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Two U.S. military veterans allegedly shot and killed at least three people each this past weekend, Thomas Jacob Sanford in Michigan, and Nigel Max Edge in North Carolina. So, it is a safe bet that they will both be added…

Veterans For Peace condemns Israel’s naval interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza, an illegal act of piracy in international waters. We further condemn the criminal kidnapping of hundreds of humanitarian activists from 44 countries, including U.S. veterans. We join…

As a writer, I always feel deeply honored when I get to read a manuscript. It’s not only the opportunity to learn from a colleague, but also to enter an intimate, sacred space of the literary craft. It’s like stepping…

As the flotilla begins to be attacked by Israel, we need to clarify and refocus our attention on what is really at stake. Among Silo’s Principles of Valid Action, there is one that says: “Do not oppose a great force. Retreat until…

Jesus Christ within the American imaginary and capitalism   Does Jesus Christ hold more power within the American imaginary (the term is used as ‘the imagination of a people’) than he does in the European one? In a way, yes. Christ…

“The era of the Department of Defense is over… From this moment forward, the only mission of the newly restored Department of War is this: warfighting.” — Pete Hegseth “America is under invasion from within… That’s a war, too. It’s a…

The sudden exit of incumbent Mayor Eric Adams marks a seismic shift in New York’s mayoral race. The ground has straightened, alliances are scrambling, and the political map is being redrawn in real time. For Zohran Mamdani—already surging in polls—Adams’s…

The Burnout Society, written by the South Korean-German philosopher Byung-Chul Han, is a brief book based on an essay that challenges the conceptual frameworks underpinning the dominant paradigms of contemporary society. In this work, Han offers a profound and accurate…

by Vernie Caparas With eyes that acknowledged every student seated in that 120-square-foot-workshop at Bahay Migrante, just across Mountain View Cemetery on Fraser Street, the Maestro began his 4-hour masterclass in mural painting. “I have been using art, specifically painting,…

On September 29th, Peace Action Fund of New York State (PAFNYS) will present the 2025 William Sloane Coffin, Jr. Peacemaker Awards to lifelong educator and former U.S. Congressman, Jamaal Bowman, and anti-racist educator and activist, Jesse Hagopian at a ceremony in New York City attended by leading…