What Should the U.S. Do Now About Syria?  5/14/2013 
Ron Young: Article  To have a realistic chance of success, an international intervention would have to involve Russia - and Iran and China - as well as the major countries supporting the rebels.

America’s Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost  4/26/2013 
David Sirota: Article  Chalmers Johnson's notion of 'blowback' is adopted by a revered journalist, Tom Brokaw, concerning the Boston Marathon bombing. Jeremiah Wright wasn't so wrong after all.

Understanding the Enemy-Industrial-Complex  4/15/2013 
Tom Engelhardt: Article  Pastors will find here much on which to build sermons on peace and war, and the danger of trusting leaders who create fear and lie about the real enemy.

Zero Dark Thirty: Sadism as Patriotic Duty  1/10/2013 
Karen J. Greenberg: Article  Obama failed to prosecute the war crimes of George W. Bush and his henchmen, leaving the public space open for a movie like this to affirm torture and brutality.

Arab-Israeli-Palestinian Peace Is More Urgent Than Ever  3/3/2012 
Ron Young: Article  Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious leaders urge all presidential candidates not to use any rhetoric that could make prospects for peace more problematic.

A Farewell to Nuclear Arms  10/13/2011 
Mikhail Gorbachev: Article  The former president of the Soviet Union recalls his meeting with Ronald Reagan in Reykjavik twenty-five years ago and proposes new initiatives to end nuclear threats.

Big Guns Rule the World (according to Conservative Magical Thinking)  4/14/2011 
Andrew J. Bacevich: Article  It's not why Obama chose to go into Libya, it's how. The use of big guns seems hardwired into political consciousness, especially by Ronald Reagan and his acolyte conservatives.

The Mark Inside: Joseph Beuys and Coyote meet 'Humanitarian' Bombing Campaigns  4/1/2011 
Phil Rockstroh: Article  The people of Germany refused to face their complicity in the crimes of the Third Reich. In the same way, Americans also fail to reckon with their unsavory past.

Hundreds Pack Courthouse as Anti-Nuclear Activists are Sent to Jail  3/28/2011 
Bill Quigley: Article  Grandmothers, priests, and a nun were sentanced by a federal court in Tacoma for breaking into a stockpile of Trident nuclear weapons.

Barack Obama, Oscar Romero and Structural Sin  3/24/2011 
Greg Grandin: Article  Trade policy and the role of large business are critical for justice in El salvador and Central America.

Protestant Churches Urge NATO to Remove All Nuclear Weapons from Europe  3/17/2011 
Article  The policies of four ecumenical organizations, the WCC, NCC, Conference of European Churches and Canadian Council of Churches, call for complete nuclear disarmament.

The Great Arab Revolt: New Economic and Political Models?  3/16/2011 
Pepe Escobar: Article  Western views of Arabs, Clash of Civilizations, End of History, and Islamophobia, no longer prevail. Arabs are writing their own history.

The Primary Force of Egyptian Uprising: Revolt of the Young  2/2/2011 
Azza Karam: Article  Egypt's population has exploded over the past decades, average age is now 24 years old, and unemployed youth have had enough of an oppressive regime.

Uprising in Egypt is Not Like Iran in1979  2/2/2011 
Juan Cole: Article  Here is helpful background on what is happening now in Egypt. Neoconservative fears about the Mulim Brotherhood are over-blown.

2025: The Era of the United States as Global Superpower has Ended  12/7/2010 
Alfred W. McCoy: Article  Four scenarios point to the end of American empire far earlier than most people are expecting. Empires are fragile organisms. It started down in 2003.

National Security State Means Personal Humiliation, Not Safety  11/30/2010 
Tom Engelhardt: Article  Americans need to connect what their country does abroad with the declining quality of life at home.

Religious Leaders Denounce Anti-Muslim Bigotry  9/9/2010 
Article  A statement about Park 51 in New York City which also applies to the Florida pastor who wants to burn the Koran.

A Bloated Military Threatens the Future of the United States  6/26/2010 
Tom Engelhardt: Article  The expansion of the military is documented here and its dangers for this country. We are on the way to becoming just like the Soviet Union, a failed empire.

Protestant Churches Promote Concept of Just Peace  5/19/2010 
Article  A German Kirchentag in Munich prepares for a Peace Convocation in May, 2011, in Kingston, Jamaica. 'Security without peace becomes opression.'

Off Dead Center: Things Can Always Get Worse  4/11/2010 
Greg Grandin: Article  William Appleman Williams taught and wrote in Wisconsin and Oregon. This historian saw empire and foreign policy different from Arthur Schlesinger and Reinhold Niebuhr.

Reading Tim O’Brien in Hanoi  4/2/2010 
Matt Steinglass: Article  Vietnamese are not so interested in stories about the American war, since they won it and don't care for amoral chaos.

