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Tonga May Be the First Country to Recognize Rights of Whales
Tonga’s report is part of a flurry of developments at the Ocean Conference aimed at advancing legal rights for the ocean and its species.
“Where are the Millions in the Streets?”
Maybe the most alarming thing about the US-Israeli wars of aggression, and NATO’s war against Russia, is the almost total lack of a resistance movement.
Veterans For Peace Will Not Be Intimidated by U.S. Government Surveillance
As veterans who pledged to defend the Constitution, we have an obligation to speak out against violations of people’s rights.
The Angels of Minab Are Present
A beautiful and very moving short film on the school and the US war crime in Minab.
Yale Study: Medicare for All Would Save Over 114K Lives and $1T a Year
“Do not tell me we cannot afford Medicare for All,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “What we cannot afford is a broken healthcare system based on greed.”
After Nagasaki: Against the Politics of Psychic Numbing
Historical memory breaks the spell of moral indifference. It restores the connection between feeling and judgment, conscience and politics.
From Gaza to Lebanon: A Scorched-Earth Strategy
Israeli army unlawfully uses deadly white phosphorous and other chemical weapons to destroy farmlands and forests in southern Lebanon.
The Ukraine Delusion
Nothing is unprovoked. You can agree or disagree whether the provocation warranted the reaction. But unprovoked is an emotional appeal and propaganda.
Kshama Sawant’s Anticapitalist Campaign for Congress
Sawant’s platform includes opposing wars and genocide; supporting universal public health care, education and affordable housing, and challenging police and ICE.
America Is Overdue for a General Strike
Strikes are not born of ideal conditions; they arise precisely because conditions have become intolerable.
An Appeal to the Consciences of Those Who Are Bombing Iran
A retired colonel who resigned from the State Department during the Iraq War says, “Save Your Soul, Your Conscience and Your Sanity—STOP THE BOMBINGS!”
What You Need to Know About the Call to Abolish ICE
We can create an immigration system that treats everyone with dignity and keeps families together. ICE won’t help us get there.
Ukraine: Torture, Detention and Denial of Alternative Service
The European Bureau for Conscientious Objection calls on Ukraine to uphold the right to conscientious objection.
ICE ‘Crowd Control’ Led to Blindings and Traumatic Brain Injuries
Doctors and human rights experts documented hundreds of incidents from June 2025 through May 2026 and estimate true number is ‘far greater.’
Fascism Is Here
Stephen Miller described left-wing political violence as a “fatal cancer,” and boasted of plans to use state power to suppress “political terrorists.”
U.S. Peace Groups Call On Drone Operators to Refuse to Fly
“Today, we urge U.S. drone operators to stand up for life and for U.S. and international law and to step back from their drone control consoles…”
Twiggy Returns After Eight Months in the Wild
An orphaned giraffe who went walkabout for eight months returns to the wildlife refuge that raised her as if she had never left.
‘Of the Pentagon, by the Congress, and for the War Profiteers’
Ad blasts Trump military budget: “The $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request represents more than $9,000 per individual taxpayer.”
Palestine Activists Celebrate a Win Outside the U.N.
After Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir cancelled his U.N. appearance, protesters gathered outside, calling for him to be prosecuted.
Largest Gathering of Service Members for Anti-War Protest Since Vietnam
Veterans and military families gathered in the birthplace of the nation to reject Trump’s fascist vision for the country’s future.
July 4 Vets March Against Fascism
Over 500 Veterans, Military Members, and Families March in Philadelphia against Fascism and War.
On Newspapers, Democracy, and the Things a Screen Cannot Replace
We want to take back something that has been stolen from us: the tangible, the embodied, the uniquely human. We want to read print.
Linda and the Mockingbirds
Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne travel to Banámichi, Mexico, to watch children and young adults sing and dance in traditional costumes.
U.S. Navy’s “Killer” Submarine Participating in RIMPAC 2026
This is the 30th year the US has organized the largest naval war practice. For 37 days the RIMPAC war games will be held in waters off Hawaii.
USAF Active-Duty Major Calls for Trump’s Impeachment
Watson lays out the staggering abuses of power committed by President Trump and his senior officials in the Executive Branch.
Black Excellence and White Panic: What Sports Reveal About Race and Power
Black athletes have transformed sports into a living challenge to the myths of racial hierarchy and white supremacy.
WNBA’s Caitlin Clark Problem Is Really America’s Black Woman Problem
The media’s fixation on Clark reveals a deeper racial double standard—one that sidelines Black women whose talent and star power built the WNBA.
Goebbels’s Ghost and Miller’s Dream of a “Unified Reich.”
What appears as a series of discrete acts is the deliberate fusion of the war on drugs with the war on terror.
NYC Vets For Peace Plan Protests
Veterans and allies are planning a different commemoration for July 4 in Philadelphia this year.
