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Veterans to Biden U.S. Law Says No Weapons to Nations With Bombs if They’ve Not Signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty

In a letter today to President Biden and top members of his administration, Veterans For Peace cited existing federal law that gives the President “…no discretion whatsoever to allow any military assistance of any form to be delivered to Israel,” based on…

The North American Peace Movement at an Inflection Point

The North American peace movement is contesting ongoing US wars in Ukraine and Palestine and preparations for war with China. Out of the fog of these wars, a clear anti-imperialist focus is emerging. Giving peace a chance has never been…

April 15: NYC Tax Day Protest to call for an end to genocide and endless war

Divesting from Genocide & US Militarism: “War Tax Resisters” Protest with Their Money War tax resisters are taking to the streets to call for an end to genocide and endless war. They are divesting from the taxes that fund war…

Yanis Varoufakis: The speech that I could not deliver because German police burst into our Berlin venue to disband our Palestine Congress

The speech that I could not deliver because German police burst into our Berlin venue to disband our Palestine Congress (1930s style). Judge for yourselves the kind of society Germany is becoming when its police bans the following words: Friends,…

High-level online conference of the Schiller Institute Saturday, April 13, 2024

Online Conference: April 13, 11 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (EDT) Register In October 1962, U.S. President John F. Kennedy recognized the urgent need for a diplomatic agreement with the Soviet Union so directly and immediately – a failure in those…

Oppenheimer, Einstein, and Resistance to Nuclear Destruction — the Full Story

A Discussion with historians Lawrence Wittner & Blanche Wiesen Cook Thursday, April 11, 2024 @ 7:00 PM Online Event (ZOOM) Join us for an online discussion on the past and future of resistance to nuclear weapons! REGISTER NOW Leading the…

Active Duty Air Force Airman On White House Hunger Strike for the Starving Children of Gaza

Senior Airman Larry Hebert is on day three of his hunger strike outside the White House, where he has been holding a sign that reads “Active Duty Airman Refuses to Eat While Gaza Starves.” “It’s just completely wrong and immoral…

Students Arrested at SUNY Campus During Pro-Palestine Day of Action Protest

The arrests of nine students during a March 26 protest at Stony Brook University (SBU) have prompted calls by SBU faculty for an investigation into why the arrests took place and how student dissent is policed on campus. By Susan…

International Uranium Film Festival Starts Today at Loyola University in Chicago with the Legendary Atomic War Movie “On the Beach”

Sunday the Festival Presents the U.S. Premiere of Oscar Nominated Documentary, “Building Bombs” (1990), Makes 4k Restoration Premiere at Music Box Theatre Taking place this weekend, the Oscar nominated documentary BUILDING BOMBS (1990) makes its US Restoration Premiere in Chicago.…

Julian Assange’s extradition to the US on hold

In London, the extradition of Julian Assange has been put on hold until the U.S. grants assurances he would not face the death penalty. Both his wife @Stella_Assange and U.K. leader @jeremycorbyn call for the case against the persecuted journalist…

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