Let’s Treat the Planet Better
Our magical flood of electronic devices, from television sets to cell phones, harbors long-lasting poisons.
Genocide in Burma
Mac McClelland, author of the new book ‘For Us Surrender is Out of the Question,’ talks about why the media is missing a major story in Burma.
Interview with Virgil Suarez
Cuban-American poet Virgil Suarez talks about the literal and literary bridges between Cuba and America.
Los Angeles Author Event: Phyllis Bennis on ‘Ending the War in Afghanistan: A Primer’
Middle East expert and author Phyllis Bennis will present her latest book (co-authored with David Wildman), Ending the U.S. War in Afghanistan: A Primer, followed by a Q & A. The evening is cosponsored by CODEPINK: Women for Peace.
President Obama’s Afghanistan Escalation Speech
An assessment of what Obama said — and what he didn’t say.
Iraq Throws Obama a Curve Ball, Key 2010 Elections in Peril
Obama has muddied the waters in his response to the current election crisis.
Dissidents Make NoiseOops, News
Government corruption no longer makes the mainstream media watchdogs bark.
Can Talks with Iran Lead to Obama’s ‘World without Nuclear Weapons’?
Obama can make important steps toward denuclearization if he continues engaging with Iran.
Poem, ‘When I was Torn by War’
The poet ponders the effects of war.
How to Exit Afghanistan
Five pillars of an exit strategy for Afghanistan.
Brown Bag Discussion: Dancing with Child Soldiers
David Alan Harris is a choreographer, writer, and leading dance/movement therapist who specializes in fostering recovery among survivors of egregious human rights abuse. His article on his work in Sierra Leone can be read here.
This event is co-sponsored by Foreign Policy In Focus (www.fpif.org) and the Semester on Peace at the University of Maryland (http://www.peace.umd.edu).
Brown Bag Discussion: Dancing with Child Soldiers
David Alan Harris is a choreographer, writer, and leading dance/movement therapist who specializes in fostering recovery among survivors of egregious human rights abuse. His article on his work in Sierra Leone can be read here.
This event is co-sponsored by Foreign Policy In Focus (www.fpif.org) and the Semester on Peace at the University of Maryland (http://www.peace.umd.edu).
Conference: Who Decides About War?
“Who Decides About War” will be a national conference confronting essential questions raised by the U.S. invasions and occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. These questions are timely, as the political process that brought the United States into those wars is widely recognized today as having been flawed at best, dishonest at worst.
This engaging event will bring together activists and academics, public officials and veterans, lawyers and military families to accomplish two goals. First, to educate ourselves and each other about the issues involved, the state of the law, and alternatives. Second, to develop a statement of common principles leading to a more democratic, comprehensive, and durable national defense policy — one that will honor the Constitution and help keep the United States from entering into unnecessary wars.
Panelists will include:
Keynote Speaker Morton Halperin, Senior Advisor, Open Society Institute
Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies
Leah Bolger, National VP, Veterans for Peace
Elaine Brower, Military Families Speak Out
Prof. Marjorie Cohn, President, National Lawyers Guild
Sen. Richard Madaleno, State Senator, Montgomery County, Maryland
Geoff Millard, Chair, Iraq Vets Against the War
John Nichols, Esq., The Nation magazine
Benson Scotch, Senior Legal Counsel, Bring the Guard Home! It’s the Law.
David Swanson, Founder, AfterDowningStreet
The conference will go from October 2-3, 2009. More information and registration on the event can be found on its website.
Their Martyrs and Our Heroes
Powerful, developed countries have suicide bombers too.
Book Excerpt, ‘The Will to Resist’
‘The Will to Resist’ is a book about average soldiers and their brave acts of dissent against a system that is betraying them.