Tonga’s report is part of a flurry of developments at the Ocean Conference aimed at advancing legal rights for the ocean and its species.
Summer 2026
“Where are the Millions in the Streets?”
Maybe the most alarming thing about the US-Israeli wars of aggression, and NATO’s war against Russia, is the almost total lack of a resistance movement.
Veterans For Peace Will Not Be Intimidated by U.S. Government Surveillance
As veterans who pledged to defend the Constitution, we have an obligation to speak out against violations of people’s rights.
The Angels of Minab Are Present
A beautiful and very moving short film on the school and the US war crime in Minab.
Yale Study: Medicare for All Would Save Over 114K Lives and $1T a Year
“Do not tell me we cannot afford Medicare for All,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “What we cannot afford is a broken healthcare system based on greed.”
After Nagasaki: Against the Politics of Psychic Numbing
Historical memory breaks the spell of moral indifference. It restores the connection between feeling and judgment, conscience and politics.
From Gaza to Lebanon: A Scorched-Earth Strategy
Israeli army unlawfully uses deadly white phosphorous and other chemical weapons to destroy farmlands and forests in southern Lebanon.
The Ukraine Delusion
Nothing is unprovoked. You can agree or disagree whether the provocation warranted the reaction. But unprovoked is an emotional appeal and propaganda.
Kshama Sawant’s Anticapitalist Campaign for Congress
Sawant’s platform includes opposing wars and genocide; supporting universal public health care, education and affordable housing, and challenging police and ICE.
America Is Overdue for a General Strike
Strikes are not born of ideal conditions; they arise precisely because conditions have become intolerable.
An Appeal to the Consciences of Those Who Are Bombing Iran
A retired colonel who resigned from the State Department during the Iraq War says, “Save Your Soul, Your Conscience and Your Sanity—STOP THE BOMBINGS!”
What You Need to Know About the Call to Abolish ICE
We can create an immigration system that treats everyone with dignity and keeps families together. ICE won’t help us get there.
Ukraine: Torture, Detention and Denial of Alternative Service
The European Bureau for Conscientious Objection calls on Ukraine to uphold the right to conscientious objection.
ICE ‘Crowd Control’ Led to Blindings and Traumatic Brain Injuries
Doctors and human rights experts documented hundreds of incidents from June 2025 through May 2026 and estimate true number is ‘far greater.’
Fascism Is Here
Stephen Miller described left-wing political violence as a “fatal cancer,” and boasted of plans to use state power to suppress “political terrorists.”
U.S. Peace Groups Call On Drone Operators to Refuse to Fly
“Today, we urge U.S. drone operators to stand up for life and for U.S. and international law and to step back from their drone control consoles…”
Twiggy Returns After Eight Months in the Wild
An orphaned giraffe who went walkabout for eight months returns to the wildlife refuge that raised her as if she had never left.
‘Of the Pentagon, by the Congress, and for the War Profiteers’
Ad blasts Trump military budget: “The $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget request represents more than $9,000 per individual taxpayer.”
Palestine Activists Celebrate a Win Outside the U.N.
After Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir cancelled his U.N. appearance, protesters gathered outside, calling for him to be prosecuted.
Largest Gathering of Service Members for Anti-War Protest Since Vietnam
Veterans and military families gathered in the birthplace of the nation to reject Trump’s fascist vision for the country’s future.
July 4 Vets March Against Fascism
Over 500 Veterans, Military Members, and Families March in Philadelphia against Fascism and War.
On Newspapers, Democracy, and the Things a Screen Cannot Replace
We want to take back something that has been stolen from us: the tangible, the embodied, the uniquely human. We want to read print.
Linda and the Mockingbirds
Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne travel to Banámichi, Mexico, to watch children and young adults sing and dance in traditional costumes.
U.S. Navy’s “Killer” Submarine Participating in RIMPAC 2026
This is the 30th year the US has organized the largest naval war practice. For 37 days the RIMPAC war games will be held in waters off Hawaii.
USAF Active-Duty Major Calls for Trump’s Impeachment
Watson lays out the staggering abuses of power committed by President Trump and his senior officials in the Executive Branch.
Black Excellence and White Panic: What Sports Reveal About Race and Power
Black athletes have transformed sports into a living challenge to the myths of racial hierarchy and white supremacy.
WNBA’s Caitlin Clark Problem Is Really America’s Black Woman Problem
The media’s fixation on Clark reveals a deeper racial double standard—one that sidelines Black women whose talent and star power built the WNBA.
Goebbels’s Ghost and Miller’s Dream of a “Unified Reich.”
What appears as a series of discrete acts is the deliberate fusion of the war on drugs with the war on terror.
NYC Vets For Peace Plan Protests
Veterans and allies are planning a different commemoration for July 4 in Philadelphia this year.