19 Nov, 2020
Beyond simplistic ‘peace’
Beyond simplistic ‘peace’ by Robert C. Koehler 968 words So here’s an odd, mostly overlooked scrap of recent news: Donald...
19 Nov, 2020
26 Mar, 2020
The virus is our teacher
“Last Sunday at 11 a.m. I went for a walk. Even if it’s nothing special, a walk isn’t a normal...
6 Mar, 2020
On International Women’s Day, say No to drafting women – or anyone!
“March 8th is International Women’s Day. It’s a day to work for women’s equality in all sectors of our world....
22 Dec, 2019
Thanksgiving in spite of it all
“Why, in the era of the Worst President Ever, with racism and violence erupting with special virulence for the past...
16 Sep, 2019
Farewell, John Bolton
“The firing (or, he insists, the resignation) of John Bolton as national security special assistant is…” Author: Mel Gurtov Published...
2 Jan, 2019
A loose cannon for peace?
“Circle the wagons! Apparently what’s under assault is war itself, or so the Establishment believes, in the wake of the...
29 Aug, 2018
Reviving the spirit of ’68
“I was a hippie/bicycle delivery boy living in San Francisco when the Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago 50...
26 Jun, 2017
Let’s Look at the Big Issues We Face
“Like many wonderful places in the US, we live in a bubble here in Taos, New Mexico, one in which...
18 May, 2017
Hostage to the rules of espionage
“Welcome to the last paragraph of a Washington Post story the other day, a loose fragment of news, a homeless...
17 Jan, 2017
A Peace Agenda for the New Administration
“The looming advent of the Trump administration in Washington threatens to worsen an already deeply troubling international situation….” Lawrence Wittner...
25 Dec, 2016
Standing against the hurricanes of hate
“My name is Cuautli Verastegui, and if there’s one aspect of life I understand, it’s conflict; my first name is...
12 Dec, 2016
Pope Francis Calls Us to Practice Nonviolence
“Pope Francis now released the annual World Day of Peace Message for January 1, 2017, called “Nonviolence—A Style of Politics...
28 Oct, 2016
Voting Against Peace in Colombia
“Those of us who study how to end wars rather than find new ways to prosecute them must be stunned,...
23 Oct, 2016
War or Peace?
“The most consequential statement by Secretary Clinton in last night’s debate was her pronouncement that a no-fly zone over Syria...
11 Oct, 2016
Delusions of worthy wars
“Fifteen years ago, on October 19th 2001, Donald Rumsfeld addressed B-2 bomber crews at Whiteman AFB in Missouri, as they...