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Phyllis Bennis at the United Nations
Political commentator Phyllis Bennis gives a brilliant, factual and passionate expose of the ongoing Nakba and the genocide in Gaza.
When The Powerful Control Public Opinion
You could fix all the problems in the American voting system, and U.S. presidential elections would still be rigged.
Grandfather’s Immigrant Eyes
Oh Ellis Island was swarming/Like a scene from a costume hall/Decked out in the colors in Europe/And on fire with the hope of it all
Willie Nelson| Poets' Corner, Sounds of Resistance, Spring 2024 Edition
Giving Silence
If ‘namvets were ancient shamans/now would be the moment/we’d choose/to give you shelter/from the coming storm
‘Mindfully Bring the Sacred Back into Your Journey’
Remarks by Sherri Mitchell of the Penobscot Nation set the tone for the start of PeaceWalk 2024 on May 7 in Ogunquit, Maine.
Sherri L. Mitchell Weh'na Ha'mu Kwasset| Spring 2024 Edition
Veterans Support Students Protesting Genocide In Palestine
“The students are absolutely right, and they may actually be saving our humanity,” said Veterans For Peace president Susan Schnall.
The Little Flotilla that Almost Could
Two gutsy activists flew to Istanbul, Turkey April 17 to join over three-hundred others to raise awareness and bring lifesaving aid to Gaza.
Unfurling Love from the Window
Hind Rajab committed no crime, but she was made to watch her family die and wait for death surrounded by their corpses.
We Need An Exodus From Zionism
We don’t need or want the false idol of Zionism. We want freedom from the project that commits genocide in our name.
“No Palestinian Is Safe”
Israeli police arrested the internationally renowned feminist Palestinian academic Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian at her home in Jerusalem
Veterans to Biden: U.S. Law Says No Weapons To Nations with A-Bombs if They’ve Not Signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty
Veterans For Peace members across the U.S. are telling their members of Congress to vote NO on any more weapons for Israel
What Does NATO Have to Do with the Genocide in GAZA?
NATO and NATO members have been supporting Israel since its creation by funding, arming, and training the Israeli military.
Sailing to Gaza
Ann Wright is a Member of the Advisory Board of World BEYOND War. She is the co-author of Dissent: Voices of Conscience.
The Mutually Reinforcing American and Israeli Empires
Israel and the U.S. have overlapping Empires – one in the Middle East and the other globally – with deep common purposes.
Israeli Teen Jailed for Refusing Draft: ‘I’m Willing to Pay a Price for My Principles’
Ben Arad, 18, is the third conscientious objector imprisoned since October 7, tells why Israel’s assault on Gaza propelled him into action
War is Not Green! Genocide is Ecocide!
Open letter to The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee & House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition
Tennessee Rise
Inspired by the Tennessee Three, Tennessee Rise was formed from GRAMMY-winning artist Allison Russell’s deep love for the state.
Active Duty Airman on White House Hunger Strike against Starvation of Children in Gaza
Hebert plans to continue the hunger strike — limiting himself to water and a juice supplement — for as long as he physically can.
Biden Is Quietly Funding Nuclear Weapons Upgrades That Could Imperil the Planet
His administration appears to be following a stealth strategy of keeping Americans from learning how their tax dollars are being misspent.
Dead and Divine and Brother of All
If in their torment and terror, I see divinity, am haunted by it, then what is in those who murder, defile and desolate?
The Ghosts of Gaza Are Whispering Every Night
Israeli military young men and women are not the first to have recurring nightmares of what they have seen and done.
An Escalatory Game for Fools and Madmen
This Security Council must accept the responsibility of this moment and act to end this existential peril we face.
When Starvation Is a Weapon, the Harvest Is Shame
As Palestinians die of starvation under occupation, it brings grim echoes of another famine nearly two centuries ago in Ireland.
Israel’s Conscientious Objectors Stand on the Shoulders of Giants
Whether or not other young Israelis join them in jail, what Tal and Sofia have done places profound marks on the pages of history.
TikTok and Israel
First China was a political target and now Zionists are on the attack in an effort to suppress information about Israel’s war crimes.
A Nation of Law (Breaking)
Veterans For Peace refuses to be intimidated by threats from Department of State bureaucrats, the President or the US Congress.
The Great Mandala
He thinks he’s better than his brother that died/What the hell does he think he’s doing/To his father who brought him up right?
Ghost Riders of the Night
Uncle Sam is the nameless, faceless plutocrats who rule the world/They are never held accountable/They don’t lobby/They don’t campaign
Ali Abunimah on Oct. 7 and Israel’s Propaganda War
Months later, the most outrageous of these claims of Hamas atrocities have been debunked, but the damage has already been done.
Rachel Corrie’s Legacy Lives On
‘The Palestinian struggle … must be expanded to include the wider political contexts that led to the current tragedies in the first place.’
