Peace activism

Gaza teargas

We Shouldn’t Lie to Ourselves: Nonviolent Resistance Is Alive and Powerful in Gaza We Shouldn’t Lie to Ourselves: Nonviolent Resistance Is Alive and Powerful in Gaza

It’s time for the international community to recognize and support it.

Dec 6, 2018 / Muhammad Shehada

Sanders War Powers Hearing

Congress Takes a Critical Step Toward Reasserting Its War-Powers Control Congress Takes a Critical Step Toward Reasserting Its War-Powers Control

A Senate resolution to end US support for Saudi-led conflict in Yemen shows that the politics of war are finally evolving.

Dec 4, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Central Park Nuclear Protest

The Peace Movement Won the INF Treaty. We Must Fight to Preserve It. The Peace Movement Won the INF Treaty. We Must Fight to Preserve It.

In the 1980s, millions of antinuclear activists took to the streets, forcing Western governments to respond to our demands. We can do the same now.

Nov 14, 2018 / David Cortright

Washington’s Ire Shifts From Kim Jong-un to Moon Jae-in

Washington’s Ire Shifts From Kim Jong-un to Moon Jae-in Washington’s Ire Shifts From Kim Jong-un to Moon Jae-in

Trump infuriated and insulted South Koreans when he said “they do nothing without our approval.”

Oct 19, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in

Moon and Kim Try to Keep the Korea Peace Train on Course Moon and Kim Try to Keep the Korea Peace Train on Course

But growing splits between Washington and the two Koreas threaten progress.

Sep 11, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

The Siege of Chicago at 50: Todd Gitlin Remembers

The Siege of Chicago at 50: Todd Gitlin Remembers The Siege of Chicago at 50: Todd Gitlin Remembers

“There was an apocalyptic, confrontational spirit.”

Aug 1, 2018 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Can a New Left Movement Shift Israeli Politics?

Can a New Left Movement Shift Israeli Politics? Can a New Left Movement Shift Israeli Politics?

Standing Together is uniting Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel in a shared struggle for economic and political justice. 

Jul 18, 2018 / Hannah Pollin-Galay

Barbara Lee at Netroots Nation

Barbara Lee Would Make an Excellent Leader of House Democrats Barbara Lee Would Make an Excellent Leader of House Democrats

The anti-war congresswoman could take the Democratic Party in a new direction. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez agrees. 

Jul 6, 2018 / John Nichols

Duque-Uribe

Once Again, the Right Wing Wins in Colombia, Amid Divisions on the Left Once Again, the Right Wing Wins in Colombia, Amid Divisions on the Left

But Gustavo Petro’s presidential candidacy was the most successful leftist campaign in modern Colombian history, after decades of isolation and political assassinations.

Jun 20, 2018 / Miguel Salazar

Trump Kim hand shake

Trump Meets Kim, Averting Threat of Nuclear War—and US Pundits Are Furious Trump Meets Kim, Averting Threat of Nuclear War—and US Pundits Are Furious

The media response, from both liberals and conservatives, betrays a cynical disregard for South Korea.

Jun 13, 2018 / Tim Shorrock

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