War and Peace

Protesters against US intervention in Venezuela

Why Are Leading Democrats Supporting Trump on Venezuela? Why Are Leading Democrats Supporting Trump on Venezuela?

They assure us they’re not for war. But they are supporting strangulation through sanctions, which has led to thousands of deaths.

May 23, 2019 / Jeff Faux

The Middle East Conflicts Wall Memorial

The Only Place in America Remembering the War on Terror The Only Place in America Remembering the War on Terror

Marseilles, Illinois, holds the only memorial commemorating the 8,000-plus soldiers who have died in the various US military campaigns throughout the Middle East.

May 23, 2019 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Sanders on Yemen

Bernie Sanders Does Not Need to Apologize for Opposing Wars Bernie Sanders Does Not Need to Apologize for Opposing Wars

He was absolutely right to oppose the Vietnam War and the Iraq War, and he is right to now oppose war with Iran.

May 22, 2019 / John Nichols

Alternative Memorial Day

Why We, Palestinians and Israelis, Insist on Mourning Our Dead Together Why We, Palestinians and Israelis, Insist on Mourning Our Dead Together

Alternative Memorial Day, a binational tradition since 2005, is a sign that we are capable of taking down the walls of fear.

May 22, 2019 / Avigail Corry and Sulaiman Khatib

John Bolton and a map

Trump May Not Want War With Iran—but the Coalition of the Killing May Give Him One Trump May Not Want War With Iran—but the Coalition of the Killing May Give Him One

That’s why it’s critical that the public, Congress, and especially Dems seeking to replace Trump in 2020 speak out against it now.

May 17, 2019 / Bob Dreyfuss

Air Strikes

Both Saudi Arabia and the United States Are Probably Guilty of War Crimes in Yemen Both Saudi Arabia and the United States Are Probably Guilty of War Crimes in Yemen

The Saudi coalition deliberately targets civilians with US weapons—and US officials have known this for years.

May 17, 2019 / Mohamad Bazzi

Yemen Cluster Bomb

How Lobbying Firms Helped Destroy Yemen How Lobbying Firms Helped Destroy Yemen

In 2018 alone, weapons manufacturers—who spend millions in lobbying efforts to retain political support in Washington—made over $5 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the Uni...

May 16, 2019 / Mashal Hashem and James Allen

Okinawa Base Protest

In Their Fight to Stop a New US Military Base, Okinawans Confront Two Colonizers In Their Fight to Stop a New US Military Base, Okinawans Confront Two Colonizers

For the Japanese government, which has never acknowledged Okinawan indigenous rights, the island is a convenient location for the American military.

May 16, 2019 / Maia Hibbett

Trump and Pelosi

Congress Must Deny Trump a Blank Check for War With Iran Congress Must Deny Trump a Blank Check for War With Iran

The House and Senate should do everything in their power to prevent this president from steering this country into another quagmire.

May 15, 2019 / John Nichols

Anti-Nuclear War Demonstration

13 Questions All Presidential Candidates Must Answer About Nuclear War 13 Questions All Presidential Candidates Must Answer About Nuclear War

Voters are rightly insisting that candidates debate climate change, and we should also insist they address the arms race.

May 13, 2019 / David Keppel

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