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An American War Over Taiwan?
Winning or losing wars, the military-industrial complex makes big money either way, while human beings suffer and die.
Vincent
"To understand all is to forgive all, and I believe that if we knew everything we’d arrive at a certain serenity.” – van Gogh...
Washington Post Offers Rare Glimpse Into How Bad Things Are For Ukrainian Forces
The Washington Post acknowledges that Ukraine’s war against Russia has not been nearly the cakewalk they’ve been leading us to believe.
Cheryl Wheeler: If It Were Up To Me
A powerful musical look at the causes of gun violence in the United States: ‘If it were up to me, I’d take away the guns.”
A Parade Is Not a Protest
Protests that make real change disrupt the operation of power. Now is a good time to ask yourself: what you are willing to do to save lives?
We Need a Real Debate About the Ukraine War
As Russia’s illegal and brutal assault on Ukraine enters its fourth month, it’s time to challenge the orthodox view.
NY Times Repudiates Drive for ‘Decisive Military Victory’ in Ukraine
Ukraine must negotiate based on a “realistic assessment” and “limits” to U.S./NATO commitment, says New York Times Editorial Board.
Music, the Alternative to War – Ode to Joy by Beethoven
Beethoven's 9th symphony, Ode to Joy, performed in a public square, Sebadell, Spain. Ever singing, march we onward, Victors in...
Jane Goodall Blasts ‘Concentration Camp’ Factory Farms
The renowned ethologist and environmentalist says we should stop eating so much meat and advocates moving toward a plant-based diet.
Our Deeply Subconscious Magical Thinking
Spring 2022 Editorial. Instantly, everyone’s attention and emotions riveted on what had dominated the news cycle – the war in Ukraine.
NY Times Shifts Prowar Narrative, Documents Failure of U.S. in Ukraine
When the Times says that things are not going well for the U.S. its man in Kiev, Volodymyr Zelensky, it is a man bites dog kind of story.
Carbon Keeps Rising (Money Spent on War)
Words & music by Bonnie Lockhart. She is a musician, feminist and activist. Bonnie was a lead vocalist earlier with Red Star Singers.
No to NATO
For all peace loving people who are taking a stand against US empire building and expansion of the NATO military alliance.
Liberal Russophobia and War Propaganda
Bans of anything Russian are the most visible indication that war propaganda is at the root of this hysteria.
Protections Needed for War Objectors from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine
A broad alliance calls for protection and asylum for deserters and conscientious objectors from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
The Root Problem Is War, Not Putin
Nonviolence promises a cure for the war disease. Alternatively, we can keep hoping that more slaughter will end all wars.
I Resigned My Diplomatic Post Over the Invasion of Iraq. Will Any Russian Diplomats Do the Same?
It would not be easy, but I can tell those Russian diplomats that a heavy load will be lifted from their consciences if they do.
President Biden: De-Escalate in Ukraine, Do Not Risk Nuclear War!
If US and others had kept promises to eliminate nuclear weapons, we would probably not be at war today in Ukraine, worrying about Armageddon.
Okinawa and US Military’s “Taiwan Contingency”
Many see this as turning into a repeat of their experience of 1945, when war, not their own, was brought to their country.
Fanning the Flames of War
It is almost unbearable to observe the Western media’s drumbeat for war, while the weapons manufacturers count their profits.
The war in Ukraine: The questions that must be asked
Workers in Ukraine, Russia, the US, Europe and all over the world should draw the lessons of the disaster unfolding before their eyes.
World Socialist Web Site Editorial Board| Winter 2022 Edition
Does Ukraine Expose White Supremacist Foreign Policy?
It must be pointed out that those blue and yellow motifs and pleas for solidarity are all about white supremacy.
In These Days of Great Tension, Peace Is a Priority
It is impossible not to be moved by the outrageousness of warfare, the ugliness of aerial bombardment, the gruesome fears of civilians…
World on Fire Dept.
As the world condemns Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, it’s easy to forget who is the biggest purveyor of violence in the world today.
The Greatest Evil Is War
Preemptive war, whether in Iraq or Ukraine, is a war crime. It does not matter if the war is launched on the basis of lies and fabrications.
Black Alliance for Peace Statement on the Situation in the Ukraine
The conflict in the Ukraine emerges from the ceaseless and single-minded drive of the US, NATO, and the EU for global dominance.
Oliver Stone & Abby Martin: Down the JFK Rabbit Hole
Oliver Stone talks about his new film “JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass” and his journey into the case.
Book Review: ‘The Other Side of the Story: A Secret War in Hong Kong’
A journalist explains in great detail how the 2019-20 Hong Kong protests were manipulated by U.S. money and Western agents behind the scenes.
My Day in Palestine: The Stunning Beauty and Cruel Reality of an Occupied Land
An Israeli activist imagines what Palestine was like before it was torn apart by Zionists and what can still be saved if we act fast.
