“Staggerlee wonders” by James Baldwin
And, anyway, none of this changes the reality, which is, for example, that I do not want my son to die in Guantanamo, or anywhere else, for that matter, serving the Stars and Stripes. (I've seen some stars. I got some stripes.) Neither (incidentally) has anyone discussed the Bomb with the niggers:
How Different Our Work Would Be in a Democracy
VFP members, like so many others in the struggle for peace and justice, are always on the defensive because corporations wield governing power and we are always reacting to them — fighting another specific weapons system, another invasion, another human rights violation. How Different Our Work Would Be in a Democracy Presenters: Mike Ferner, Greg Coleridge Part of the Veterans For Peace 2023 Online Convention https://youtu.be/Ah_3QP-FdAM?si=zpN1K6YJDFOi-S7y We can be leaders in showing how we can do that work, while also overthrowing corporate rule so we [the people] are "running the show" and not the other way around. Mike Ferner More
Rising Danger of War in Asia Pacific: U.S. v. China and North Korea?
National Security Strategy: Now 60% of U.S. Naval ships are in the Pacific
Henry Giroux: Memory Work and the Making of White Working-Class and Racial Identities
If we are going to take democracy seriously, it is time for social movements, parents, unions, intellectuals, and alternative media to address individually and collectively the growing racism and class inequality head on as part of a new post-Civil Rights struggle.
Climate Crisis − Veterans Respond!
In a time of both wars/militarism and the climate crisis, VFP CCMP members and our allies are educating the public and taking action, on the street and online. Veterans For Peace has a unique and often much-appreciated perspective on these existential threats - we have presented over 120 slideshows and taken direct action in DC and NYC.
Another Day, Another CIA Press Release Disguised As News, BY Caitlin Johnstone
One of the craziest things happening in our world today is how westerners are being trained to overlook the massive amounts of western propaganda they’re inundated with day in and day out and focus instead on “Russian propaganda”, which has no meaningful existence in the west
Seymour Hersh: Summer of the Hawks
The corruption so often “talked about in Niger is not about petty bribes by government officials, but about an entire structure—developed during French colonial rule—that prevents Niger from establishing sovereignty over its raw materials and over its development,”
You Can’t Project Power When the World Knows You are Weak, Dr. Wilmer J. Leon, III
We can see the demise of the U.S. Empire happening in real time. According to Alexander Mercouris, host of The Duran, “the great period of danger in any international system is when the overarching empire declines, when it starts to lose control.
Chile: The Far-Right Strikes Back for White Gold, by Michael Livingston
This is a major blow for the Chilean people and their efforts to free themselves from the straitjacket of the Pinochet-era constitution with its neoliberal model of capitalism
What’s Your State’s Part in the Military Industrial Complex (MIC)
While Sister Cities have been established between Minneapolis and St. Paul and the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and Minneapolis became a Sister City with Najaf, Iraq to further mutual friendship and peace, it’s outrageous that a warship can navigate the world’s waterways literally bearing the names of our cities.
It Must Be “Never Again” Hiroshima and Nagasaki
As we approach the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the threat of using nuclear bombs as a means of warfare is real. The United States is supporting the rearmament of Japan. Europe is swimming toward war, spilling over from Ukraine. The United States (and its NATO allies) and Russia are actively fighting a proxy war in Ukraine.
Biden Says He’s “Practically” Declared Climate Emergency — But He Hasn’t
“Practically speaking, Biden has devastated communities and wildlife,” one frustrated climate advocate said. Biden Says He’s “Practically” Declared Climate Emergency — But He Hasn’t By Sharon Zhang Truthout August 9, 2023 President Joe Biden waves toward visitors watching the departure as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House July 28, 2023, in Washington, D.C. DREW ANGERER / GETTY IMAGES Climate advocates are frustrated after President Joe Biden waved away the myriad calls for him to declare a climate emergency on Wednesday, refusing to use the full extent of his executive powers to combat the More