In her diary on October 19, 1923, 48 year old New York City educator Jessie Wallace Hughan wrote, “Took Tracy to dinner—had hair done—organized the War Resisters League…” That day…
Since 1996, six million people have been killed by warfare in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Countless women have been raped. Some 400,000 women are raped there each year. Most…
Last week, I returned to Los Alamos, New Mexico, seen of our greatest crime, the birthplace of the atomic bomb, where preparations continue for bigger and better nuclear weapons. Even…
Greetings from Scotland! I’m spending a few weeks traveling around beautiful Scotland, speaking everywhere on peace and nonviolence. I will write about the trip as soon as I catch my…
One day, when Jesus was marching toward Jerusalem, some of the hated enemy Samaritans denounced him for his nonviolent campaign. The disciples were furious, appalled, filled with moral indignation. They…
Like many others, I’m horrified and saddened by the war and killings in Syria, and adamantly oppose U.S. bombings and entry into the war. Further warmaking is not the way…
"How can we become people of nonviolence and help the world become more nonviolent? What does it mean to be a person of active nonviolence? How can we help build…
"How can we become people of nonviolence and help the world become more nonviolent? What does it mean to be a person of active nonviolence? How can we help build…
Next week, my new book, The Nonviolent Life, will be published by Pace e Bene Press. There I propose that the life of nonviolence involves three dimensions: practicing nonviolence toward…
When writer Louis Fischer visited Gandhi's ashram in 1942, he noticed a picture of Jesus on the wall-the only wall hanging around-with the caption, "He is our peace." "But you…