Tag: peace
Trump’s Board of Peace is a dystopia in motion
If any entity requires immediate disarmament and deradicalization, it is Trump and his so-called Executive Board.
The American peace movement we need today
We are aware of several promising ways in which peace groups are already grappling with the imperative of renewed activism and are contemplating action in cooperation with others to counter authoritarianism and protect U.S. democracy.
Lessons from the movement to stop the ‘war on terror’
Jeremy Varon’s new book, “Our Grief is Not a Cry for War,” honors the commitment and complexity of the movements to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
‘The Dark Side’: Dick Cheney’s legacy from Iraq invasion to US...
We speak with The Nation’s John Nichols, author of multiple books about Cheney, who says the neoconservative leader had a “very destructive” impact on the world.
Terms of surrender: The conspiracy to obstruct justice in Palestine
Normalization of the Israeli regime and its crimes must end. Genocide must be a red line. And Palestine must be free.
Gaza: Deal or no deal?
Prisoners have been released, the bombings have stopped. But Palestinians are no closer to determining their own future
When Maria Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize, ‘peace’ has...
Why Maria Corian Machada is a horrible Peace Prize choice by Venezuelan-American, Michelle Ellner.
The Wall Street Journal has many ways to deny genocide
Looking at how the paper does so enables us to not only refute their falsehoods, but also to gain insight into the tactics Gaza genocide denialists, and genocide deniers in general, employ.
Never in a million years
Ten reasons why Trump should never be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Can warriors stop endless wars?
Whether they choose to speak out publicly or not, a striking number of them are now either antiwar or “war skeptical,” questioning whether some of our recent conflicts were faintly worth fighting in the first place.
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No king but madness reigns
Today I'll survey several factors feeding this unfolding fiasco.
Traders placed massive bets minutes before Trump Iran post raising insider trading concerns
Unusual oil and stock trades worth hundreds of millions of dollars occurred minutes before the president’s social media announcement about Iran peace talks, prompting calls for investigations into possible insider knowledge.
Mo. Senator Eric Schmitt’s asinine SHIELD Act would classify blowing whistles as ‘Obstruction of...
Meanwhile Schmitt ignores blatant obstruction by Bondi’s DOJ.
Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses
Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.
ICE at the gates: Rights groups warn Trump airport deployment risks civil liberties crisis
Civil liberties advocates, unions, and lawmakers raise alarm over use of immigration agents in airport security amid shutdown-driven staffing crisis.