NATO: Not A Tenable Option

By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, August 29, 2024
Remarks on Canada-Wide Peace & Justice Network webinar on August 28, 2024

When NATO gathered in Washington D.C. several weeks ago, we held a counter-summit and a rally, did a bunch of interviews, wrote a bunch of articles, etc. All the videos and reports are at nonatoyespeace.org to watch and read at your convenience. I won’t try to read them to you. We had a minimal impact on U.S. and global communications about the NATO summit. We promoted read more

Tomgram: Clarence Lusane, Facing a Smart, Confident Younger Black Woman Trump Is Running Scared

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I’m sure you won’t be surprised to learn that Donald Trump has said many remarkable (or rather remarkably off-the-wall) things. Still, the question “Is she Indian or is she Black?” and the idea that the presidential candidate who attended a historically Black college and joined a read more

The Party Platform Racket

While party platforms are usually full of insincere popular promises, this year’s from the Democrats spits in the face of the majority of Democrats who want peace.

Normally, U.S. political party platforms should not be read as outlines of what a party will do if given power. (Lists of donors should be read as outlines of what a party will do if given power.) Platforms should be read as the question section of a beauty contest. (And be grateful there’s no swimsuit section.)

Four years ago, the read more

Why the Genocide Continues

According to the New York Times, U.S. officials say there’s no excuse, on the warmakers’ own terms, for the genocide they are arming:

“Israel has achieved all that it can militarily in Gaza, according to senior American officials, who say continued bombings are only increasing risks to civilians while the possibility of further weakening Hamas has diminished. . . . William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director, is due in Qatar on Thursday. Brett McGurk, President Biden’s Middle East coordinator, read more