The war in Ukraine has divided progressives like few other foreign policy issues in recent years. A Foreign Policy in Focus commentary by John Feffer posted on Portside criticized CODEPINK'S position on the war in Ukraine. Here is our response. Antiwar protestors demonstrate against Russia's invasion of Ukraine outside the Russian embassy in Warsaw, Poland, More
This war is about U.S. corporate domination and U.S. global hegemony to destroy Russian trade with its many resources (not just oil, but food and other resources) with the EU and China. Why is Russia targeted? Not a military or economic threat, but favorable trade with EU and China threatens U.S. corporate hegmony. The effect of this trade war is worldwide, in some cases severely limiting essential food sources for many countries, with Ukraine and Russia both being major bread baskets. for growing food that is then traded to other countries..
Nowhere in 18 hours of programming does the G.I. resistance movement merit mention and “instead of honoring the civilian peace movement for its accomplishments, activists are generally belittled as self-interested and self-indulgent, with stress on its supposed deep antagonism toward American soldiers,” the ad protests.
How much of what is produced from the Tar Sands will be consumed by the Military-Industrial Complex?
How much of what is produced from the Tar Sands will be consumed by the Military-Industrial Complex?
Our responsibility is to resist, resist and transform.
Jeremy Scahill on drones, activism today, assassinations, and more.
A Jesuit priest from Minnesota, Berrigan was also “a poet, pacifist, educator, social activist, playwright and lifelong resister to what he called ‘American military imperialism’ ”—just some of the roles ascribed to him in the more than hour long “Democracy Now!” special
Swanson: Let me give you an idea of how out of touch I am. I would have thought that every peace activist in the United States would oppose the new development of Russia bombing Syria. We’ve always said, and some of us have even believed, that war was immoral and illegal and unacceptable no matter who did it.
At Sarajevo, 100 Years Later by MAIREAD MAGUIRE Counterpunch.org JUNE 05, 2014 We are all aware that this is the 100th anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo which led to the start of the First World War in l9l4. What started here in Sarajevo was a century of two global wars, a Cold More
Mother Agnes will be speaking via Skype at 4200 Cedar Ave. So. in Minneapolis on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at 2:00 pm. Sponsored by the Middle East Committee of Women Against Military Madness. "Mother Agnes is bringing to America a universal message your country knows well. She presents it through the story of Syria. I More
Protest NDAA! Tell Obama Stop Support for Political Repression Friday, January 6th @ 4:30 PM @ Obama for America Office, 2722 University Ave. SE, Minneapolis Join a picket in front of the "Obama For America" campaign office in Minneapolis to protest the president's track record trampling on our civil liberties. Last week President Obama's More
