Chris Hedges: Bearing the Cross (Dan Berrigan)
How long must the world’s resources be raped in the service of legalized murder? When at what point will you say no to this war?
Democracy Now! Remembering Daniel Berrigan — Presente! (Videos)
Georgetown University theology professor Chester Gillis once said of Father Berrigan: "If you were to identify Catholic prophets in the 20th century, he’d be right there with Dorothy Day or Thomas Merton."
Amy Goodman: Obama’s Trillion-Dollar Nuclear-Arms Train Wreck
Conventional wisdom holds that the likelihood that these unconventional weapons will be used has decreased since the end of the so-called Cold War. That perception has been challenged lately, especially since President Barack Obama announced a 30-year, $1 trillion program to modernize the U.S. nuclear-weapon arsenal.
Gareth Porter: When the Ayatollah Said No to Nukes
In an exclusive interview, a top Iranian official says that Khomeini personally stopped him from building Iran's WMD program. BY GARETH PORTER   ForeignPolicy.com   OCTOBER 16, 2014 The nuclear negotiations between six world powers and Iran, which are now nearing their November deadline, remain deadlocked over U.S. demands that Iran dismantle the bulk of its capacity to More
Peter Cohen> Peace Talk and War Budget
"I've determined that we can ensure the security of America and our allies, and maintain a strong and credible strategic deterrent, while reducing our deployed strategic nuclear weapons by up to one third." -- Obama's Berlin speech, Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2013. By Peter G Cohen  Saturday, 06 July 2013  Truthout | Op-Ed Mr. President, This is More
Peter Cohen> Peace Talk and War Budget
"I've determined that we can ensure the security of America and our allies, and maintain a strong and credible strategic deterrent, while reducing our deployed strategic nuclear weapons by up to one third." -- Obama's Berlin speech, Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2013. By Peter G Cohen  Saturday, 06 July 2013  Truthout | Op-Ed Mr. President, This is More
William Hartung> Beyond Nuclear Denial> How a World-Ending Weapon Disappeared From Our Lives, But Not Our World
Beyond Nuclear Denial> How a World-Ending Weapon Disappeared From Our Lives, But Not Our World By William D. Hartung   July 08, 2012   Tom Dispatch There was a time when nuclear weapons were a significant part of our national conversation. Addressing the issue of potential atomic annihilation was once described by nuclear theorist Herman Kahn as “thinking about the More
William Hartung> Beyond Nuclear Denial> How a World-Ending Weapon Disappeared From Our Lives, But Not Our World
Beyond Nuclear Denial> How a World-Ending Weapon Disappeared From Our Lives, But Not Our World By William D. Hartung   July 08, 2012   Tom Dispatch There was a time when nuclear weapons were a significant part of our national conversation. Addressing the issue of potential atomic annihilation was once described by nuclear theorist Herman Kahn as “thinking about the More
French Police Battle Anti-Nuclear Activists
French Police Battle Anti-Nuclear Activists Protesters damage railway and delay departure of train carrying German nuclear waste treated in France. Last Modified:Â 23 Nov 2011 22:25 Â Al Jazeera English Click here to see the video. French police have battled anti-nuclear protesters as the last train carrying German nuclear waste treated inFranceset off on its journey home. More