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The Global Monroe Doctrine
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, September 9, 2023
Remarks for second session of Kateri Peace Conference, September 9, 2023
Two hundred years ago this coming December, a local boy from my town gave a speech. In the years that followed pundits and politicians took an excerpt of that speech, carved it in marble, lit it with eternal white phosphorus bombs, and prayed to it before every shareholders meeting. They named it the Monroe Doctrine. It created the model, used ever more frequently up to
Giving the Peace Choir a Microphone
By David Swanson
Remarks for first session of Kateri Peace Conference, September 8, 2023
I think I’m preaching largely to the choir here. As we know from the song by Emma’s Revolution, it can be enjoyable to do that. But I actually prefer trying to persuade the unconverted. Just look around. There are millions of people dramatically unconverted. Activism is mocked. There are real estate construction booms in places guaranteed to go under water or become uninhabitably hot. Two governments
How To Write And Talk About War, And How Not To
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, September 6, 2023
A new guide has just been published at wordsaboutwar.org that provides clear standards for how to write about war, and how not to.
It includes many terms and phrases to avoid, superior alternatives, and explanations.
It also provides general rules for how to approach the use of language for communicating about war.
While I did my bit to help write this guide, I’m nonetheless making an edit in a speech I’m drafting as I look through this guide
Our Town and Everyone’s Town Should Be Rallying for Peace
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, September 6, 2023
As much as any other town in the U.S., my town, Charlottesville, has failed in recent years when it comes to opposing wars. We used to be a leader, passing early resolutions through our city council — inspiring others — to advocate against wars in Iraq or Iran, against armed drones, telling Congress to move funding to human and environmental needs, divesting public dollars from weapons companies, ridding local police of weapons of war, etc.
I Don’t Care How Old Our Horribly Awful Elected Officials Are
Biden and Trump are shattering the records — previously held by Clinton and Trump — for unpopular top presidential candidates. Professional election gurus who thought Trump had become too unpopular now think he has a shot because Biden is just as unpopular.
Pollsters have the numbers to show that most people think these guys are too old, and most media outlets offer up their elderliness as a key explanation for their unpopularity. I’m not convinced.
If Biden or Trump were championing popular
Talk World Radio: Abdul Jabbar on U.S.-Backed Coup in Pakistan
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The War Abolisher Awards of 2023 and Why They’re Needed
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, August 29, 2023
World BEYOND War has just announced the four winners of its third-annual War Abolisher Awards. All are relatively unknown individuals or organizations working from different angles at the giant task of ridding the world of war.
Before explaining who they are, I’d like to offer a very brief explanation of why such awards are needed. It’s not because Alfred Nobel got something wrong in creating the Nobel Peace Prize, but precisely because he
2023 War Abolisher Award Winners Announced
The 2023 War Abolisher Awards have been announced.
See the announcements and acceptance videos, and those from past years too, at
https://worldbeyondwar.org/war-abolisher-awards
The 2023 Individual War Abolisher Award goes to Sultana Khaya.
The 2023 Organizational War Abolisher Award goes to Wage Peace Australia.
The 2023 David Hartsough Individual Lifetime War Abolisher Award goes to David Bradbury.
The 2023 Organizational Lifetime War Abolisher Award goes to Fundación Mil Milenios de Paz.
The New York Times Tries to Lie About Ukraine Without Lying
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, Agust 27, 2023
I’m pretty sure I usually read the New York Times differently from how some people read it. I read it looking for two things: the insinuations and the independent evidence.
By insinuations, I mean the bulk of it, the stuff that’s put in there to communicate without any straightforward assertion of verifiable facts. Here’s a sample article from Sunday, starting with the headline:
“A Former French President Gives a Voice to Obstinate Russian