A Family Broken Up: Freed After 8 Years at Guantánamo, a Father and Son...
Democracy Now discusses a story about a father and son who were held for many years at Guantánamo. Here is how their relationship was used against them in Guantánamo and what's become of them after their release.
Progressive Briefing for Tuesday, June 26, 2018
Another oil spill, fracking fuels climate change, Mueller investigates Blackwater founder Erik Prince, and more.
Trump’s Iran aggression deserves full-throated opposition
Trump is betraying his voters and threatening millions of lives. Call him on it before it’s too late.
As war keeps poisoning humanity, organizing continues to be the antidote
In the long run, peace activism is essential for overcoming militarism. And organizing is what makes that possible.
Gaza: Grand bargain or wider war?
The United States can go big on diplomacy or on military destruction. Which way will Biden lean?
How a Pink Flower Defeated the World’s Sole Superpower
Even in troubled Afghanistan, there are alternatives whose sum could potentially slice through this Gordian knot of a policy problem.
The propaganda of war
There are multiple efforts at present to strengthen and revive the peace movement in the United States, and this is a critical necessity.
The Year Iraq Ceased to Exist: Will It Ever Again?
Most likely the Sunni Arabs will be brought back under Baghdad’s sway, but Kurdistan has disappeared except on paper. Can Iraq be put back together?
Bring the troops home, but also stop the bombing
Sustained advocacy toward the Trump administration and the new Congress by peace-loving Americans will be critical if we are to fulfill this resolution.
As conflict with Iran escalates, path to peace can be found
"It is the job of the peace movement and all those who seek stability and justice in the world to work toward this outcome."