Dislodging Our Corporate Masters
We can chop away at the branches of the corporate power that underpins our militaristic society, or we can hack at the roots.
Palestine by Jim Page
does it ever make you wonder why it always seems to be/such an undemocratic version of democracy/oh Palestine/going home sometime
Stumbling Into World War III in Ukraine?
The only way to find out what Russia really wants, or what it will settle for, is to return to the negotiating table.
South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor Speech on Israel
Naledi Pandor speaking at the African National Congress in South Africa on South Africa’s solidarity with Palestine.
Stop All U.S. Aid to Israel
Why does Israel need billions and billions in aid, mainly so they can buy U.S. weaponry? If they need it, they can pay for it.
Dr. Mads Gilbert on Israel’s “systematic strategy” to destroy Palestinians
Norwegian doctor invites us to consider what is required from the international community to end Israel’s genocidal assault against Gaza.
The Biden Doctrine in Gaza: Bomb, Starve, Deceive
Biden is devoted to ensuring more “time” for Israeli mass murder even though it directly threatens his re-election chances.
Move the Money
Uncle Devin challenges the current allocation of resources, urging a shift from military spending towards vital social programs.
Global Warfare “Summit” Summons National Priority
We have a treaty now to globally eliminate nuclear weapons. I don’t want anyone to be out of a job, but I think the world wants peace.
History of Mother’s Day as a Day of Peace
Too few Americans are aware that early advocates of Mother’s Day in the United States originally envisioned it as a day of peace.
The Silent Eulogy
We allowed the military industrial complex that President Dwight Eisenhower warned us about to become manifest.
Remembering Nuclear Victims
There’s no better way to remember Castle Bravo day than by taking action on behalf of the victims of radiation.
Why Would Anyone Kill One’s Self In an Attempt to Stop A War?
In the past three months, two persons in the United States have taken their own lives in an attempt to change U.S. policies on Palestine.
Gaza and Ghosts of the Bronze Age
It was obvious that Israel, created in 1948, would be an apartheid state (which is in itself a crime against humanity).
Painting Eyes of War on the Buddha
War and business are intricately related in the west, and war is the first lever pulled when the economy stagnates critically.
The Airman’s Self-Immolation Is a Cry We Are All Choking Back
I hope Aaron Bushnell is the last of us to do what he did. I hope the fire he lit is a turning point for those becoming politically conscious within the ranks.
The Right to Boycott
To try to silence critics of Israel, lawmakers in 38 states have passed anti-boycott laws that have already cost people jobs and contracts.
Aaron Bushnell Burned Himself Alive To Make You Turn Your Eyes To Gaza
He remained standing for an unbelievable amount of time while he was burning. I don’t know where he got the strength to do it.
Rethinking Ukraine: Putin and the Mystery of National Identity
As Julian Assange said, the object is not to win wars: the object is forever wars, to keep the funds flowing.
Nobody Who Gets Gaza Wrong Is Worth Listening To
It’s not going to get any easier for the empire from here. Those eyes that have been opened will not be closed again.
Why Didn’t Israel’s Nuclear Weapons Move The Hands On The Doomsday Clock?
Conspicuously missing from the Atomic Scientists’ Doomsday Clock assessment is any mention of Israel’s nuclear warfighting capacity.
Israel Is Assaulting Hospitals in Gaza with Full U.S. Support
Hospitals should be places of healing, not theaters of war, but in Gaza and the West Bank they have been invaded, bombed and destroyed.
Julian Assange’s Final Appeal
If Julian Assange is extradited it is the death of investigations into the inner workings of power by the press.
Throwing Good Money After Bad in Ukraine?
McGovern and Wilkerson argue the U.S. should accept that no amount of U.S. funding will change Russia’s will and means to prevail in Ukraine
Ray McGovern & Lawrence Wilkerson| Fall 2023 Edition, Winter 2024 Edition
Why Does Israel Destroy Hospitals?
These attacks are not random, nor are the ones against bakeries, schools, and infrastructure, including water, sewage and electricity.
Luci Murphy: Cultural Warrior for the Movement
“There is always somebody tending the flame, even when the spotlight is removed, and the publicity vanished.”
Militarism and War Major Contributors to Climate Crisis
The same extractive and imperialist system has led both to the climate crisis and to the US funding global conflict and genocide.
Veterans Demand Termination of Weapons to Israel
Letter calls on State Department Inspector-General to investigate illegal shipments and numerous violations of Federal law
Persons and Constitutional Rights
The Supreme Court heard arguments last week whether Donald Trump should be disqualified under the 14th Amendment Donald to be President.
Netanyahu Orders IDF to Plan for “Evacuating” Gazans From Rafah
There could be a wide-ranging regional war with spectacular, perhaps completely unprecedented death catastrophes.