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The Second Mission of The Phoenix
How activists sailed into a war zone to deliver medicines and helped build the mass movement against the Vietnam War.
You Are Already a Buddha
“The only difference between a buddha and everyone else is that a buddha recognizes their own true nature”
Palestine Action Breaks into and Smashes Wales Weapons Factory
Palestine Action activists broke into the Teledyne Tech weapons plant in an attempt to dismantle the factory that exports to Israel.
Military Spending by the Richest Countries Accelerates Climate Crisis
A new report emphasizes how rising global military spending is a great threat to efforts to combat climate change.
‘Publishing Is Not a Crime’: The New York Times Joins the Fight to Free Assange
Five major news outlets call on the U.S. government to dismiss charges against Julian Assange for obtaining and publishing classified secrets.
Dominant and Indigenous Worldview Manifestations
All people are indigenous to Earth and have the right and the responsibility to practice and teach the Indigenous Worldview precepts.
John Prine: Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven
An antiwar classic from the late John Prine: “Now Jesus don’t like killin’, no matter what the reason’s for.”
Eight Reasons Why Now Is a Good Time for a Ukraine Ceasefire and Peace Talks
People all over the world are calling for a Christmas truce, harkening back to the inspirational Christmas Truce of 1914.
One Peculiar Form of American Madness
America is touched by a peculiar form of collective madness that sees military action as creative, not destructive, desirable, not deplorable.
Letter to the Left on Ukraine
The Left needs to combat the myth of an “unprovoked” invasion and call for diplomacy to end a war that benefits only weapons merchants.
John Prine and Ramblin’ Jack Elliot: Spanish Pipe Dreams
Blow up your TV, throw away your paper, go to the country, build you a home, plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches …
Jeffrey Bradford Kent and John Prine| Fall 2022 Edition, Sounds of Resistance
Rebellion Against the Legalized Robbery of People and Earth
Have humans passed the point of no return? I hope not but, regardless, I don’t think it matters. What matters is what we do from now on.
Democracy Now! Celebrates Howard Zinn’s 100th Birthday
Selections of brilliant interviews and speeches by the legendary historian on U.S. wars abroad and the importance of struggle.
Washington’s Iron Curtain in Ukraine
A profoundly prescient analysis from 2014 sheds light on the current situation in Ukraine and Europe as a whole.
40 Cows Flee LA Slaughterhouse; Two Find Sanctuary
Most farm animals’ lives are hidden from us. But every so often, the curtain slips and we see what animal agriculture doesn’t want us to see.
How Can We Take On the Military-Industrial Complex?
Stop trying to dominate the world. Stop claiming that democracy can be spread by bullets and bombs.
To Decolonize Our Minds, Start With Words
Where is the clear image of a decolonized society we are to emulate? There isn’t one. If we are to free ourselves, we need practical steps.
Opening the Floodgates for Profiteers of War
If it passes, the Reed/Inhofe amendment invoking wartime emergency spending powers will give the merchants of death what they...
Walt Whitman on Black and Indigenous People
“I say the land that has a place for slaves and the owners of slaves has no place for free men,” says the iconic American poet and essayist.
Inter-American Commission Hears Landmark Case of Torture and Killing by US Border Patrol
“Now is the moment for the world to ask the hard questions about why border agents have been able to get away with so much for so long.”
At the Un-National Monument Along the Canadian Border
This is the field where the battle did not happen, where the unknown soldier did not die.
Midterms Offer No Relief for African/Black Working-Class and Colonized Peoples
The 50-year-old neo-liberal agenda explains why political choices in this country provide little change that benefits the masses of people.
Russiagate: Still Can’t Handle the Truth
A former CIA analyst debunks the myth that Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee’s emails and provided them to WikiLeaks.
‘Golden Rule’ Boat Sails ‘Great Loop’ for Nuclear Disaster Awareness
Veterans For Peace ‘Golden Rule’ boat set sails on ‘Great Loop’ in U.S. & Canada to raise awareness about global nuclear disaster.
House Progressives Pushed Negotiations With Russia, Then Buckled Under Pressure
House progressives urge Biden to take up “direct talks with Russia” to end the war in Ukraine, only to back off the next day under pressure.
A Nature-Based Perspective on Peace
What would it look like if we decolonized and Indigenized our movements, putting humans on an equal footing with all other forms of life?
Dennis Kucinich: Where Are the Pro-Peace Democrats?
A brilliant and insightful conversation with former Congressman Dennis Kucinich and Aaron Maté of The Grayzone.
Greenpeace: Plastic Recycling Is A Dead-End Street
Most plastic simply cannot be recycled concludes Greenpeace in new report, “Circular Claims Fall Flat Again”.
The Puppets and the Puppet Masters
The judicial proceedings against Assange give a faux legality to the state persecution of the most courageous journalist of our generation.
