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Anti War Movement

Change the World? Give a Kid a Book

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 09.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Johnny Got a Gun, The Beatles, 1968 Democratic National Convention, James Joyce, The Sisters, The Dubliners, Martin Luther King, Anti-War Movement, 1968, Upton Sinclair, The Jungle, Bobby Kennedy, John Wayne, Books, Living News
Kenneth C. Davis

She was the town's meter maid -- a plus-sized meter maid, and not "the most comely of maidens." One day after choir, she handed me a book, saying simply: "I think you will like this."

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Pitchforks, Torches and Tivos (A Conniption Over Harsh Words About A Captive U.S. Soldier)

David Quigg | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Msnbc, Bowe Bergdahl, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Donald Rumsfeld, Guantanamo, Prisoner of War, Taliban, Ralph Peters, Daily Kos, Afghanistan War, Cnn, Jonathan Turley, Army, Military, Anti-War Movement, Activism, Fox News, Torture, Politics News
David Quigg

However bizarre, however stupefyingly premature the Fox pundit's words are, they are something other than what they have become in the re-telling.

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Rahm Emanuel's Think Tankers Enforce 'Message Discipline' Among 'Liberals'

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: White House, Common Purpose Project, John-Stauber, David Brock, Politico, MoveOn.Org, Afghan War, Tom Matzzie, Iraq Occupation, Dick Gephardt, Center for American Progress, Ben Smith, Obama White House, Anti-War Movement, Rahm Emanuel, Center for Media and Democracy, Erik Smith, Miti Sathe, Jane Hamsher, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Jeremy Scahill

Independent journalists have tried to shine a spotlight on how groups like the Center for American Progress and MoveOn are now supporting the continuation of wars because their guy is now commander-in-chief.

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A Peace Movement Win

Tom Hayden | Posted 04.03.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Anti-War Movement, Marines, Bush Administration, Nancy Pelosi, President Obama, War, Harry Reid, Peace, North Carolina, Iraq Withdrawal, World News
Tom Hayden

This is a clear victory for those in the peace movement who supported Obama as the first anti-war candidate with a chance to become president.

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Death of an American Hero

Bob Ostertag | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, US Military, Conscientious Objector, Military, Anti-War Movement, Vietnam War, Vietnam, Iraq, Anti-War, Tom Bernard, Politics News
Bob Ostertag

Tom Bernard was one of the WORMS (We Openly Resist Military Stupidity), one of the many thousands of American servicemen and women who actively opposed the Vietnam war.

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Memo to President-Elect Obama

Deepak Chopra | Posted 01.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Peace Economy, Oil Dependence, Military Economy, Anti-War Movement, Economy, Politics News
Deepak Chopra

You have been elected by the first anti-war constituency since 1952, when Eisenhower was elected after promising to end the Korean War. But ending a w...

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Extremity Causes Backlash

John Bruhns | Posted 12.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Iraq War, Democratic Primary, House Races, Anti-War Movement, Neoconservative Movement, George W. Bush, Far Left, Senate Races, Conservative Ideology, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Politics News
John Bruhns

Extreme political groups (on both sides) will fade away into obscurity. They are socially destructive, politically irrelevant, and a speed bump to progress.

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My Protest at Palin Rally Finds Some Support From the Crowd

Susan Eleuterio | Posted 11.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Palin Protesters, Acorn, Obama McCain, Indiana, Anti-War Protestors, Palin Mccain, Indiana Mccain, McCain Obama, Anti-War Movement, Sarah Palin, Mccain Indiana, Obama Indiana, Code Pink, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, Home News
Susan Eleuterio

Noblesville, Indiana -- A group of intrepid peace activist Hoosiers (members of CodePINK, Women for Peace) braved a Sarah Palin rally in Noblesville, ...

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Civil War in the Anti-War Movement

John Bruhns | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Iraq War Veteran, Anti War Veterans, John McCain 2008, Anti-War Movement, Special Interest Groups, Iraq War Funding, Anti-War Groups, Iraq, Politics News
John Bruhns

It has been impossible to organize legitimate protests against the Iraq war without commingling other agendas.

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Stark Contrasts In Denver On Eve Of DNC

Judah Freed | Posted 09.25.2008 | Home

Read More: Democratic Convention, Despair, Police Riot, Anti-War Movement, Hope, Police, Dances of Universal Peace, Police Brutality, Meditate 08, Riot, Peace, Spirituality, Denver, Protesters, Home News
Judah Freed

As we passed the strong police presence around the Denver Convention Center I realized that my quiet home town now looks like the police state scenes in the most terrifying cyberpunk videos. Soon afterward, however, I arrived at the site of Meditate 08 where they spoke about the benefits of letting go of hate and fear within the self as a way of transforming society.

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Anti-War Movement Successfully Pushes Back Against Military Confrontation With Iran

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 07.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Israel Lobby, Aipac, Iraq War, HR 362, Anti-War Movement, H.Con.Res 362, Lobbying, War With Iran, Iran, Israel, Politics News
Mark Weisbrot

In the past two months, the anti-war movement has taken on one of the most powerful lobbying groups in the United States in an important fight. And so far, it's winning.

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Sam Stein

Clinton Camp Won't Say How Hillary Disagrees With MoveOn

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hillary MoveOn Intimidation, Clinton Caucus, Wolfson Stonewalls, Hillary Clinton 2008, Activism, Hillary Maligns MoveOn, Hillary MoveOn, 2008 Election, Hillary Caucuses, Caucus, Hillary MoveOn Caucuses, Corn Weather Underground, Wolfson Corn, Clinton MoveOn.Org, Hillary Democratic Activists, Hillary MoveOn.Org, Wolfson Moveon, Hillary Clinton, Hillary MoveOn Controversy, Clinton MoveOn, Anti-War Movement, Hillary Activists, Politics News

There was a significant dose of stonewalling on Monday's conference call with aides to Sen. Hillary Clinton. Asked to explain what areas of disagreem...

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Clinton Slams Democratic Activists At Private Fundraiser

Celeste Fremon | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics

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Celeste Fremon

At a small closed-door fundraiser after Super Tuesday, Sen. Hillary Clinton blamed what she called the "activist base" of the Democratic Party -- and ...

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Was Encounter With Cheney A Touch, A Slap Or A Shove?

LA Times | DeeDee Correll | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Cheney Secret Service, Cheney Colorado Man, Anti-War Movement, Cheney Assault, Anti-War, Cheney, Dick Cheney, Politics News

No one can agree on what exactly happened the day a Colorado man spotted Dick Cheney strolling the streets of a ski resort town and decided to give th...

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