You Can’t Have a Progressive Movement Without Peace
Small fractions of U.S. military spending could end starvation, provide clean water, end diseases, even end the use of fossil fuels worldwide.
Read MoreDavid Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson's books include War Is A Lie. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org. He hosts Talk Nation Radio and is a 2015 Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Follow him on Twitter @davidcnswanson and Facebook.
Posted by David Swanson | Sep 9, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints |
Small fractions of U.S. military spending could end starvation, provide clean water, end diseases, even end the use of fossil fuels worldwide.
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Whatever our own opinions, it is important to try to understand the opposing viewpoints of other people as well.
Read MorePosted by David Swanson | Aug 9, 2017 | Middle East, Politics, Viewpoints |
Nothing is going to quickly bring peace and prosperity to Syria. But continuing to do what we know makes matters worse has to end.
Read MorePosted by David Swanson | Aug 9, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints |
International polls have consistently found the U.S. far and away the winner on the question of what country is the greatest threat to peace.
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We can and must eliminate nuclear weapons from the face of the earth before they are accidentally or intentionally used again.
Read MorePosted by David Swanson | Aug 9, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints |
We don’t imagine rapes begun in good faith, slavery begun in good faith, child abuse begun in good faith. War is no different.
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Local governments have a duty to represent their communities to the US Congress. Grassroots efforts can push them to actually do so.
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How can we go about prosecuting weapons dealers and war makers for their violations of human rights?
Read MorePosted by David Swanson | Aug 5, 2017 | Politics, US, Viewpoints |
Despite the outlawing of war under the 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact, as well as the UN Charter, wars rage on.
Read MorePosted by David Swanson | Jul 28, 2017 | Reviews, US, Viewpoints |
The story of Dunkirk, the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of soldiers, is a story of how the Allies treated people they had some use for.
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