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Root Causes: Why Hondurans Flee or Resist, by Gala King

After witnessing the influx of migrants on the more recent ‘migrant caravans’ predominantly coming from Honduras, I felt called to go to Honduras—to be present to a land that though deeply rich in natural resources and culture was becoming increasingly dangerous and uninhabitable for its citizenry to the point where people felt compelled to risk their lives and those of their children to escape.    1,364 more words

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Why we say NO TO NATO

For more information click:   Keep Space for Peace

A video that explains why we say NO TO NATO in just a few minutes. Recommended. Local actions in solidarity encouraged. 21 more words

Militarism

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10 Ways We Pretend War Is Not a Crime and How to Change Them

Our entertainment, our education, our mass media, and our politics treat violence, often extreme and sadistic violence, as normal and unremarkable, and participation in war as an admirable and praiseworthy “service”… 7,869 more words

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Are Sanders and Warren Throwing a Lifeline to the Military-Industrial Complex?  by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies

Among the frontrunners in the Democratic Party presidential primary, Senators Warren and Sanders not only have the most progressive domestic agenda, but also the most anti-war, pro-diplomacy foreign policy agenda. 1,962 more words

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Under the Shield: U.S. Nuclear Missiles in Europe

As documented by the Congressional Research Service (24 July 2019), the four US ships that “operate in European waters to defend Europe from potential ballistic missile attacks”, are part of a fleet of 38 Aegis ships that will go up in 2024 to 59. 1,335 more words

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Military Service: Homeland Security or Empire Building? talk by Ann Wright, Peacestock 2019

It really hits people’s hearts when we have Veterans standing on corners saying No More War.

Ann Wright served thirteen years in the U.S. Army and sixteen additional years in the Army Reserves, retiring as a Colonel. 139 more words
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The Spoils of Economic War: How the US, Saudis Profit From Sanctions on Venezuela and Iran

Trump is reaping the fruit of energy independence, a condition he did not contribute to at all. This abundance of energy is fragile, however, because maintaining it depends on keeping oil prices as high as possible. 1,960 more words

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