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Dover Beach
The sea is calm to-night, The tide is full, the moon lies fair Upon the straits; on the French coast the light Gleams and is...
The War After the War
for Greg Greger I Where were the neighbors? Out of town? In my pajamas, I sat at my father's feet in front of their squat,...
An Irish Airman Foresees His Death
I know that I shall meet my fate Somewhere among the clouds above; Those that I fight I do not hate, Those that I guard I do...
Hots, Pony, and Three F N G’s
for Phuc Luu Nobody could sleep.--Norman Mailer Among them we are the lucky...strangest word.--George Oppen Sleep is like...
Ray McGovern: The Man Who Got Russiagate Right
As new evidence comes to light, will the media continue to spotlight the liars and charlatans who peddled the hoax?
The Belmarsh Tribunal
Edward Snowden tells the Belmarsh Tribunal: If you love truth, you’re as much of a criminal as Assange and risk sharing his fate.
“Now Is the Time to Be Angry”: Remembering Forgotten Afghanistan
A veteran journalist takes us back to what may still prove to have been the last best days of Afghanistan.
Bridge at Bac Ninh
A Vietnam veteran on how unexploded ordinance from that war is still deadly, more than fifty years after the end of the conflict.
The Last Letter
A message to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney from a dying veteran: My day of reckoning is upon me. Yours will come.
What Are the Prospects for Peace? An Interview With Abby Martin
The renowned journalist, activist and filmmaker offers an honest assessment of both U.S. foreign and military policy.
A Day in the Death of British Justice
The case against Assange is about more than one man, and more than freedom of the press. It’s a case against all of us.
James Bradley Speaks Out Against the U.S. Military Encirclement of China
Interview with the renowned author of Flags of Our Fathers on U.S. aggression in Asia and the new cold war against China.
The Long Deceit
If we draw the wrong lessons from the tragedy in Afghanistan, we will likely repeat this mistake with similar dangerous results.
Iraq War Veteran Confronts George W. Bush in Los Angeles
Iraq War veteran demands that George W. Bush apologize for the 1 million or more dead, who are only dead because of his lies and his crimes.
The Israeli Defense Forces: The Most Inept Army in the World?
Zionists claim that the Israeli Army is “the most moral army in the world,” but the fact is that it may be the most inept army in the world.
Smoke and Ruins: Deep Time in Paquimé
The indigenous culture of Mexico was every bit as advanced as the Egyptians or the Athenians, particularly in its relationship to the land.
‘Fantastic!’: Berlin Votes to Expropriate 240K Apartments from Corporate Landlords
Berlin residents voted to transfer to public ownership some 240,000 apartments controlled by the city’s biggest corporate landlords.
DOD Releases New Data on PFAS Contamination of Bases
Shocking new data from the Department of Defense shows the scale of PFAS contamination in 95 installations from 35 states and Puerto Rico.
NATO’s ‘Cognitive Warfare’: A ‘Battle for Your Brain’ Waged by Western Militaries
NATO has tested novel modes of hybrid warfare, including economic warfare, cyber warfare, information warfare, and psychological warfare.
A Failure to Negotiate: How the U.S. Lost Its War in Afghanistan
A look back at one of the central myths about why the U.S. invaded Afghanistan: that the Taliban refused to extradite Osama bin Ladin.
U.S. Veterans Group Calls on Biden to Adopt a No-First-Use Policy
Veterans For Peace sends an Open Letter to Biden calling on the U.S. to declare no-first-use and take nuclear weapons off hair-trigger alert.
A Moment of Silence
Before I begin this poem, I’d like to ask you to join me in a moment of silence in honor of those who died in the World Trade...
Veterans Global Peace Network Statement on the War in Afghanistan
Veterans of this and past wars demand accountability from leaders that lie to us and lack the moral courage to act even when there is proof.
America and China: Life, Death, and the Long Game
ith the recent economic rise of China, there are those who predict – or fear – that China...
20 Years of Post-9/11 Amnesia
The demand that we “Never forget!,” the events of 9/11 is laughable. Forgetting is difficult after enduring 20 years of war propaganda.
Jail the Killer Drone Operators Instead of Drone Whistleblowers
For decades the U.S. has been murdering innocent civilians, including U.S. citizens, around the world. Now is the time for accountability.
New York City Veterans For Peace
NYC chapter of Veterans For Peace, military veterans and allies building a culture of peace by using our experiences and lifting our voices.
The Evil We Do Is the Evil We Get
The explosions and collapse of the towers were, to me, intimately familiar. The hijackers spoke to America in the idiom we taught them.
The Ghosts of Evacuations Past
Retired Army colonel recalls helping relocate large numbers of people in short order from Freetown, Sierra Leone, 25 years ago.
To Counter Terror, Abolish War
The Taliban are in power because of a colossal mess the U.S. helped create. To combat terrorism, end these wars for vengeance and profit.
