Peace
Today in labor history: Martin Luther King Jr. awarded Nobel Peace Prize
October 14, 2014On Oct. 14, 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Read more“Go Figure,” a poem about war and peace
October 6, 2014"Gotta operate to heal, incarcerate the bastille, make it schools to jobs, not the iron heal. Gotta make it real."
Read moreLosing the plot: Israel’s premier to face new Gaza reality
September 26, 2014Netanyahu's war-turned-genocide in Gaza has backfired badly - his strategy has helped resurrect Hamas, the very movement he tried desperately to crush.
Read moreIran and U.S. cooperating on ISIS fight? Not as far-fetched as it seems
September 26, 2014Iraqi President Fuad Masum was asked whether it was U.S. airstrikes, with Iraqi fighters and Iranian militiamen, that helped liberate the town of Amerli. He confirmed that it was.
Read moreJewish community in Cuba holds gala for world peace
September 23, 2014"Each one of us may express through the arts the need for peace to prevail on our planet."
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