Don’t Give Up On Irish Neutrality
Irish neutrality has a long and honorable history, dating back to Wolfe Tone, who advocated Irish independence and neutrality in the 1790s.
Guantanamera: Playing For Change
The song’s refrain refers to Guantánamo, which since 1898 has been occupied by the US, which established a military base and a prison there.
Veterans Target U.S. Military’s Outsized Impact on the Climate Crisis
The U.S. military is the world’s largest institutional user of fossil fuels and the largest institutional producer of greenhouse gases.
Western Democracies Have Mutated Into Propagandists for War
War hysteria that has rolled in like a tidal wave in recent weeks and months. Media xenophobia is triggered at the mention of “Russia.”
Call to Action: No More Wars! Not Now, Not Ever Again!
We the people, the activists, those that care, no longer have time to wait for those in power to come to their senses. We all must act now!
Independent American and Russian Women Call for Peace
We stand together and we call for peace and diplomacy, with respect for all. These are times of fear but also of hope and possibility.
We Cannot Truly Die
“I regard consciousness as fundamental. I regard matter as a derivative of consciousness.” -Max Planck, Nobel Prize Winner in Physics
The Crisis in Ukraine Is Not About Ukraine. It’s About Germany
In a world where Germany and Russia are friends, there is no need for US military bases, expensive US-made weapons, and NATO.
Time for a Neutral and Demilitarized Eastern Europe
One proposal that is receiving renewed interest is the potential for a neutral, and perhaps even demilitarized, Eastern and Central Europe.
America: Recognize the Pain You Are Causing Afghan People
23 million in extreme hunger. A million children in immediate danger of starvation. The US should unfreeze Afghanistan’s Central Bank assets.
The Mystery Chord and the James Webb Space Telescope
A telescope that will unveil new realities about the origin of the universe, the moment when a single note sang everything into existence.
Stark Contradiction at Root of US-China Conflict
Which has the greater claim on the support of decent humans everywhere? The 1.4 billion Chinese dreamers or a tiny US governing elite?
Whales Could Save the World’s Climate, Unless the Military Destroys Them First
The U.S. military is the single largest consumer of petroleum products in the world and the largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
Evidence Implicates British State in Northern Ireland Murders
New report shows that throughout the 30-year conflict in Northern Ireland the British military and police, waged a “dirty war.”
Bury My Heart with Leonard Peltier
An innocent man, locked up behind bars for 44 years, Peltier is now America’s longest-held political prisoner. Take these actions today…
America Is Reaping What It Sowed in Ukraine
After decades of U.S. military disasters based on such one-sided narratives, Americans should know better by now.
Navy Unwilling to Release Report on Red Hill Water Contamination
Hawaii’s Governor gets wishy-washy about permanent shut down of jet fuel tanks contaminating Oahu’s drinking water.
Pundits Claim Criticizing US-Russia Policy Makes You An Agent
What is going on with the outright asserters that Fox News host Tucker Carlson is literally an agent of the Russian government?
North Korea: Victim of the US Military-Industrial Complex
The media’s portrayal ignores the long, sorry history of failed negotiations between the US and North Korea.
Message from Mazin Qumsiyeh and the Dalai Lama
I am proud to count among my friends so many who had shed zionism, white supremacy, selfishness/greed, or other self-destructive habits.
Who Is Really Causing the Crisis at the Russia/Ukraine Border?
Lifelong peace and justice activist Bruce Gagnon lays out the truth behind who is causing the crisis at the Russia/Ukraine border.
Failing Tonkin Gulf Test on Ukraine
Deja vu all over again, as everyone in Official Washington is pounding their chests and talking tough, as they are now on Russia and Ukraine.
For God’s Sake Boys, STOP THIS WAR SHIT!!!
We’ve seen this before. The U.S. creates a situation, digs in its heels and makes ultimatums—and tens of thousands die.
Ukraine: Stripping Away the Bullshit
Threats and counterthreats fly between Washington and Moscow: Is the world on the brink of war? Who is the aggressor and who is to blame?
World to United States: Join the Treaty!
Activists marked the coming into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by demanding that the U.S. join the pact.
Guantánamo: Shut It Down!
Vietnam War veteran looks back at the history of American exceptionalism on the anniversary of the opening of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo.
Veterans For Peace Issues Its Own Nuclear Posture Review
Veterans For Peace has released its own assessment of the current global threat of nuclear war, ahead of the Biden Admin’s review.
‘Somehow This Madness Must Cease’
t was appropriate today, as we mark the national holiday for Martin Luther King Jr.'s...
There’s More to Martin Luther King Jr. Than ‘I Have a Dream’
From GOOD Magazine (2013) based on a lesson by Craig Gordon on the Oakland Unified School District Urban Dreams website and...
Show Me an Old Rebel
Do not show me a young rebel, whose eyes are bright and whose tail is bushy. Young rebels are fine and good, but they are...