Tomgram: Greg Grandin, A Murder Incorporated Tale of the Drug Wars

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There’s one rule in the age of Donald Trump. When it comes to him, you simply can’t rule anything out. It’s true that, only recently, when asked about the possibility that he would order military strikes not just on ships off the coast of Venezuela but in Venezuela itself, he read more

Tomgram: Helen Benedict, Teaching at Donald Trump’s Version of Columbia University

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Once upon a time, while taking my daily afternoon walk through my neighborhood, I could stroll across the huge Columbia University campus from Broadway to Amsterdam Avenue, which was always a grassy pleasure. Sadly, that pleasure is now long gone. The campus was closed down in the spring of 2024, amid student protests there over Gaza that read more

Tomgram: Kelly Denton-Borhaug, Approaching Veterans Day

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Veterans? Who are they? And how in the world did they get a “day”? After all, here’s a curious fact: since World War II ended in victory, the United States, often seen as the greatest power on planet Earth, has indeed fought a seemingly endless series of wars from Korea and Vietnam in the last century to Afghanistan and Iraq in this one (and all sorts of more minor conflicts read more

How Many People Do You Have to Kill to Get a Peace Prize?

By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, November 6, 2025

Trick question!

If you can still count your victims, you’re not worthy.

And the competition is mounting.

The Nobel Peace Prize is going to a Venezuelan advocate for deadly sanctions against — and an invasion of — Venezuela.

Meanwhile, a German advocate for escalating the war in Ukraine and thereby the risk of nuclear apocalypse is the winner of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.

I know what you’re thinking. That’s read more

Tomgram: Beverly Gologorsky, How Dare Trump Tarnish Our Golden Years!

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Let me just say that, when this 81-year-old protester marched through the streets of New York City in the recent No Kings rally, I noted demonstrators of all ages, including children and babies in strollers. Still, I thought the crowd as a whole — and I not only walked from 47th read more

Audio: World BEYOND War, Nuclear Disarmament, Venezuela

By Hudson Mohawk Magazine, November 5, 2025

As the threat of nuclear war continues to increase, President Trump says he plans to start testing nuclear weapons. He is also escalating his threats to Venezuela, sending a large naval force there as he kills people in boats that he claims are part of the drug trade. David Swanson of World BEYOND War discusses various peace issues with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.

Non-Violence or Violence? David Swanson vs. Chris Jeffries

By HR Conversations

A rigorous conversation with David Swanson exploring the contradictions of U.S. foreign policy, the mechanics of modern warfare, and the role of nonviolent activism in a world driven by military-industrial interests. The discussion navigates historical patterns, contemporary crises, and systemic challenges, offering insight into how power, propaganda, and policy intersect—and what it means for those committed to peace and justice.