Peace activism

Three Who Made a Revolution Three Who Made a Revolution

Rachel Carson, Betty Friedan and Jane Jacobs opened vast new possibilities for social transformation by writing about widespread attacks on nature, women and the poor.

Mar 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Rebecca Solnit

Bringing the War Home Bringing the War Home

The antiwar messages most likely to be heard and acted upon by Congressional Democrats and wavering Republicans will come from their hometowns, where a growing number of activists ...

Mar 9, 2006 / John Nichols

Macho, Macho Militarism Macho, Macho Militarism

On this year's International Women's Day, antiwar feminists take note of how our society has become increasingly militarized as a cult of masculinity has tightened its grip on Amer...

Mar 7, 2006 / Feature / Cynthia Enloe

Corvallis Calls the Troops Home Corvallis Calls the Troops Home

The Corvallis City Council approved a resolution calling for American troops to come home from Iraq.

Mar 2, 2006 / Feature / Simon Maxwell Apter

When Will US Women Demand Peace? When Will US Women Demand Peace?

Polls show large numbers of American women have grave doubts about the Iraq War: But where are they? A new campaign aims to mobilize American women for global protests March 8.

Jan 24, 2006 / Medea Benjamin

Language of the Heart Language of the Heart

We need to learn a new language of peace and love that we can speak, even shout, to our leaders who only understand the language of greed and murder.

Dec 29, 2005 / Cindy Sheehan

Shoot the Moon Shoot the Moon

How realistic is it to stop the Bush Administration from pursuing its war agenda? Former prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega offers some hard-core advice about how to challenge the sta...

Dec 19, 2005 / Feature / Elizabeth de la Vega

The Wonder and Horror of 2005 The Wonder and Horror of 2005

In the gloom of post-election 2004 few people, if any, could have anticipated the wild surprises of 2005. Focusing on three unforeseen developments of the past year, a meditation o...

Dec 15, 2005 / Feature / Rebecca Solnit

Amid Hostage Vigils, Peace Work Endures Amid Hostage Vigils, Peace Work Endures

The remaining members of the Christian Peacemaker Teams in Baghdad say their work will go on regardless of what happens to their four colleagues still held hostage. CPT workers wer...

Dec 10, 2005 / Feature / David Enders

The Outsider The Outsider

Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement, died 25 years ago this month. Today Catholic Workers are in Cuba, keeping vigil outside the US Naval Prison at Guantanamo Bay ...

Dec 10, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Colman McCarthy

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