A commemoration of the War in Vietnam begins this year to thank and honor veterans. While it is right to remember those who were asked to sacrifice, it is wrong to use it as cover to lie us into further wars.
King had the courage to tell the truth knowing full well that his life would likely end. The nation besmirches King's memory by largely focusing on his early "I have a dream" period and by refusing to recognize and honor his peace activism and his work to upend the corporate war on the poor. By More
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation 2014 Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Contest Winners Vietnam: January 28, 1973 by Sophia Marusic Youth Category (13-18), First Place I cannot tell you anything of guns-- other than, in the slick sunrise like a peeled peach, they’ve been muzzled and the crack of black pepper bullets has stuttered to a More
Tomgram: Peter Van Buren, Back to the Future in Iraq Read Tom Engelhardt's Introduction here. Rise Up Times Editorial Note: Tom Engelhardt, editor of Tom Dispatch, writes excellent commentary on the original articles TomDispatch.com publishes. Apocalypse Now, Iraq Edition: Fighting in Iraq Until Hell Freezes Over By Peter Van Buren TomDispatch.com September 23, 2014 I wanted to More
“We are not worth more. They are not worth less.” —S. Brian Willson By Cindy Sheehan July 3, 2014 Aw…the 4th of July! Picnics, cookouts, hotdogs, watermelon, barefoot American children burning their feet on discarded sparkler wires, three-day weekend, FIREWORKS! Did I miss anything? Oh, yeah! Today we are allegedly celebrating our Declaration of Independence from an More
“We are not worth more. They are not worth less.” —S. Brian Willson By Cindy Sheehan July 3, 2014 Aw…the 4th of July! Picnics, cookouts, hotdogs, watermelon, barefoot American children burning their feet on discarded sparkler wires, three-day weekend, FIREWORKS! Did I miss anything? Oh, yeah! Today we are allegedly celebrating our Declaration of Independence from an More
The American people have been suckers for decades now, for serious-sounding men and women in business suits spouting nationalistic crap about the necessity of applying brute force in places where it is patently absurd to do so. [getty src="485626285?et=2bK7ECF5Tvhn2_dOfZhYvw&sig=fIxEY-OwWnv3mVQN3yesAwlLlAlVIM8zxQ3cnXKDXbY=" width="594" height="441"] By Marianne Williamson LAProgressive.com June 15, 2014 We have a big problem in Iraq: More
Mr. Porter tells Paul Jay about his new book "Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of the Iran Nuclear Scare" Published on Mar 16, 2014 Gareth Porter is a historian and investigative journalist on US foreign and military policy analyst. He writes regularly for Inter Press Service on US policy towards Iraq and Iran. Author of five books, More
Video of Veterans for Peace action in NYC at Vietnam Memorial. Moving testimony by veterans about why they continue to work for peace. [youtube=http://youtu.be/secsZuDTD-M] 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. Find us on More
The Complex: How the Military Invades Our Everyday Lives (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Tomgram, Nick Turse: The Pentagon Makes History the First Casualty Click here to read Tom Engelhardt's introduction. By Nick Turse TomDispatch.com February 18, 2014 It’s 2053 — 20 years since you needed a computer, tablet, or smart phone to go online. At least, that’s More
"A time has come when silence is betrayal. That time is now." MLK Before I Start This Poem by Emmanuel Ortiz Before I start this poem, I'd like to ask you to join me in a moment of silence in honour of those who died in the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon last September 11th. More
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45EzZJFaTqM#.UWD_n1yGVIg] Tim Karr of Free Press interviews Marjorie Cohn at the National Conference for Media Reform. marjoriecohn.com Subscribe or “Follow” us on WAMMToday.org. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS AND ACTION ALERTS click on the tab at the top of the page and click on the item of interest to view. WAMMToday is also on FACEBOOK! Check More
