Peace Movement

Black Women Make History Too -- An Interview On Coretta Scott King

Martha Burk | Posted 04.13.2012

Read More: Peace Movement, Women's Rights, Gay Rights, Martin Luther King, Mlk, King Memorial, Black History, Coretta Scott King, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Black History Month, Black Women, Coretta Scott King Interview, Civil Rights Leaders, Politics News

Before her death in 2006, in preparation for a new biography, Coretta King met many times with Dr. Barbara Reynolds, one of the founding editors of USA Today. I recently interviewed Dr. Reynolds on her time with Mrs. King.

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What Will the Democratic Left Do in 2012?

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Women's Rights, Peace Movement, Elizabeth Warren, 2012 Election, Tammy Baldwin, Civil Rights, Progressives, Bernie Sanders, Alan Grayson, Democrats, Unions, Norman Solomon, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News

It seems that the Democratic party's leftwing, while giving tepid backing to Obama, will concentrate its energies on candidates and ventures that it considers more deserving of its support.

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War Redefined: Women, War & Peace

Abigail E. Disney | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Atrocities, Peace Movement, Nonviolence, Leymah Gbowee, War Redefined, Peace, Women War & Peace, Leymah Gboweee Nobel Peace Prize, War, Impact News

We have spent too many centuries tolerating a limited and limiting narrative of war. The desire for a new dialogue on war and peace is not limited by one's personal politics -- peace doesn't have a side, or a color or a race.

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Memo to Occupy Protesters: Don't Make The Mistakes We Made in the 60s

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Occupy Oakland, Lsd, Dr. Martin Luther King, Timothy Leary, Peace Movement, Military Industrial Complex, Occupy Philadelphia, Woodstock, Vietnam War, 9/11, Lbj, Occupy Wall Street, Defense Spending, Politics News

Somehow the hippie movement lost its unity and credibility when it became about flower children making love and tripping out instead of what we can do together to end war and create social justice.

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The Peace Movement Today

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Disarmament, Peace Movement, Peace Action, Nuclear Weapons, Antiwar Movement, Military Spending, Nuclear Abolition, United for Peace and Justice, Pacifism, Peace, Afghanistan War, Politics News

Recently, when commentators have bothered to notice the American peace movement, they have pronounced it dead. But this is far from the case. Adm...

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As 10th Year of Longest War Begins the Flood of Bad News in Afghanistan Continues

Kevin Zeese | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peace Movement, Antiwar Movement, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, World News

Anti-war voters need to make sure that Obama and team get the message from the enthusiasm gap in the midterm elections: the Democrats cannot take the peace vote for granted.

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Is the Iraq War Over? Are U.S. Troops Still Fighting and Dying in Iraq?

Kevin Zeese | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Peace Movement, Obama, Iraq, Antiwar Movement, Peace, Politics News

In the week since the much publicized withdrawal of "combat" troops from Iraq it has become more evident that the Iraq War continues under a different name: "Operation New Dawn."

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Can Americans Who Oppose War and Empire Work Together?

Kevin Zeese | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Peace Movement, Military, Ron Paul Supporters, Antiwar, Antiwar Movement, US Military Spending, Peace, Afghanistan War, Politics News

Or will both sides generalize about the worst of the other and allow militarists to win? Senator Lindsay Graham, a war supporting senator from South ...

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Peace Activists Stage Civil Disobedience on 7th Anniversary of Beginning of Iraq War

Andy Thayer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afghanistan War, Peace Movement, Afghanistan, Iraq War, Chicago, Iraq, Chicago River, Peace, Anti-War, Chicago News

At noon today local peace activists poured blood -- synthetic, non-toxic blood-colored dye -- into the Chicago river to commemorate and protest the 7th anniversary of the Iraq war and occupation.

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We Fought the War and the War Won: Will We Let It Win Again?

Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pentagon, White House, Peace Movement, Student Movement, Youth, Bush, Latin America, Afghanistan, Antiwar Movement, Pakistan, Media, Students, Peace, Youth Activism, Iraq War, Newsweek, Youth Bloc, Iraq Invasion, Books Not Bombs, Activism, Baghdad, Afpak, Iraq, Politics News

It was seven years ago that I found myself running the wrong way up Sixth Avenue with my high school sweetheart. Through the rain we ran, with peace on our lips. New York's Finest were running after us, as they had a way of doing with pesky antiwar protesters.

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Our Taliban

John Feffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peace Movement, Taliban, Tea Party, Afghanistan, Nato, Netherlands, Ron Paul, World News

The far right wing in The Netherlands -- and its counterparts elsewhere in Europe -- is just as intolerant and narrow-minded and xenophobic as the radical Islamists it dislikes so much in Afghanistan.

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Thank You for Joining the Peace Movement, Mayor Daley!

Andy Thayer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peace Movement, Anti-War Movement, Activism, Chicago, Mayor Daley, Andy Thayer, Richard M. Daley, Activist, Peace, Anti-War, Chicago News

Dear Mayor Daley, After nearly 7 years of war in Iraq and over 8 in Afghanistan, we heartily thank you for joining the peace movement now that your son is facing another deployment.

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Holy Wars, Just Wars, and No Wars

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peace Movement, Holy Wars, Pacifism, Barack Obama, War, World News

There are three principles governing President Obama's foreign policy outlook: holy wars are always unjust, just wars exist, and peace is an ultimate goal.

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Where Have All the Flowers Gone?

Jim Selman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Age of Aquarius, Rock Music, Vietnam, Woodstock, Watergate, Peace, Choice, Peace Movement, Togetherness, CBS Sunday Morning, Rock Concert, Human Nature, Determination, Healthy Living News

We somehow looked beyond color, religion, education, class, income and all the other things we've used to separate us from each other.

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What Britain's Oldest Soldier Said

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Disarmament, Peace Movement, Harry Patch, Nuclear Weapons, WWI Veterans, War, Politics News

The most heartening sign for peace may be the absence of an anti-war movement, in that Obama holds anti-war views, not as his crusade, but as a natural aspect of his generation's thinking.

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Af-Pak Blowback

John Feffer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even with so much sophisticated military hardware at their disposal, half a million Pakistani soldiers can't seem to counter the determined efforts of, at most, 15,000 Taliban fighters.

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Obama's Hopeful Revision on Afghanistan

Tom Hayden | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama pledged to "forge a hard-earned peace on Afghanistan" today, a potentially significant reformulation of his war aims.

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Peace is the New War

Randall Amster | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peace Movement, Peace, Politics, Military, War, Green Living, Economy, Politics News

There's an old bumper sticker you've probably seen: "If the people lead, the leaders will follow." This is the essence of democracy, and it's our best hope for peace as well.

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Becoming a Unit of Peace Consciousness (Part 5)

Deepak Chopra | Posted 05.25.2011

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Continuing the daily themes for peacemakers, today's peace practice is: Acting for Peace Today is the day to help someone in need: A chil...

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Becoming a Unit of Peace Consciousness (Part 4)

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

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Today, the purpose of speaking is to create happiness in the listener. Have this intention: Today every word I utter will be chosen consciously. I will refrain from complaints, condemnation, and criticism.

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Becoming a Unit of Peace Consciousness (Part 3)

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

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Understanding is the knowledge that suffering is shared by everyone. When you understand that you aren't alone in your suffering, there is the birth of love.

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Pentagon Fighting Off Peace Majorities in Iraq and US, A Crisis of Democracy

Tom Hayden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peace Movement, Iraq, Counterinsurgency, Torture, Iraq Withdrawal, Al-Maliki, Obama Iraq, Politics News

Al-Maliki and the Pentagon are conspiring to fool public opinion in the US and Iraq during an election year by finally promising a withdrawal deadline with vague parameters. What's going on here?

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Matt Taibbi: Dems Betrayed Peace Movement For Own Political Ends

Rolling Stone | MATT TAIBBI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Peace Movement, Democratic Congress, Harry Reid, Democrats, Nancy Pelosi, Politics News

Quietly, while Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have been inspiring Democrats everywhere with their rolling bitchfest, congressional superduo Harry Re...

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