Tag Archives: Peace Movement

Rabbi Arthur Waskow: 1,000 : Afghanistan Milestone of Death

On April 5, 2009,the American public saw the flag-draped casket of a fallen service member for the first time since 1991 — that of Staff Sergeant Phillip Meyers. Sadly, we’ve seen way too many more.Milestone of death: 1,000 GIsAnd God … Continue reading

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Texas State University : Escalate the Peace!

Bobby Whittenberg, Iraq Vet, at Escalate the Peace! rally, Texas State University in San Marcos, Wednesday, February 10. Photo by Alice Embree / The Rag Blog.Escalate the Peace! San Marcos demonstrators rally in the sleet By Alice Embree / The … Continue reading

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Sgt. Travis Bishop : Ft. Hood War Resister to Get Out Early

War resister Sgt. Travis Bishop flashes peace sign to supporters as he is taken to the Bell County (Texas) Correctional Unit after being sentenced to one year in prison at court martial on August 14, 2009. Photo by Eric Thompson.Afghanistan … Continue reading

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And in this Corner : The Globalists Vs. the Pragmatists

‘Globalist discourse’ on war and peace:2010 will be year of ideological struggle By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 7, 2010 The year ends with the resurgence of what we might call “globalist discourse.” Globalist discourse is a … Continue reading

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Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn : Gaza Freedom Marchers Clubbed by Cairo Cops

Cairo riot police confront Gaza Freedom March. Top photo from AP. Bottom photo by Brandon Delyzer from rabble.ca.Gaza Freedom March:Lively demonstration at the Egyptian Museum By Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn / The Rag Blog / January 1, 2010 Also … Continue reading

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Bernardine Dohrn : Gaza Freedom March: Reimagining Change

UPDATE: See ‘Gaza Freedom march converges on Midan Tahrir,’ Below. Above, photo from Palestine Chronicle / Aljazeera. Below, holocaust survivor Hedy Epstein, center, and Gaza Freedom March activists in Cairo Tuesday. Photo by Amr Nabil / AP / Christian Science … Continue reading

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2010 : A New Year and New Hope for Social Change

“Solidarity.” Pastel by genevievemc / photobucketAfter 2009’s dashed hopes:A progressive movement in motion By Jack A. Smith / The Rag Blog / December 23, 2009 With a new year around the corner, let’s look at the year now ending, and … Continue reading

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Grannies to Toys’R’Us : War is Not a Game

Granny and grandpa at Times Square. Photo by Bud Korotzer / NLN / The Rag Blog.Grannies at Times Square:‘No more war toys, no more war’ By Fran Korotzer / The Rag Blog / December 21, 2009 NEW YORK — On … Continue reading

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Harry Targ : Season for Hope, Season for Struggle

‘I swear it’s not too late’Turn! Turn! Turn!By Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / December 19, 2009 Turn, Turn, Turn (chorus) To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)And a time for every purpose, under Heaven … Continue reading

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Barack Obama : The Audacity of Imperial Hubris

Famed graffiti artist Banksy’s statement on war and peace. Protest poster in Parliament Square, London.Imperial hubris:Barack Obama and Nobel’s preemptive strike Obama might have used the Nobel stage to mark a break from [the] geopolitical approach to U.S. hegemony through … Continue reading

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War is Peace : WE Must Earn Obama’s Nobel

Image by Nick Bygon / Flickr / Creative Commons.War is NOT peace: Now it’s up to us Obama devoted his once-in-a-lifetime talk to justifying American warfare, conjuring righteous images of this nation as an armed crusader, and asserting that violence … Continue reading

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Tom Hayden : Time to Strip Off the Obama Sticker

Image from Zazzle.com.Obama’s Afghanistan escalation:Latest in a string of disappointments I’ll support Obama down the road against Sarah Palin, Lou Dobbs or any of the pitchfork carriers for the pre-Obama era. But no bumper sticker until the withdrawal strategy is … Continue reading

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