Peace activism

House Republicans Shred Constitution With Backdoor Proposal of Permanent War House Republicans Shred Constitution With Backdoor Proposal of Permanent War

They've added a provision to the defense spending bill outlining a permanent "Authorization for Use of Military Force."

May 11, 2011 / John Nichols

On Civil Liberties, War, Crony Capitalism: Ron Paul Is Saying Some Things Democrats Should Be Saying On Civil Liberties, War, Crony Capitalism: Ron Paul Is Saying Some Things Democrats Should Be Saying

Paul is wrong about a lot of things. But his willingness to defend civil liberties without apology, to criticize dictators and the US policies that support them, to call for b...

Feb 14, 2011 / John Nichols

Mourning Gabe Zimmerman Mourning Gabe Zimmerman

Remembering the progressive aide to Gabrielle Giffords who died in the attack in Tucson, Arizona.

Feb 1, 2011 / Josh Nathan-Kazis

To Do List for 2011: Join, March, Organize and Write for Detente, Diplomacy, Disarmament To Do List for 2011: Join, March, Organize and Write for Detente, Diplomacy, Disarmament

Veteran peace campaigner Lee Brown, dead at age 80, is best honored by maintaining her ardent activism in a new year with plenty of old challenges.

Jan 2, 2011 / John Nichols

What Elizabeth Edwards Did for the Antiwar Movement What Elizabeth Edwards Did for the Antiwar Movement

When one of the most prominent women in America embraced Cindy Sheehan's demand that George Bush listen to antiwar voices, it mattered.

Dec 8, 2010 / John Nichols

Jon Wiener on John Lennon’s Political Legacy Jon Wiener on John Lennon’s Political Legacy

Thirty years after the singer's death, The Nation's Jon Wiener asks: how did John Lennon make the transition from pop icon to political figure?

Dec 6, 2010 / Press Room

Jon Wiener on John Lennon’s Political Legacy Jon Wiener on John Lennon’s Political Legacy

Thirty years after the singer's death, The Nation's Jon Wiener asks: how did John Lennon make the transition from pop icon to political figure?

Dec 6, 2010 / CNN

War Is a Lie War Is a Lie

With a groundbreaking new book, veteran antiwar activist David Swanson argues that: "The oil in the [war] machine is lies. The monkey wrench we can throw into the gears is pu...

Nov 23, 2010 / John Nichols

Losing the War’s Beginning Losing the War’s Beginning

War seems simply to be the way it is.  We have always been at war in Afghanistan. We will always be at war in Afghanistan. Or maybe Pakistan. Or both.

Oct 7, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Fatima Bhutto’s Search for Justice Fatima Bhutto’s Search for Justice

Fatima Bhutto, standing where her father was killed by police in Pakistan, on how her memoir was the only way to seek justice for the violence done to her family.

Sep 27, 2010 / Books & the Arts / The Nation

x