Former Israeli leaders threaten legal action over ‘Jewish terrorism’
Leaked letter to PM and military demands action to stop violence against Palestinians in occupied West Bank
Haiti’s World Cup Shirt Sparks Controversy
FIFA’s Haiti jersey ban echoes the long campaign to discredit and downplay the Haitian Revolution and sparks accusations of double standards.
How Gaza Was Disappeared from the News
Another month passes, and Gaza is barely in the news: the inert, so-called Board of Peace is doing its job.
Two Hundred Fifty Fucking Years
To celebrate the most powerful, most theoretically capable nation in the history of human civilization, we built a wrestling arena on the White House lawn.
The World Needs a Living Left
A living left will contain different traditions and debates, but we must recognize the principal contradiction between labour and capital.
7 Things to Know About Data Center Projects Taking Over the U.S.
AI data-center projects are popping up everywhere. Here are seven effects of data centers you may not know about.
In Historic Event Massie to Honor USS Liberty Crew on House Floor
The attack killed 34 and wounded over 170 American servicemen. There is substantial evidence that the attack was intentional.
Learning from Crows How to Be Human
Against the violent landscape of WWII, author Ray Nayler poses elemental questions about human existence. Is our natural state war against all?
Park Slope Coop Votes to Support BDS
Why the mass interest in a vote at a food co-op? Why the accusations of anti-Semitism used to smear those of us who voted “yes”?
URGENT: Hundreds of Civilians, including 25 Americans, Brutalized in Israeli Prison Camps
We urge everyone to immediately CALL Congress, the U.S. State Department, and your elected representatives.
Roger Waters and Mona Miari for Gaza
Roger Waters performs “Comfortably Numb” from The Wall with the talented Palestinian singer-songwriter Mona Miari.
Flotilla boats again under attack by Israeli forces
Right now the IDF is illegally attacking sailboats of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and the Global Sumud Flotilla in international water.
Urgent Call for Support
Help safeguard the current flotilla in route to Gaza. There are over 500 participants from 45 countries on the 2026 flotilla to Gaza.
Jane Fonda Joins Indigenous-Led Effort to Protect the Amazon
“I have marched for peace, for justice, and now I stand with Indigenous Peoples for the Amazon,” said Fonda.
Cooperation Is More Powerful Than Coercion
The lesson flowers offer is that when you treat others well, you can enter into relationships that serve you as well as them.
Israel Violently Intercepts Gaza Flotilla, Kidnaps Organizers
Israel, aided by Greece, has kidnapped hundreds of people sailing in the Mediterranean as part of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF).
To My Surprise, AI Consciousness Makes a Strong Case for Itself
After writing about AI as a tool of empire, I encountered authors who argued: what if the tool is not only a tool?
Israeli Navy Goes 700 miles to Attack Unarmed Gaza Flotilla Boats
179 unarmed international participants on 21 boats were kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli navy.
Law and Disorder: Ann Wright and Kshama Sawant
Interviews with Ann Wright on the latest Gaza flotilla and Kshama Sawant on organizing a general strike.
Conscientious Objector Nonprofit Sees 1,000% Increase in Calls Since Start of Iran Conflict
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Unlike Jan. 6, Veterans Entered the Capitol to Stop the Abuse of Power
Veterans entered the Capitol peacefully to stop another catastrophe before Congress funds more funerals.
As Trump Threatens Iran, Veterans are Arrested at the US Capitol
During the protest, the demonstrators stood in the middle of the rotunda, holding red tulips and chanting anti-war slogans.
Veterans Arrested in Anti–Iran War Protest In Congressional Building
150 veterans and military members occupy the capital rotunda to demand Congress end the catastrophic war on Iran.
The NYPD Remind Us, Police Don’t Protect People, Only Power
For those who cling to the fantasy that police protect people, this case is a salient reminder that police don’t protect people, only power.
Abby Martin Went to Israel: It’s Worse Than You Think
“The whole world has to isolate this rogue apartheid genocidal maniac serial-killing pathological-lying state.”
Veterans’ Billboards to Troops: Refuse Illegal Orders to Kill
Veterans’ group expands billboard campaign to 13 cities, urging active duty and National Guard troops to follow the law, trust their conscience, and refuse illegal orders.
A Civilization May Yet Die
Species of Gulf life that have survived for millennia may not survive us.
Best Piano Moments and Arrangements
Some great moments from Shaye Cohn, a phenomenal cornetist and pianist whose artistry has reinvigorated contemporary Dixieland jazz.
If I Can’t Dance
Though the sentiment is Emma Goldman’s, here is what she actually said in her 1931 autobiography Living My Life…
Puerto Rico Is Not for Sale
The Esencia debate reminds that within the U.S. and its colonies, the debate over who has a voice–and who does not–remains unresolved.
Protest Closes Two Gates at Holloman Air Force Base
The annual protest action, Shut Down Drone Warfare, shuts down two gates at Holloman AFB, urging pilots to refuse to fly weaponized drones.