapons and fossil
Canada And The Arms Trade: Fuelling War In Yemen And Beyond
AUN Human Rights Council report recently named Canada as one of the parties fuelling the ongoing war in Yemen by means of arms sales to Saudi Arabia, one of the war’s belligerents.
Webinar: What About World War II?
This webinar features David Swanson, Executive Director of World BEYOND War, discussing the “What about WWII?” question so popular among supporters of military spending, and the history of Armistice Day.
Talk Nation Radio: Jon Mitchell on Poisoning the Pacific
This week on Talk Nation Radio: the poisoning of the Pacific and who the worst culprit is. Joining us from Tokyo is Jon Mitchell, a British journalist and author based in Japan. In 2015, he was awarded the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan’s Freedom of the Press Lifetime Achievement Award for his investigations into human rights issues on Okinawa.
How One WBW Chapter Is Marking Armistice / Remembrance Day
Collingwood’s local Peace group, Pivot2Peace, has chosen a unique way to commemorate Remembrance Day on Nov 11th.
Will The Biden Team Be Warmongers Or Peacemakers?
Biden must understand that the young voters who turned out in unprecedented numbers to put him in the White House have lived their whole lives under this neoliberal system, and did not vote for “more of the same.”
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Celebrate Armistice Day: Wage Peace With Renewed Energy
Horrified by the industrial slaughter of millions of soldiers and civilians, the people of the U.S. and the world initiated campaigns to outlaw war once and for all … Tragically, however, the last century has been marked by war after war, and growing militarism.
Who Is The Enemy? Defund Militarism And Fund Institutions Of Social Value In Canada
Canada needs a conversion to a green economy, away from fossil fuel production, to include a fair transition and retraining of displaced workers. There is a need for extraordinary investment in the new economy to enable a move towards climate change mitigation, environmental sustainability and social justice. We do not need increased investment in things that have no redeeming social value by endlessly preparing for war.
Blasting of Explosives
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Why Is South Africa Complicit In Turkish War Crimes?
Although it accounts for less than one percent of world trade, the war business has been estimated to account for 40 to 45 percent of global corruption. This extraordinary estimate of 40 to 45 percent comes from – of all places — the Central Intelligence Agency (the CIA) via the US Department of Commerce.
Talk Nation Radio: Steven Youngblood On Peace Journalism
This week on Talk Nation Radio, we’re discussing peace journalism. Our guest Steven Youngblood is the founding director of the Center for Global Peace Journalism at Park University in Parkville, Missouri, where he is a communications and peace studies professor.
In 1940, the United States Decided to Rule the World
Stephen Wertheim’s Tomorrow, The World examines a shift in elite U.S. foreign-policy thinking that took place in mid-1940. Why in that moment, a year and a half before the Japanese attacks on the Philippines, Hawaii, and other outposts, did it become popular in foreign-policy circles to advocate for U.S. military domination of the globe?
November 11 1918
Why o why
O please tell me why
Did you stand in the trenches And wait to die?