Golden Rule Reaching Thousands of People Along Mississippi River
The historic peace boat continues its mission to prevent nuclear war–this time taking its message to the heart of the United States.
Future Generations, If There Are Future Generations
Tonika Todorova’s powerful video featuring Caitlin Johnstone’s haunting poem of desperation about our times and hope for the future.
‘The Wind Knows Your Name’: Dahr Jamail on William Rivers Pitt
A personal reflection on the loss of one of the most important public intellectuals, writers and commentators of our time.
“The Problem Ain’t What People Know”
Years of media and government misinformation about Russia’s security concerns have brought us to this point.
Peace Agenda for Ukraine and the World
We the Ukrainian pacifists will strive to end the war by peaceful means and protect human rights to conscientious objection.
Life Expectancy: The US and Cuba in the Time of Covid
Between 2019 and 2021, life expectancy in the US plunged almost three years while for Cuba it edged up 0.2 years.
Beating Swords into Plowshares in Ukraine
US and British media have all but eclipsed the record climate of 2022 with their preoccupation on militarizing Ukraine to defeat Russia.
Agent Orange’s Long, Brutal Reach
When I first began seeking information about PTSD and Agent Orange, I was reasonably healthy but curious. I had no idea what would turn up.
The Roar of a U.S. Warplane Over a Civilian Irish Airport
Gate 42 of Shannon Airport functions as a “forward operating base” for U.S. military planes that fly in and out daily.
Human Rights Groups Urge U.N. to Call for Abolition of ‘Death by Incarceration’
The U.S. is condemning people to death by incarceration through extreme sentences including life and life without possibility of parole.
Liberating Tweens From Corporate Tentacles
Relentless corporate direct marketing bypasses parental authority to send grasping tentacles around the bodies and minds of youngsters.
U.S. Veterans Warn About Link Between Militarism, Climate Crisis
Veterans use San Diego military air show as an opportunity to point out links between U.S. militarism and climate change.
Letter to President Biden: “Enough Is Enough—War Is Not the Answer”
As veterans who have experienced war, we are concerned about the young soldiers on both sides who are being killed and injured.
The Case of the Missing H-Bomb
The day the Air Force nearly nuked Tybee Island, and the story of the other wayward thermonuclear weapons.
Monarchs Belong in the Dustbin of History
No institution helps obscure the crimes of empire and buttress class rule and white supremacy as effectively as the British monarchy.
Peace talks more essential than ever as war rages in Ukraine
Russia and Ukraine had a framework for peace. It remains the best hope for a ceasefire, just settlement, peaceful geopolitical competition.
As Taiwan tensions build, Okinawans push for US military base closure
Plans for more construction and a heightened focus on the Pacific put the islands and their unique biodiversity at risk indefinitely.
Stop Pretending US Is a Functioning Democracy
There are no institutions, including the press, an electoral system, the presidency, the or courts, that can be defined as democratic.
Why I Like to Watch Bike Racing
The flags that fans wave along the bike route range from Denmark to the Netherlands, from Belgium to Wales (it has a dragon on it!).
Irish Neutrality League
Irish neutrality: The non-participation in wars and military alliances, and positive engagement in the peaceful resolution of conflicts.
Roger Waters tour is a cultural high point for Palestine
In the summer of 2022, a premier talent is filling stadiums around the country and talking about Palestine.
Veteran Intelligence Professionals: Ukraine Decision Time for Biden
Former intelligence professionals give the President some sage advice regarding the war in Ukraine, but he is unlikely to take it.
Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity| Fall 2022 Edition
From Remorse to Renewal
A veteran of the American War in Vietnam uses his remorse to spur donations to help clean up the unexploded bombs left from that war.
S. Brian Willson on His Transformation into an Activist
How a military vet went from being a “good boy from a small town” to being a peace activist who lost his legs protesting US imperialism.
Can We Please Have an Adult Conversation about China?
As the US legislative leader Nancy Pelosi swept into Taipei, people around the world held their breath. Her visit was an act of provocation.
The US, Russia, China Triangle and the Dangers of Nuclear War
Ray McGovern, a former high ranking CIA analyst, interviewed by Michael Wong. Both are active peace advocates.
Another Hiroshima is Coming–Unless We Stop It Now
Justified by lies that form the bedrock of 21st century U.S. war propaganda, now casting a new enemy and target – China.
The New Normal
The “new normal” leaves this Vietnam veteran and poet sad and discouraged as he tries to imagine what things will be like in twenty years.
Living in the Wasteland of the Free
Singer/songwriter/poet Iris Dement’s song is as relevant and poignant now as it was when she wrote it in 1996.
Irish Neutrality as a Global Force for Peace
t was the morning of St.Patricks Day 2019, when retired US Marine Major Ken Mayers and...
Charlottesville five years later, Wes Bellamy interview
Kelli Lemon and Michael Paul Williams with Wes Bellamy, former vice mayor of Charlottesville, on the removal of Confederate monuments.