Author Archives: ED

By David Swanson Dedicated and disciplined nonviolent activists, and in particular military veterans, are being openly invited to join members of Veterans For Peace in a peaceful vigil in New York City that will as likely as not result in … Continue reading →

By Nathan Schneider This article originally appeared on the Waging Nonviolence website. Unlike some of Occupy Wall Street’s iconic actions in recent months, May Day did not include a scene of mass arrest. Several dozen arrests were scattered throughout the day … Continue reading →

by Frida Berrigan | March 16, 2012, 1:44 pm Graffiti on Jeju Island, via savejejuisland.org. These guys are no joke. Tarak Kauff was a paratrooper in U.S. Army. Elliott Adams was in the infantry as a paratrooper in Vietnam, Japan, Korea … Continue reading →

Veterans Peace Team Statement of Purpose People of color, immigrants, and working-class communities in the United States of America have long been on the receiving end of police brutality. The violence of the system, however, can and will target anyone … Continue reading →

350 activists rallied and marched and 31 were arrested at the U.S. Marine Base at Quantico in Virginia March 20 demanding freedom for PVC Bradley Manning, who is accused of leaking secret U.S. government documents to the WikiLeaks website. Manning … Continue reading →

More pictures by Ellen Davidson Pictures of March 19 by Irina Ivanova Pictures of March 18 benefit at Busboys & Poets by Irina Ivanova Some 1500 activists rallied in Lafayette Park and marched to the White House fence today, where … Continue reading →

Friday, March 18–Pre-Action Gathering at Busboys and Poets Saturday, March 19–Rally and Civil Resistance at the White House Saturday, March 19–Dinner, Discussion and Music Sunday, March 20–Rally and March to Quantico for Bradley Manning Cheap hotels in the Washington, D.C., … Continue reading →

The imperial wars rage on. U.S. drones rain missiles down on innocents in Pakistan; hundreds of children die daily in Afghanistan because of the war; contrary to what the President says, the occupation in Iraq continues. The devastation and misery … Continue reading →

By Tarak Kauff “Somehow this madness must cease.” That’s what Martin Luther King said in his famous “Beyond Vietnam” speech at Riverside Church in April 1967. Almost 44 years later madmen are still running the asylum. Last December 16, many … Continue reading →