Dear Congresspersons and Senators,This letter is about that nauseating, trembling fear you felt when that hate exploded at you on January 6. Please don’t forget it. Journal about it before it fades. Tolerate the nightmares. Keep pen and paper on your nightstand to...
A Defense of the Peaceful Transfer of War-Making Power
Prussian general and military theorist Carl von Clausevitz famously said that "war is a continuation of politics by other means." I think we can reverse this: politics is war by other means. The ultimate aim of politics (in the narrow sense of the word; there's a more...
There’s Nothing Vegan About War
There has never been a better time to be vegan. From plant-based options popping up at national restaurant chains to faux-leather fashion on the runway, anything you can do, we can do vegan – including go to war? It sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s true: painting...
BringOurTroopsHome.US Praises Rep. Cori Bush for Signing War Powers Pledge
On Monday BringOurTroopsHome.US, an organization composed of veterans of the Global War on Terror and their civilian allies, praised last week's swearing-in of Congresswoman Cori Bush of Missouri. As a candidate, freshman Democrat Rep. Bush was proud to sign our...
A Malevolent Decision That Will Kill Countless Yemenis
From The American Conservative:The Trump administration is moving ahead with the disastrous decision to label the Houthis a foreign terrorist organization:The Trump administration is preparing to designate Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi insurgents a terrorist organization...
‘One State Is a Game Changer’: A Conversation with Ilan Pappe and Awad Abdelfattah on the One Democratic State Campaign
As the US ruling elites have fully succumbed to Israel’s political discourse on Palestine, the Israeli government of right-wing Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, may feel that it, alone, is capable of determining the future of the Palestinian people. This conclusion...
UN Torture Expert on Julian Assange’s Persecution and the Lies Behind It
From Pushback with Aaron Maté at The Grayzone: As a UK judge rejects Julian Assange’s extradition but keeps him caged in Belmarsh prison, UN Special Rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer discusses Assange’s persecution and the lies used to wage it. A UK judge has rejected...
Supreme Court Asked To Review Constitutionality of Current Male-Only Draft Registration Requirement
Today the National Coalition For Men, a men's rights organization represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review the Constitutionality – now that women are allowed in all military combat assignments – of the law which...
The Fake War on Terror in the Philippines (video)
Americans see corporate media stories about Muslim terrorism in the Philippines. This peaceful nation was declared a terrorist battleground by American President George Bush many years ago. A few hundred US troops are quietly based there to assist, but this war on...
Watch Hunger Ward, A Film About the Man-Made Famine in Yemen
On Saturday, January 16th, at 2pm ET there will be a free virtual screening of "Hunger Ward," a film that documents the man-made famine in Yemen that is a direct result of the US-Saudi siege on the country. The screening will be followed by a Zoom panel featuring US...


