On AlterNet: peace

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Dispatch From Activist Arrested for "Assaulting" Leon Panetta During Supposedly Public Hearing

Allison McCracken, AlterNet. October 17, 2011.

A CODEPINK activist shares the story of how she and seven others were arrested last week while trying to bring their anti-war message to the Secretary of Defense.

Inside the Surveillance State: How Peaceful Activists Get Swept Up onto "Terrorist" Watch Lists

Nancy Murray, Kade Crockford, TruthOut and ACLU Massachusetts. September 15, 2011.

There appears to be no end to the appetite for data to be stored and mined, and all sorts of agencies want a share of the action.

Passivity or Violence: Are Those the Only Choices?

Michael Nagler, Waging Nonviolence. September 13, 2011.

Passivity and violence are really two sides of the same coin. The only really different coin is that of nonviolence.

Stop Sacrificing US Soldiers for Afghan Debacle

Medea Benjamin, AlterNet. August 7, 2011.

Our presence in Afghanistan is not making us safer because Afghanistan is not a threat to us.

'To End All Wars:' Lessons From the Past -- Why It's So Hard to Stop Wars and Prevent New Ones

Don Hazen, Adam Hochschild, AlterNet. June 19, 2011.

Adam Hochschild's new book shines a light on the mass carnage unleashed by Europe's suicidal rush to war in 1914.

In a War-Loving Society, Peace Activism Takes a Lot of Guts and Bravery

Clancy Sigal, AlterNet. May 29, 2011.

As one who served in the military, I used to despise conscientious objectors. Now, I see it takes a special sort of courage to say no to war.

Obama's Drug War in El Salvador

Roberto Lovato, ColorLines. April 1, 2011.

For author Lovato el Salvador feels like 1980, the year its civil war started, after U.S.-trained death squads murdered Monsenor Oscar Arnulfo Romero.

Why Men Push War, and How Women Leaders Can Lead Us to Peace

Ann Jones, TomDispatch.com. January 13, 2011.

Looking for a way out of Afghanistan? Maybe it’s time to try something entirely new and totally different: Get women to the negotiation table.

FBI Expands Probe into Antiwar Activists

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. December 24, 2010.

Democracy Now! speaks with two of the antiwar activists being targeted and two former FBI agents.

War on Dissent: FBI Agents Raiding Peaceful Anti-War Activists

Coleen Rowley, Consortium News. September 26, 2010.

FBI counter-terrorism agents are offered perverse career incentives that pressure them to conduct actions against groups that pose no danger.

We Can't Miss This Opportunity for Peace

Jodie Evans, AlterNet. July 22, 2010.

Share your voice during the week of August 25 to 31 -- the week that most of the US troops will return from Iraq.

America's Tragic Descent into Empire

Tom Engelhardt, Haymarket Books. July 7, 2010.

Engelhardt's new book, "The American Way of War," explores the U.S.'s jaw-dropping transformation into a global military empire.

What's Next for the Anti-War Movement? The War and Empire Landscape in Obama's 2nd Year

Bill Weinberg, Phase 2. January 25, 2010.

Only a distanced study of what has changed since the Bush years can provide an accurate assessment of the US empire's new posture--and the correct way to respond to it.

The Nobel Peace Prize Isn't About Peace: It's a Way for Westerners to Pat Ourselves on the Back and Change Nothing

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant AlterNet: PEEK. October 13, 2009.

We ebb toward war until we run out of bullets. Then we ebb the other way, and give ourselves an award for doing so.

While You Are Minding Your Own Business, the U.S. Is Constantly Making War Around the Globe

Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch.com. September 22, 2009.

As much as it might seem that most of us are going along, living peaceful lives, there's another kind of America that operates on the same soil -- a warfare state.

End the Wrongful and Unnecessary Occupations of Afghanistan, Pakistan & Iraq

August 31, 2009.

Join peace activists around the world and demand President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid stop the needless killing and occupation of Muslim lands.

Netanyahu's Foreign Policy Speech: Just Empty Talk

Mel Frykberg, IPS News. June 16, 2009.

"The peace process has been moving at the speed of a tortoise," said Yasser Abed Rabo. "Netanyahu has flipped it over on its back."

Will Democrats Finally End Their Support For West Bank Settlements? (Part 2)

Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. June 9, 2009.

Obama could use his enormous political leverage to cease Israel's illegal expansion into the West Bank. But will he?

As Obama Tries to Shift the Debate, Will Democrats Continue to Endorse Israel's Colonization of the West Bank?

Stephen Zunes, AlterNet. June 6, 2009.

Obama has inherited a difficult challenge in pushing Israel to end the expansion of its illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.

MLK: Why I Cannot Be Silent

Martin Luther King, Jr., AlterNet. January 19, 2009.

As we face possible military escalation in Afghanistan, Pakistan and elsewhere, King's speech against the Vietnam war is more relevant than ever.

Day of Action: Help Free Young, Imprisoned Israeli Peace Activists

Staff, Jewish Voice for Peace AlterNet: Video. December 18, 2008.

Shministim say why they refuse to serve in an army that occupies Palestine. Learn how you can help Israel's young conscientious objectors.

Obama's Afghanistan Dilemma: 'Growing Dissent' on More Troops

Sam Stein, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. December 9, 2008.

With the presidential election concluded, the progressive voices of skepticism have grown only louder.

Hate Filled Crazies Get Out-Protested in Oregon

General JC Christian, Jesus' General AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 27, 2008.

"God Hates You" signs countered with "Jesus Loves Everyone" signs. "Fags are Beasts" countered with "Fags are Sexy Beasts."

Code Pink Activists Blaze the Trail for Obama's 'No Preconditions'

Linda Milazzo, AlterNet. November 23, 2008.

Citizen diplomats push hard to establish peaceful diplomacy with Iran. Let's hope Obama takes the same approach.

Peace Voters Face New Challenges

Tom Hayden, The Nation AlterNet: Video. August 29, 2008.

What Obama's nomination means for the antiwar movement.