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Here’s the strange thing: in the 1950s, when I was a kid, nuclear weapons were on all our minds. In school, we went through duck-and-cover drills where we
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, May 5, 2023
The Golden Rule is a beautiful boat. I’ve been on it in San Diego. It’s also an important boat. It set sail in 1958 to stop nuclear testing in the atmosphere, and inspired many peace makers and peace ships that followed. The restored Golden Rule is voyaging once more, sailed by Veterans For Peace, to show that a nuclear peace is possible, and that bravery and tenacity can overcome militarism.
I’m planning to greet the Golden Rule and
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, May 5, 2023
Remarks from May 4th webinar with Green Party Peace Action Committee; Peoples Network for Planet, Justice & Peace; Green Party of Ohio
I’m going to be brief and generalize and give some tentative conclusions in order to fit into 10 minutes what I think happened in Vietnam and what I think are some of the key lessons for peacemaking now from peacemaking at the time of what the Vietnamese call the American War.
I think that the U.S. public has
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Honestly, it should take your breath away. We are on a planet prepping for further war in a staggering fashion. A watchdog group, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), just released
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I doubt I ever feel older or more passé than when I’m out in my city — New York — and I still put on a mask before stepping onto a bus, going into the subway, or entering a store. Increasingly, I find myself alone in a world of the unmasked with the exception of a few other ancient types like me. Once upon a time, I could look online at the Guardian
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By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, May 1, 2023
Much of the southern half of the world is a nuclear-free zone. But what if you live in the northern half and under a national government that adores militarism and couldn’t possibly care less what you think?
Well, you can make your town or county or city a nuclear-free zone.
Tom Charles of Veterans For Peace, Chapter #35, in Spokane, Washington reports:
“On Nov. 7, 2022, our City Council passed an Ordinance that made our city nuclear-free
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, April 30, 2023
Tell me one good thing about Switzerland. Well, its flag is a plus.
No, the best thing about Switzerland is neutrality, or at least the idea of it.
The Washington Post (of course it’s the Washington Post) recently published an argument against the neutrality of Switzerland.
That neutrality has been rather blatantly phony since the mid-1990s. Switzerland is already on the map of NATO partners and U.S. weapons customers. Here’s how NATO explains
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, April 29, 2023
Imagine a world where a broad coalition of people and groups unites against militarism and oligarchy, and where there are as many successes as failures to discuss.
Or just look at Latin America.
In a recent book, and in numerous articles, I’ve argued for burying the Monroe Doctrine after 200 years, and for supporting those at work doing so.
Right now, in Washington DC, CODEPINK has organized a gathering
By OMN Insight, April 27, 2023
David Swanson discusses peace negotiations between the Ethiopian government and the Oromo Liberation Army.