9/11: Not Too Late to Honor Those Killed?
A New York City nurse who volunteered at 9/11 on how we can truly honor those who died on that day and in the years of war that followed.
Summer 2021 Letter to the Readers
In these dire times, we cannot become “adjusted” to the crimes against life waged by ravenous capitalists and their Pentagon co-conspirators.
Biden Threatens More Illegal War in Afghanistan
Bombing Afghanistan was not legitimate self-defense under the U.N. Charter because Afghanistan did not attack the United States on 9/11.
They Were Soldiers: Ann Jones Speaks on the War in Afghanistan
VIdeo from seven years ago of author Ann Jones speaking compellingly about the war in Afghanistan and her book, They Were Soldiers.
Hold the Generals Accountable
If the generals responsible for the 20-year debacle in Afghanistan are not held accountable, there will be still worse to come.
The Great Game of Smashing Nations
More than a generation ago, Afghanistan won its freedom, which the United States, Britain and their “allies” destroyed.
The High Cost of Blowing the Whistle
Col. Ann Wright and Susan Dixon ask the whistleblowers featured in Wright’s 2008 book Dissent, “Was your dissent worth the price you paid?”
Never Forget … Afghanistan
A veteran who served two deployments to Afghanistan reflects on the socialist politics and practice that will be needed to stop future wars.
No ‘Fixing’ This Industry
Activists take on the factory farming industry in a battle to save Lake Erie from being used as a giant toilet.
Indigenous Leader on Why She Still Needs to Protest Pipelines, Even Under Biden
An interview with Winona LaDuke on the battle to stop the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline and protect sacred Indigenous sites.
Self-Delusion Is Cruelest of All: The Collapse of Afghanistan and American Illusions
An uncompromising view of the disastrous end to the U.S. invasion and 20-year occupation of Afghanistan from a military veteran of that war.
Making Peace
A voice from the dark called out, ‘The poets must give us imagination of peace, to oust the intense, familiar imagination of...
In Celebration of Spring
Our Asian war is over; others have begun. Our elders, who tried to mortgage lies, are disgraced, or dead, and already the...
Cowboy Poetry
In D.C. to Recite Cowboy Poems for a Show Titled Poets, Politicians, & Other Storytellers, I Visit the Vietnam Veterans’...
History of the Button Factory
By the time the button factory depleted all the fresh water mussel shells from three rivers and was about to shut down, the...
Elementals
The fire is coming on red horses with gold manes, you can hear them eating the plain. The swollen rivers tumble burning houses...
The Man Who Saved the World
Last night I watched the 2013 documentary film "The Man Who Saved The World” The man’s name is Stanislav Petrov. The year...
The War Works Hard
How magnificent the war is! How eager and efficient! Early in the morning it wakes up the sirens and dispatches ambulances to...
Korean Lullaby
When at last the guns were silent, In the graves where children lay The crying passed away, And the dead had stopped their...
War Party
A woman’s going to send the drones So ready the covers of your Vogues The food bank lines are now miles long But a woman’s the...
What We Did: How the Jewish Communist Left Failed the Palestinian Cause
What if the Jews of the American Communist left had been willing to stand up not only to Zionist forces but to their own comrades?
Stop Believing U.S. Military Invasions Have Noble Intentions
Doing nothing would be infinitely better than more military interventionism in a nation you’ve already tortured for 20 years.
Black Women Athletes Ruptured Destructive and Limiting Beliefs at the Tokyo Olympics
From opening ceremony of the Olympics, it was evident that Black women would be of central importance to the games and stories that followed.
Evo Morales Denounces a New U.S.-led Plan Condor
Evo Morales warns that the U.S. is reviving Plan Condor, its 1970s and 1980s program of assassinating progressive Latin American leaders.
Abby Martin’s New Film: Earth’s Greatest Enemy
An upcoming film centers U.S. Empire as not only a primary contributor to climate change, but the central entity that imperils life on Earth.
Greta Thunberg: The Show Is Over
Greta Thunberg gives a remarkably compelling and yet concise summary of how our disconnect from nature is at the core of our planet’s crises.
Michael Ratner: Visionary Human Rights Advocate
Review of My Life as a Radical Lawyer, Michael Ratner’s “remarkably candid and deeply self-reflective” autobiography.
The Toxic Legacy of the U.S. Military in the Pacific
In 1962, US commanders ordered a Marine named Don Heathcote to spray chemicals in the Okinawan jungle near his base as part of a series of biological warfare tests secretly carried out by the Pentagon during the Cold War.
Gaza: An Unusual Beauty
To see the beauty in Gaza, all one has to do is appreciate the small details. They reveal it to be the most wonderful city in the world.
Another Nakba: This Is My House, This Is My Door, You Are A Thief
A record number of Palestinians are losing their homes. In 2020, 140 Palestinian families lost their homes, about double the number in 2019.