UXOs: The “gift that keeps on giving”
UXO stands for Unexploded Ordinance - bombs dropped from the air or land mines placed in the earth - that remain dormant, often for decades, until touched off by contact or by heat.
Berrigan urges public to get active on anti-nuke work
The public needs to be involved in the work on nuclear disarmament, peace activist Frida Berrigan said recently.
Yes we can eliminate nukes!
Global coalition urges world leaders to begin negotiations to eliminate all nuclear weapons before United Nations meeting in May.
And for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize… the Internet?
Yes, that inanimate global network of computers that brought you stupid pet trick videos, time-wasting video games and spam e-mail has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Grim milestone in Afghanistan
SAN FRANCISCO - The week beginning Feb. 22 featured commemorations and protests as our nation hit the 1,000 mark in American military deaths from the war and occupation in Afghanistan.
Why commemorate the Chicano Moratorium in February?
People familiar with the term "Chicano Moratorium," identify it with the date of August 29, 1970, when some 30,000 Chicanos and progressives marched through East Los Angeles against the Vietnam War.
Chicago mayor calls for end to Afghanistan and Iraq wars
Mayor Richard M. Daley blasted US funding for military occupation in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Banning nukes is easier than you think
Recent years have seen leaders lining up to make resounding speeches calling for a nuclear-free world - but when it comes to action, so far they seem to be running in the opposite direction.
U.S. should close Futenma base
The Japanese people have spoken. They want Futenma closed. And the U.S. people should support them.
Afghanistan: Is it all about terrorism?
No region of the world has more strategic value to U.S. transnational corporations and the military industrial complex than the arc stretching from the Middle East to Central and South Asia.
