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Against a mostly positive backdrop of the flowering of democracy in the Middle East (which of course has been in spite of, not because of, U.S. policy in the region), the burgeoning civil war and [...]

Wisconsin, Washington & Egypt: what does it mean for the peace movement? By Judith Le Blanc Huge battles are going on in Madison and many state capitols over cuts in social services and the [...]

Last Saturday, I boarded a Greyhound bus from downtown Baltimore, heading to New York City’s Foley Square, where I joined 6,000 feminists and reproductive rights activists in a rally to support [...]

If you care about peace, disarmament, just budget priorities, and promoting nonviolent social and political change in the world, here is a terrific resource for you from longtime Cleveland Peace [...]

Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Raytheon are among the top merchants of death in terms of weapons transfers and military aid to Egypt. Surprised? Sue Sturgis reports on the Top Ten US weapons [...]

Several times over the last few days I have heard US government officials espouse non-violence as a recommendation to both the protesters and the Mubarak regime in Egypt (White House Press [...]

I’m guessing you know it’s not the Egyptian nor the American people. Israel, or at least its government? Well perhaps but let’s not go sideways here. If you said Lockheed [...]

Today there are a number of opportunities to directly engage with the Obama administration on a range of issues. It is an opportunity to raise  our concerns: 1) Making real cuts in military [...]

Last week, the Washington Post published an editorial on possible “defense” cuts that was about what one would expect. I noticed, however, the editorial made almost no mention of what [...]

Obama referenced “new threats and challenges” to our national security? What are they? Do they justify spending as much on the military as the rest of the world combined? Iraq – [...]