An American Anthem: A Declaration for the Republic at 250 Years
An American Anthem: Beware The Impostures of Pretended Patriotism Ron Kovic, Author of “Born on the Fourth of July” For Alex Pretti and Renee Good “You can cut all the…
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Starve, Strangle, Invade: How Washington’s Siege of Cuba Is Pushing a Nation to the Brink
Medea Benjamin warns that a decades-long economic war against Cuba has escalated into what she calls a “medieval siege,” as fuel shortages cripple hospitals, food systems and daily life while…
A Call For Life In The Face Of The Drums Of War
Cuban Civil Society, Resumen English. To the Defenders of Peace and to the Peoples of the World To leaders of social organizations, human rights defenders, and citizens of the world:…
Memorial Day: The Glorification of War, Not War’s Victims
Edward Curtin Although Memorial Day in the United Sates is ostensibly a day for honoring soldiers killed in wars, it is, rather, a day for promoting war. If it were…
Ron Kovic: From Vietnam’s Horror to a Lifelong Fight Against the Madness of War
Joshua Scheer Ron Kovic’s life is more than a story about Vietnam — it is a brutal indictment of the machinery of war itself. A young man raised on Hollywood…
Mother’s Day Pivots to Peace
Jodie Evans & Marie Goodwin In 1870, Julia Ward Howe penned her “Mother’s Day Proclamation,” calling for peace. Her words still ring with truth, calling us not to raise our…
Everything We Don’t Need to Know, and A Few We Do
Edward Curtin Jr. “And there are those who claim that Big Data will supplant Sapiens and drag him helplessly along like a straw in the mighty flow of information. We…
I Served My Country, But It’s Leaving Me High and Dry
The social safety net is frayed and full of red tape. But we learned during the pandemic that it doesn’t have to be. James Lee OtherWords Take it from a…
Trump’s Extreme Use of Military Is Stirring a Crisis of Conscience Among Troops
US soldiers have a rich history of questioning the wars they’re told to wage abroad. Sam Carliner for Truthout As President Donald Trump increasingly uses the U.S. military to carry…
Anti War Action Network Calls For National Day Of Action On Tax Day
By Fight Back! News Say NO to Trump’s war on Iran! The Anti War Action Network (AWAN) called for a national day of action on Tax Day, April 15, to…
How to Stop the War Against Iran
Tell Your Member of Congress, House and Senate, to “Vote NO $$$$$ for War!” Dennis Kucinich Substack Up to 15,000 of the 50,000 American troops in the Middle East region…
The U.S. Bombs Kids So Palmer Luckey Can Have Nice Things
Megan Russell Last week, we watched a U.S.-made Tomahawk missile murder more than 160+ Iranian school children. We watched in horror, helpless to stop the incoming massacres as the U.S.…
Trump’s Peace? More Like Bombs, Blockades, and Bullying
By Joshua Scheer President Donald Trump’s aggressive foreign policy has now extended to Nigeria, marking the ninth country he has bombed during his tenure. Once trying to portray himself as…
US Launches Christmas Strikes on Nigeria—the 9th Country Bombed by Trump
By Brett Wilkins for Common Dreams President Donald Trump—the self-described “most anti-war president in history”—has now ordered the bombing of more countries than any president in history as US forces…
‘Devastating’: Amnesty Rips Hegseth Memo Reversing Limits on Landmines
In a move decried by human rights organizations, the Trump administration has scrapped a Biden-era prohibition on the use of antipersonnel landmines, which killed thousands of noncombatants last year. The…