JFK and ‘Project Unspeakable’
This weekend, thousands of us will converge on Columbus, Georgia, for the annual protest at the “School of the Americas,” the official U.S. military training institution for Latin American militaries…
This weekend, thousands of us will converge on Columbus, Georgia, for the annual protest at the “School of the Americas,” the official U.S. military training institution for Latin American militaries…
In the early 1990s, while in graduate theology school, one of my professors invited us to write about a theologian we had never studied. I picked William Stringfellow, the legendary…
So many voices these days uphold the “rights” of multinational corporations, defend the billionaire one percent and their weapons, actively obstruct free healthcare for those who need it, legitimate drone…
A few weeks ago, sixteen year old Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban but survived and spoke out globally for peace, met with President Obama…
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…