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Of Course, I Still Defend Palestine, Now More Than Ever!
Where, I ask, is their proportional anger and disgust over what Israel, for decades now has done to the people of Palestine?
The Roots of Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza
With a ground invasion looming, Israel is threatening more atrocities while espousing rhetoric calling for ethnic cleansing or even genocide.
Who Lies? Who Dies? Who Pays? Who Profits?
Just one-third of what we are wasting on death in Ukraine could end homelessness in the U.S, or even end world hunger.
Don’t Be on the Side of the Executioner
A pair of dueling slogans that are both effective because they masquerade as common sense while telling doubters to shut up and fall in line.
My heart Is Heavy. Please Stop!
I weep for all my brothers and sisters in the Holy Land: Muslims, Christian, Jewish, Druze, Agnostic and Atheist alike.
Children’s Peace Fair on International Day of Peace
The event ended with the planting of a tree of hope for peace, the tree that survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Ginko.
I Spent 14 Years in Gitmo. Let’s Remember the Victims of the U.S. ‘War on Terror’
U.S. politicians’ calls to remember tragedy never extend to the victims of its systemic and rampant violence. Originally...
If the U.S. Really Was What It Pretends To Be
It’s wild to consider how many of the world’s problems would not exist if the U.S. really was the thing it advertises itself as.
Holocaust Survivor Dr. Gabor Maté Speaks Out on Israel and Palestine
The psychologist and author provides a profound viewpoint based on direct experience with the complex Israel/Palestine issue.
Israel Is Using Starvation as a Weapon of War Against the Palestinian People
A full-scale ground offensive on Gaza is imminent, even as Palestinians are already suffering collective punishment.
Tribes to Consider Primary Jurisdiction over Yellowstone Bison
There is growing momentum among the interested Tribes to assert their inherent jurisdiction over wild buffalo and usher in a new era of stewardship.
Al-Aqsa Flood
May the recent events dubbed “Al-Aqsa flood” result in a flood of truth, justice, and humanity long overdue in Palestine.
They’re Repeating The Word ‘Unprovoked’ Again, This Time In Defense Of Israel
As Noam Chomsky quipped last year, “Of course, it was provoked. Otherwise, they wouldn’t refer to it all the time as an unprovoked invasion.”
Palestinians Speak the Language of Violence Israel Taught Them
Israel has spoken the blood-soaked language of violence since Zionist militias seized more than 78 percent of historic Palestine.
Journalism Itself Is Locked Up In Belmarsh
It’s not just a man locked up in Belmarsh Prison for the crime of good journalism — it’s journalism itself.
The Climate Costs of the U.S. Military Machine
It is entirely possible for the next generation to grow up in an economy that’s about nurturing life, not waging death
Poems from a German War Primer
Those at the top say: / Peace and War Are of different substance. / But their peace and their war / Are like wind and storm.
Maren Morris and Country Music’s Existential Crisis
The progressive chart-topping country and pop singer has announced she’s distancing herself from the genre of country music.
Easier Ways to Talk About War and Peace
This war is the top impediment to global cooperation on climate and environment, and a top direct destroyer of the environment.
Disarmament One Step at a Time
A small group spent nine months walking across the country, following in the footsteps of the 1961 San Francisco-to-Moscow Walk for unilateral disarmament.
Ireland Has Been Swallowed Whole by American Economics
The country has sadly evolved Into a tax haven for U.S. corporations while aligning itself more and more with a failing empire
Letter to an American President
Let us not become hostage to the dishonest idea of “American exceptionalism” which is nothing but a modern re-branding of Manifest Destiny.
Report for European Parliament Challenges OPCW’s Syria Cover-up
A new report commissioned by members of the European Parliament offers the most thorough look at the OPCW’s Douma cover-up scandal to date.
Understanding the White Supremacy at the Center of the ‘Class Over Race’ Debate
Any talk of discussing class instead of racism is disingenuous in a country which uses every opportunity to indulge in anti-Black racism.
Anthony Donovan’s personal letter to the Russian and US Missions
To save all humanity, we rally to support the international law, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
‘Remember the Future’ Shines a Light on the Solidarity Economy
It’s not so difficult to envision a world operating outside of the economic status quo when you notice that people are already doing it
There Is No Nuclear Option
There’s nothing simple or easy about letting people in a war zone determine their fate, but it’s that or ruin.
Craig Murray on the ‘Slow Motion Execution’ of Julian Assange
Former British Ambassador and whistleblower Craig Murray describes the torturous ordeal Julian Assange has been subjected to over more than a decade.
The Empire’s Last Dance Among the Ruins
The empire wants to be God on Earth with dominion over all, except–its scriptures were written in hell by the Devil himself.
