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Peace and justice organizations oppose new authorization of military force

February 19, 2015 By Marilyn Bechtel

The president's proposal would authorize military operations against the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) for three years.

Today in people’s history: Nelson Mandela released from prison

February 11, 2015 By Eric A. Gordon

Today marks exactly 25 years since the day in 1990 when anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was released from prison to become a free man in South Africa.

Today in labor history: Martin Luther King Jr. awarded Nobel Peace Prize

October 14, 2014 By World Combined Sources

On Oct. 14, 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

“Go Figure,” a poem about war and peace

October 6, 2014 By Tim Mills

"Gotta operate to heal, incarcerate the bastille, make it schools to jobs, not the iron heal. Gotta make it real."

Losing the plot: Israel’s premier to face new Gaza reality

September 26, 2014 By Ramzy Baroud

Netanyahu's war-turned-genocide in Gaza has backfired badly - his strategy has helped resurrect Hamas, the very movement he tried desperately to crush.