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Einstein and Freud’s ‘Why War?’ Revisited: Why Anti-War Efforts Go Nowhere

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Luther Blissett

By Robert J. Burrowes In 1932, Sigmund Freud and Albert Einstein exchanged letters, later published under the title ‘Why War?’ See ‘Why War? An exchange of letters between Freud and Einstein’. However, whatever insight these two giants of an earlier era … Continue reading →

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Rage Against the War Machine: An Interview with Peace Activist Cindy Sheehan

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Luther Blissett

By Mnar Muhawesh Source: Mint Press News Some 2.7 billion dollars per day. That’s how much the U.S. government will spend next year to prop up the military and the more than 800 bases it maintains in over 70 countries. … Continue reading →

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The Forever War Is So Normalized That Opposing It Is “Isolationism”

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Luther Blissett

By Caitlin Johnstone Source: CaitlinJohnstone.com After getting curb stomped on the debate stage by Tulsi Gabbard, the campaign for Tim “Who the fuck is Tim Ryan?” Ryan posted a statement decrying the Hawaii congresswoman’s desire to end a pointless 18-year military occupation as “isolationism”. … Continue reading →

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Climb Down From the Summit of Hostile Propaganda

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Luther Blissett

Public reactions to an open letter from academics, journalists and politicians asking for co-existence with Russia show many Americans don’t buy the media’s bellicose spin, as Norman Solomon explains. By Norman Solomon Source: Consortium News Throughout the day before the … Continue reading →

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FIGHTING FOR OKINAWA — MY HOME, NOT A MILITARY BASE

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Luther Blissett

By Moé Yonamine Source: Rethinking Schools My family moved to the United States from Okinawa when I was 7. But Okinawa is still home — and I’m hurt and angered at how the United States and Japan continue to treat … Continue reading →

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The Unifying Force of War Abolition

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Luther Blissett

By David Swanson Source: Let’s Try Democracy Remarks at United National Antiwar Coalition in Richmond, Virginia, on June 18, 2017. It’s not unusual for an activist, focused on one of the millions of worthy causes out there, to try to … Continue reading →

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The Price of Resistance

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Luther Blissett

By Chris Hedges Source: OpEdNews.com In the conflicts I covered as a reporter in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and the Balkans, I encountered singular individuals of varying creeds, religions, races and nationalities who majestically rose up to defy … Continue reading →

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4 Ways to Throw a Monkey Wrench into the War Machine

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Luther Blissett

By Gary ‘Z’ McGee Source: Waking Times “When a public is stressed and confused, a big lie told repeatedly and unchallenged can become accepted truth.” ~George Orwell One of the biggest lies told is the false notion that in order to … Continue reading →

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