The Nation | Building a New Movement Against Militarism
Opposing war is one component of the multifaceted movement for social justice.
The Nation | Building a New Movement Against Militarism
Opposing war is one component of the multifaceted movement for social justice.
VIDEO: Mnar Muhawesh | Former CIA Agent John Kiriakou Takes Us Inside The Saudi Terror Factory
Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. ally, is supporting many of the same terror groups the United States claims to be fighting in its so-called “war on terror.” By Mnar Muhawesh Mint Press News September 23, 2015 U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, left, meets with Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, right, at Al-Salam More
Bina Shah: Women’s Bodies Were the Ultimate Battleground of War-Torn 2014
"When there is conflict in unstable nations, the tide comes in with the strength of a tsunami to drown out the precious advances women have made there." By Bina Shah Huffington Post December 18, 2014 When we speak of international women's rights, it's tempting to think of them as a destination -- a large, glittering city More
Rania Khalek: Drone-Strike Feminism
Of all the justifications the Obama administration has employed to sanctify yet another war on Iraq, none have been more disingenuous than the portrayal of the latest US bombing campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS, aka ISIL) as a feminist rescue mission. By Rania Khalek www.truth-out.org PopularResistance.org November 8th, 2014 More
Tomgram: Rebecca Solnit, #YesAllWomen Changes the Story
It was a key match in the World Cup of Ideas. The teams vied furiously for the ball. The all-star feminist team tried repeatedly to kick it through the goalposts marked Widespread Social Problems, while the opposing team, staffed by the mainstream media and mainstream dudes, was intent on getting it into the usual net More
William Rivers Pitt | Tonight, I Raise a Glass
WILLIAM RIVERS PITT FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Tuesday, 31 December 2013 17:52 truthout.org Tonight, I raise a glass to many upon many, and to many more again. I raise a glass to those who ran to the sound and the smoke and the screams and the blood on Boylston Street in Boston, to do what More
William Rivers Pitt | Tonight, I Raise a Glass
WILLIAM RIVERS PITT FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT Tuesday, 31 December 2013 17:52 truthout.org Tonight, I raise a glass to many upon many, and to many more again. I raise a glass to those who ran to the sound and the smoke and the screams and the blood on Boylston Street in Boston, to do what More
Hakim and Kathy Kelly> Farzana, ‘2 Million Friends’ and a Ceasefire in Afghanistan
Farzana, ‘2 Million Friends’ and a Ceasefire in Afghanistan by Hakim and Kathy Kelly September 2, 2012 “Stop fighting,” suggests Farzana, a brave 22 year old Afghan stage actress. Significantly, her statement is in sharp contrast to what seems to be the democratic world’s unquestioned modus operandi of today, exemplified by U.S. Secretary of More
Hakim and Kathy Kelly> Farzana, ‘2 Million Friends’ and a Ceasefire in Afghanistan
Farzana, ‘2 Million Friends’ and a Ceasefire in Afghanistan by Hakim and Kathy Kelly September 2, 2012 “Stop fighting,” suggests Farzana, a brave 22 year old Afghan stage actress. Significantly, her statement is in sharp contrast to what seems to be the democratic world’s unquestioned modus operandi of today, exemplified by U.S. Secretary of More
TomDispatch> Rebecca Solnit, The Archipelago of Arrogance
The Archipelago of Arrogance Men Explain Things to Me> Facts Didn’t Get in Their Way Posted by Rebecca Solnit at 2:31pm, August 19, 2012. One evening over dinner, I began to joke, as I often had before, about writing an essay called “Men Explain Things to Me.” Every writer has a stable of ideas that never make it More
TomDispatch> Rebecca Solnit, The Archipelago of Arrogance
The Archipelago of Arrogance Men Explain Things to Me> Facts Didn’t Get in Their Way Posted by Rebecca Solnit at 2:31pm, August 19, 2012. One evening over dinner, I began to joke, as I often had before, about writing an essay called “Men Explain Things to Me.” Every writer has a stable of ideas that never make it More