The new Congress needs to create a green planet at peace
We must transform our lethal energy system to one that sustains us, while creating genuine national and international security at peace with all of nature and humanity.
What Americans don’t know about military families
Military families only have one another, however imperfect we may be.
Reparations demanded 20 years after US launched ‘war-for-profit’ in Iraq
"Justice also entails accountability for the perpetrators of these horrific crimes, including those responsible for the torture."
How America Invites Terrorism
Maybe it's time we inform our soldiers of their likely roles in the killing machine, because war does not bring freedom. Instead, it invites young men and women to start on their own personal worlds of terror.
Poverty, Isolation, Removal: Asylum in the UK
Asylum seekers are men, women and children fleeing persecution, and have the right to be treated with dignity and compassion, not intolerance, as is so often the case.
Deterrents to Terror that Very Rich People Can’t Comprehend
Polls show that Americans are more afraid of a terrorist attack than at any other time since 9/11, even though the rate of violent crime has been consistently dropping since 1993.
After warning of ‘large and painful military operation,’ Israel begins massive bombing of Gaza
"Israeli snipers shoot and kill scores of unarmed Palestinian protesters in Gaza, including kids, then calls it self-defense. When a Palestinian sniper fires at one Israeli soldier, Israel bombs Gaza with F-16s and preps for all out war."
Trump sends troops to the Turkish-Syrian border
Trump is in the position of trying to separate and make peace among two American allies.
Peace advocates have long been found among veterans who fought in America’s wars
Most of these wars, large or small, have been met with opposition from veterans’ peace groups.
Is a state the ‘reward’ for genocide?
Voices around the world are saying: it’s now or never for a Palestinian state.