LawrenceS. Wittner

Lawrence Wittner received his Ph.D. in History from Columbia University (1967), and has taught since then at Hampton Institute, Vassar College, Japanese universities (under the Fulbright program), and at the State University of New York/Albany. He is currently Professor of History emeritus at SUNY/Albany.

Areas of Expertise:
History of peace and nuclear disarmament movements; history of U.S. foreign and military policy; international history; nuclear arms control and disarmament

Publications:
-Rebels Against War
-Cold War America
-American Intervention in Greece, -1943-1949
-One World or None
-Resisting the Bomb
-Toward Nuclear Abolition
-Confronting the Bomb
-Working for Peace and Justice
-(editor) MacArthur
-(associate editor) Biographical Dictionary of Modern Peace Leaders
-(editor) Peace/Mir
-(co-editor) Peace Action
-and over 250 articles and book reviews

Getting Ready for Nuclear War

18 Jun, 2018 in LawrenceS. Wittner / Nuclear by PeaceVoice

“Although many people have criticized the bizarre nature of Donald Trump’s diplomacy with North Korea, his recent lovefest with Kim Jong Un does have the potential to reduce the dangers posed by nuclear weapons on the Korean peninsula…”

Lawrence Wittner
Published in: History News Network
Date:
884 Words

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Who Benefits from the “Booming Economy”?

11 Jun, 2018 in LawrenceS. Wittner by PeaceVoice

“Although the U.S. mass media are awash with stories about America’s “booming economy,” the benefits are distributed very unequally, when they are distributed at all…”

Lawrence Wittner
Published in: History News Network, War is a Crime, The Delaware State News, Daily Kos, LA Progressive, The Virginia Gazette, Counterpunch, Sierra County Prospect, Tacoma Weekly, The News International
Date: June 10,11,13,14,2018
794 Words

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Which Nations Are the Happiest?and Why

15 Apr, 2018 in LawrenceS. Wittner by PeaceVoice

“America’s oft-quoted Declaration of Independence, when discussing “unalienable rights,” focused on “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” Although “happiness” is rarely referred to by today’s government officials, the general assumption in the United States and elsewhere is that governments are supposed to be fostering the happiness of their citizens…”

Lawrence Wittner
Published in: War is a Crime, Daily Kos, The Gilmer Mirror, Pagosa Daily Post, Counterpunch, Sierra County Prospect, Z Net, History News Network, Gilmer Free Press, Superior Telegram, Bainbridge Island Review, LA Progressive, The PeaceWorker
Date: April 15,16,17,18,23,2018
877 Words

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Although Two Out of Three Americans Oppose Increasing U.S. Military Spending, the U.S. Government Is Boosting It to Record Levels

11 Mar, 2018 in LawrenceS. Wittner by PeaceVoice

“Early this February, the Republican-controlled Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed…”

Lawrence Wittner
Published in: Counterpunch, Daily Kos, War is a Crime, History News Network, Common Dreams, Baltimore Nonviolence Center, Sierra County Prospect, The PeaceWorker
Date: March 11,12,14,2018
653 Words

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The Trump Administration’s War on Workers

18 Feb, 2018 in LawrenceS. Wittner by PeaceVoice

“When Donald Trump was running for the presidency, he promised that, if he was elected, “American worker[s] will finally have a president who will protect them and fight for them.” Today…”

Lawrence Wittner
Published in: History News Network, Daily Kos, War is a Crime, Counterpunch, The Smirking Chimp, Common Dreams, LA Progressive, Critical Studies, Bainbridge Island Review, The Global Progressive, Gilmer Free Press
Date: February 18,19,20,25,2018
990 Words