13 Jul, 2016
Are We in for Another Increase in Military Spending?
“At the present time, an increase in U.S. military spending seems as superfluous as a third leg. The United States,...
9 Jul, 2016
“No Conflict Has Ever Been Solved with Violence”
“The inside of Obama’s head must be a fascinating place. Our first black President, clearly one of the most self-aware...
8 Jul, 2016
Unintended consequences and the warfare state
““The danger is, as ever with these things, unintended consequences.” So wrote Prime Minister Tony Blair to President George W....
8 Jul, 2016
The Wars Have Come to U.S. Soil
“The tragic night of July 7, 2016 was the most visible manifestation of U.S. wars reaching our own soil. To...
7 Jul, 2016
Campaign Nonviolence: A Growing Movement for A Culture of Nonviolence
“Is America tired of its violence yet? While the media reports on the onslaught of shootings, militarism, police violence, and...
7 Jul, 2016
Don’t Move
“Two major news stories here in the U.S., both chilling, point out how readily U.S. authorities will murder people based...
5 Jul, 2016
A new declaration of independence
“The US has entered the Orwellian Era of permanent war—until we decide that it’s over. Why, after nearly 15 years,...
30 Jun, 2016
The right to bear courage
“Behind the “right to bear arms” lies concealed the right to make money. You know, a lot of it. The...
28 Jun, 2016
The Nonviolent History of American Independence
“Often minimized in our history books, the tactics of nonviolent action played a powerful role in achieving American Independence from...
27 Jun, 2016
The Time for Silence is Over: Grasping the Reality of Nonviolence
“With a rainbow pin on his lapel, signifying–on that day at least–the most recent gun massacre in the United States,...
23 Jun, 2016
Up Against the Wall
“Everything on our small planet affects everything else. This interdependence is more a harsh reality than a New Age bromide....
23 Jun, 2016
Helen Keller: Socialist, Pacifist, Women’s & Workers’ Rights Advocate
“The name Helen Keller conjures up, for many people, a deaf-blind-mute girl learning to communicate via sign language. It is...
22 Jun, 2016
Rape is Rape, Nothing Else Is
“Let me begin with a simple declarative. Nothing, I repeat, nothing, is like being raped. Rape is a horrific invasion...
20 Jun, 2016
Celebrating Grace Lee Boggs
“On June 27, 1915, Grace Lee Boggs was born in Providence, Rhode Island, above her father’s restaurant. Grace later said,...
17 Jun, 2016
Mass Karma
“This won’t be the last. Just after the Orlando tragedy, this reality remains pretty much unacknowledged, as cause-seekers focus on...