David Swanson | Has Van Jones Lost His Mind, Or Are Sane People Missing the Point?
In the course of this mass murder, one American taking part in it was killed.
David Swanson | Has Van Jones Lost His Mind, Or Are Sane People Missing the Point?
In the course of this mass murder, one American taking part in it was killed.
'Fake News' Isn't New: Dissecting Two Decades Of War Propaganda
The war for regime change has many fronts, and the battle over the story told to the public is equally powerful.
‘Fake News’ Isn’t New: Dissecting Two Decades Of War Propaganda
The war for regime change has many fronts, and the battle over the story told to the public is equally powerful.
#NoWar2016 | Protest at the Pentagon (Video)
Rev. Janice Sevre-Duszynska one of those arrested explained why she was at the Pentagon seeking a meeting today “The measure of a healthy society is how we treat the marginalized. How we can care for them in a just and humane manner when 56% of the federal budget goes to the Pentagon for its 800+ military bases and the killing?
Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream | Pete Seeger (Video)
Last night on the anniversary of the signing of the Kellogg-Briand Pact, Veterans for Peace, Chapter 27, Women Against Military Madness, and other groups with offices at 4200 Cedar in Minneapolis, dedicated a Peace Pole in the front of the building.
David Swanson | ‘War is a Lie’ (Video)
"David Swanson's War Is A Lie should be required reading. It lays bare the hypocrisy of American 'do-as-I-say, not-as-I-do' foreign policy, exposing the lies and the deliberate glorification of military disasters." - Medea Benjamin, author, peace activist
WAMM: The Real Deal on the Iran Nuclear Deal
"There is no evidence anywhere that Iran had, has or will have a nuclear weapons program. Mere enrichment of uranium—something 19 other non-nuclear weapons countries do without any complaints from the US--is not tantamount to weapons manufacture." —William Beeman
“Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream” Anniversary of the Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact on August 27, 1928
On August 27, 1928, fifteen nations signed the pact at Paris. Later, an additional forty-seven nations followed suit, so the pact was eventually signed by most of the established nations in the world. The U.S. Senate ratified the agreement by a vote of 85–1.
FAIR: Leading Papers Incite ‘Supreme International Crime’
From the article: The spirit of Kellogg-Briand was embodied in the formation of the United Nations, whose charter commits its signers to renouncing war and the threat of war: All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state.
David Swanson: Everything Wrong With Liberalism in One Image Found on FaceBook
Moving away from militarism requires identifing with humanity, not a nation. "We" must begin to mean humanity. By David Swanson (about the author) OpEdNews.com October 21, 2014 (image by http://warisacrime.org) Here's a fairly typical image of a sort that constantly clogs up my FaceBook page. I take it to be the full and open expression of More
▶ Why End War (in 2 minutes) (submitted to TED)
David Swanson takes two minutes to tell how to end war and save the planets resources and feed the hungry in the meantime. [youtube=http://youtu.be/JEwM6RsmIPA] Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page today. Rise Up Times is More