The Nigerian military’s joint task force is fighting its own people over access to oil-rich land. The international community needs to push for greater humanitarian access and peaceful resistance efforts in the Niger Delta region.
It costs $250 billion a year to maintain the U.S. empire.
Rising arms exports may soon make weapons the major U.S. contribution to the world economy.
The Bush administration is gone, but covert operations are still going on.
He’s better than his predecessor, but whether he’s adding to an already gargantuan Pentagon budget or sending more troops to Afghanistan, Obama has maintained some disturbing continuities with Bush-era policies.
Dayl Wise is a Vietnam veteran, a poet, and editor of two collections of veteran poetry. Kathryn Zickuhr asks him his views on war and literature.
The poet lets loose the dogs of war.
He’s putting the escalation cart way out in front of the strategy horse.
There is a sense of relief that many here in the U.S. feel after the presidential election, but we understand this is a time to step up our organizing for peace and economic justice — including the growing movement to close and withdraw the nearly 1,000 U.S. military bases located in foreign nations.
From Okinawa and Guam to Honduras, Germany, Iraq, and beyond people who have suffered from the abuses inherent to foreign military bases have been calling for their withdrawal. People in the U.S. have joined this call, outraged by the damage done by U.S. bases abroad and by their expense, which diverts $138 billion a year from addressing human needs and revitalizing our economy.
The American Friends Service Committee will be holding a national organizing conference at American University, "Security Without Empire," from February 27-March 2. Leading experts such as Miriam Pemberton, Walden Bello, and Zia Mian will share information on resistance to U.S. overseas military bases and develop new strategies for expanding the anti-bases movement. March 2 is a lobbying day.
See this link for more information and registration.
The Obama administration’s preliminary budget figures show a modest course correction to our highly militarized foreign policy.
With the Six Party Talks to denuclearise North Korea once again on the ropes and the world reeling from a deepening financial crisis, the United States is looking to China for help.
This event has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Our next Mandate for Change election series event will take place December 7th. You can find more information here.
The financial crisis highlights the United States’ increasing dependence on militarism.
Military junk ensures that Kwajalein is no island paradise.