The Military’s AI Strategy Threatens Everything We Love
By Chris Jeske for Codepink As did many fellow Americans, I chuckled when President Trump announced the creation of the U.S. Space Force on December 20, 2019. I even remember…
“Ukraine Agrees on ‘Essence’ of Peace Deal; Trump Meeting Expected Soon”
By: Joshua S More updates will obviously follow, as context is everything. Ukraine has reportedly agreed to the “essence” of a peace deal with Russia, though President Zelensky has said…
Seeds of Resistance
Reviving the Peace Movement in the Age of Trump.
The Obsolescence of War
War does not serve us. It represents the worst in humanity. Thankfully, we now have nonviolent tools to manage conflict in life-affirming ways.
In Occupation, They Cared for the Vulnerable. Now They’re in Jail for It
Ukrainians who ensured elderly neighbours survived when Russia took their town are being convicted of collaboration.
Human Existence Is in Danger. The UN at the Crossroads
By Partido Humanista de Chile / Pressenza In 2015 the UN (United Nations), whose main functions are to maintain international peace and security, protect human rights and support sustainable development…
Global Days of Action to End the War in Ukraine
By Medea Benjamin & Macy Winograd / Popular Resistance Last month CNN published a poll revealing 55% of people surveyed in the United States do not support spending more money…
The AI Conundrum: The Peace Movement’s Next Big Challenge
By Tom Valovic / Mass Peace Action It’s hard to watch or read the news these days without bumping into the latest breathless glorification of artificial intelligence. For those of…
Americans Talk About Peace − Just Not the Same Way People Do in Other Countries
By Amy Lerman, Peter Dixon, Fiorella Vera-Adrianzén, Naomi Levy / The Conversation Americans don’t talk much about peace. But it turns out they care about it a lot – they…
What Happened to the UN’s Ability to Mediate?
People living in conflict-ridden countries are increasingly viewing the U.N. as promoting the interests of the West and the powerful, writes Jamal Benomar. This wasn’t always the case.
McCarthyism Is Back, and It’s Coming for the Peace Movement
By Defending Rights & Dissent Defending Rights & Dissent condemns in the strongest possible terms the increasing McCarthyite attacks on leftwing and peace groups critical of US-policy towards China. As…
The UN’s Vague ‘New Agenda for Peace’
Vijay Prashad says that the report — apart from identifying the conflict between the unipolar and multipolar worlds, and showing concern over the metastasizing weapons industry — throws moral scaffolding…
Democracy Needs Healthy Debates About War And Peace
Congress spent the last “military spending” debate rehashing the culture wars — not the nearly $1 trillion Pentagon budget itself.
Lessons From Gramsci for Social Movements Today
From Gramsci’s political thinking and practical strategizing come a set of ideas that arguably have only grown more salient with time.
Brussels: Global Women For Peace United Against NATO Meet With EU Parliament, NATO Representatives
By Colonel (Ret) Ann Wright / Popular Resistance The weekend before the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Global Women for Peace United against NATO representing women in 35 countries met…