Pink Floyd's Roger Waters spoke to a webinar today. It was hosted by World BEYOND War with Todd Pierce and David Swanson moderating. It was sponsored by Project for the Study of American Militarism World BEYOND War Antiwar.com Women Against Military Madness CODE PINK...
That today's culture wars lack a convenient place to pigeonhole Tom Cornell, whose seven decades of activism in the Catholic Worker movement continued until his passing on August 1, shows their limitations rather than his.In a 2002 profile, Andrew Blackman noted that...
From Tales of the American Empire:During World War II, American President Franklin Roosevelt promoted democracy in Latin America to ensure these nations remained allied with the United States. This allowed the people of Guatemala to improve their standard of living by...
Taiwan’s days are numbered. Not in terms of their existence, but in terms of their energy reserves. The Chinese military exercises encircling Taiwan are essentially an economic blockade preventing vital energy supplies from arriving on time. On August 3, 2022, the...
Humanity is a mistake away from "nuclear annihilation," according to the head of the United Nations. But the Canadian government refuses to support efforts to lessen that risk. In fact, they’ve pursued policies that increase the likelihood of nuclear war. At...
On the 8th of August at 3:00 Eastern, Roger Waters will be joined by retired U.S. Army major Todd Pierce in an event to support Wikileaks' Julian Assange and his resistance to being extradited to the U.S. on bogus espionage charges. RSVP here. The event is sponsored...
From The Nation: Have we forgotten there is no safe place to hide in a nuclear war? • Alliance for Science – What the science says: Could humans survive a nuclear war? • ICAN (The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) • PSR (Physicians for Social...
Every year the four-day period August 6–9 brings to mind the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. This year is marks the 77th anniversary of those horrific acts. Given recent U.S. withdrawal from 3 nuclear treaties and US boasting about spending a trillion...
I feel for American basketball player Brittney Griner. Did she break the law? Yes, she did, and she pled guilty at trial. But a sentence of nine years – to be spent in what the New York Times calls a "penal colony" – for bringing hashish into Russia for...
Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wake up one morning and say to herself, "How can I provoke war with China? Bingo, I'll schedule a trip to Taiwan crossing a red line for China that will provoke a strong response."How did that work out, Nancy? Let's see. Firing...