Satish Kumar on the Power of Walking
In 1962, Satish Kumar set off from India on a peace walk that took him to Moscow, Paris, London and Washington DC.
Othello and the War
Ukraine has become a CIA theme park. Washington effectively controls a regime that is next door and hostile to Russia.
The Libyan Disaster: Why the West is Reluctant to Name the Biggest Culprit
The roots of disintegration and governance failure in Libya should be traced first and foremost to the USA, UK and France.
Clearing Out Pacific Jungles to Prepare for War with China
The US Air Force is clearing out jungles in the Pacific and replacing them with airfields for its coming war with China.
Automated Apartheid: How Israel’s Occupation Is Powered by Big Tech, AI, and Spyware
AI technology combined with a far-right government have seen repression in Israel’s military occupation escalate at an unprecedented rate.
Act Now to Save Ukrainian Peace Activist from Prosecution
Yurii Sheliazhenko has been formally charged by the Ukrainian government with the crime of justifying Russian aggression.
Hawaii Disconnect
Reallocating funds from a non-essential pedestrian bridge project to a critical rebuilding project would be a remarkable show of solidarity.
Sweet Honey in the Rock/Just Gonna Run On
The song, brilliantly delivered is about the nuclear threat from 1945 that was and is still hanging over our heads, now by a mere thread.
Clare Daly and Jeffrey Sachs
Straight talk about Ukraine, NATO and the current (worse than normal) lunacy and arrogance of the American political establishment.
Paul Jay on 9/11 on Law and Disorder
Paul Jay discusses his interviews with Sen. Bob Graham, who chaired the joint congressional investigation into the events of 9/11.
Paul Jay, Michael Steven Smith & Marjorie Cohn| Fall 2023 Edition
The Philippine Human Rights Act
The language of H.R. 1433, a bill introduced by Congresswoman Susan Wild earlier this year as the Philippine Human Rights Act
If Everyone Understood That The US Deliberately Provoked This War
The worst thing that could happen to the US empire would be for people to become aware that all this destruction could have been avoided.
The Pentagon is the Elephant In the Climate Activist Room
As long as we ignore the Pentagon’s role in perpetuating climate change, our fight to protect the planet is incomplete.
What We’re Not Being Told About the War in Ukraine
US weapons manufacturers profit from the war regardless of whether US aid or weapons land in the right hands or Ukraine is victorious.
Honest Government Ad
Juice Media knocks it out of the park in this video as they describe the intersection of militarism, climate, and finance.
Prioritizing Human Rights in Relations with Saudi Arabia
Rather than normalize militarism and human rights abuses, the United States should seek to salvage the planet and respect human rights.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
“The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses.”
Fall 2023 Editorial: The Trail Ellsberg Blazed
‘He was a rare human being, truly a spiritual giant who loved and cared for others more than himself. Yet, he was always one of us.’
A Brief Guide on the Situation in Ukraine
Within large sectors of the US left, including many elements of the Black left, there is widespread confusion related to the Ukraine “crisis.”
Once We Were Proud and Supportive
The Zionist State of Israel has betrayed the very essence of everything good and decent about being Jewish.
The Hippie Lieutenant
One soldier’s unsparing vision of life in the Vietnam War, St. John has a lot to say about the lack of integrity in the officer corps
How the DNC Rigs the Primaries
My experience during the 2016 Democratic Primary educated me on the down-and-dirty politics behind an election.
Always Opposing Past Wars But Never The Present One
The age of western domination has been defined by imperialism, colonialism, exploitation, narrative control, and dogshit mainstream culture.
Another Day, Another CIA Press Release Disguised As News
CNN has a new article out – and it’s exactly what you’d expect if you’ve been observing western mass media over the last several years.
Mexico Should Be Our Example of What Is Possible
The other big reason I went to Mexico is to witness what is happening with Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO).
What Ever Happened to Gary Cooper?
How can we end our enduring fascination with a comic book-style militarism that has stepped out of screen fantasy and into our lives?
Reading the Mess the Democrats Have Made
The Hunter Biden affair could now prove to be Biden’s greatest vulnerability—and so the Democratic Party’s.
Tribute to Daniel Ellsberg at Veterans For Peace Convention
This year’s Veterans For Peace Convention is dedicated to Daniel Ellsberg, a beloved member of the VFP Advisory Board.
A Korean War Vet Remembers
Seventy years ago, because of unnecessary belligerence, we lost the opportunity to make peace. Where is the will to regain it today?
After 70 Years, Can We Have Peace on the Korean Peninsula?
This year, July 27th will mark the 70th anniversary of the signing of the temporary Military Armistice Agreement.
The Inspector of Abu Graib
“Integrity in the military and elsewhere is a bumper sticker. There is no reward for telling the truth,” says Abu Graib whistleblower.