Existential Politics: Eight Hours in the Basement for Peace  2/23/2010 
Sam Smith: Article  Kevin Zeese and George O'Neill are trying to form an anti-war coalition of people with views from the right, left and radical center, views of many Americans left out of current debates.

German Military Model Admired by U.S. War Planners  2/22/2010 
William J. Astore: Article  The German military was not much successful in the 20th century, so why are military professionals in this country so fascinated with it?

A Regional Plan for Disengagement from Afghanistan  1/5/2010 
Selig S. Harrison: Article  The US should give up its military bases in Afghanistan. With detailed analysis of ethnic and religious differences in the area, this article shows how to exit the Afghan war.

Iran & the Sacred Day, Ashura: The Profound Past Becomes Volcanic Present  12/29/2009 
Arthur Waskow: Article  Both religion and politics are intensifying in the current demonstrations in Iran. Expect vocalcanoes, says a Jewish rabbi.

The Battle in Seattle Changed Attitudes and Policies on Globalization  11/30/2009 
Mark Engler: Article  Ten years ago today protests in Seattle began to change hearts and minds around the world on free trade policies which allow corporations to do whatever they want wherever they are.

The Urgent Need to Demilitarize the National Security State  10/23/2009 
Melvin A. Goodman: Article  Here is a brief review of national security policy over the past decades and what the Obama administration should consider to finally end Cold War attitudes.

Afghanistan: Another March of Folly  5/21/2009 
Norman Solomon: Article  Another president is preaching one thing and doing another. There is a terrible logic about dependence on military solutions for political problems, as learned in Vietnam.

Rumsfeld's Pentagon Uses Bible to Promote War  5/20/2009 
Nathan Schneider: Article  Difficult as it is to believe, George Bush was sent bible passages to encourage him in waging the illegal war in Iraq.

Constructing a Past Usable to the Present   4/28/2009 
Andrew J. Bacevich: Article  The United States has its share of sins to confess as a nation, about Cuba, The Bomb and Cold War, Iran and Afghanistan.

Reconsidering U.S. Power in a Time of Economic Crisis  4/20/2009 
Mark Engler: Article  Neoconservatives wanted this country to follow the British in a quest for world domination. Recent events open the way for a more hopeful future.

Dispatches from Porto Alegre  2/4/2005 
Article  Sanuel Loewenberg reports on the 2005 World Social Forum in Brazil.

Backfire: America Becoming Dispensable  1/31/2005 
Michael Lind: Article  Michael Lind explains how Europe and Asia are cooperating to leave the U.S. out of the global economic future.

2005 World Social Forum Begins  1/29/2005 
Article  Fifth edition of the WSF gets started in Brazil with over 120,000 people from around the world.

Portrait of a Textile Worker  1/25/2005 
Comment  Artist Terese Agnew has created a quilt over two years of a young femail garment worker from Bangladesh.

The Water Connection  1/24/2005 
Ed Knudson: Article  From the Puget Sound out to the world, water connects all people in ways explored at a history conference on seascapes, littoral cultures, and trans-oceanic exchanges.

Supermarket Giants Crush Central American Farmers  12/28/2004 
Article  Celia W. Dugger in the NY Times details food production in an age of globalization.

Another World is Possible: 2005 WSF  12/23/2004 
Article  Where in the world can you find people thinking really new thoughts about the future of the world? The World Social Forum in 2005 in Brazil.

Human Rights Day, High Time for a UN Democracy Caucus  12/16/2004 
Article  Jennifer Windsor of Freedom House discusses the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

One Great Family: A New Spirituality  12/16/2004 
Article  The Theologian Leonardo Boff Hopes for Justice, Peace and More Free Time for Everyone.

Crtitique of Techno-Globalism  12/16/2004 
Article  Coco Fusco in In These Times talks about how information network concepts can miss important historical and cultural realities.

Christmas Joy Based on Worker Suffering  12/14/2004 
Article  Mattel makes toys in sweatshop conditions in China, Indonesia, and Mexico. Charlie Kernaghan wants to end sweatshops.

Al Qaeda Hates Our Policies, Not Our Freedoms  12/5/2004 
Article  Ray McGovern of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity comments on a report of the Defense Science Board.

Protecting Daddy: The 9/11 Commission Report  11/30/2004 
Article  Benjamin DeMott in Harpers Magazine explains how commission members could not bring themselves to face the facts of the President's lies about not being informed about Al Quaeda.

From Inside the Mosque  11/22/2004 
Article  American and Iraqi soldiers attacked a mosque on November 19, 2004. Here's how it looked from the inside.

Little Boy Talk about a Global Test  10/5/2004 
Ed Knudson: Article  President Bush sounded like a little boy in his State of the Union speech about not needing to ask permission. Kerry acts like a grown up.

The Momentous Issue of American-Sponsored Death   9/21/2004 
James Carroll: Article  Americans have not faced their own history of how much death their country has caused for six decades.

Divestment from Israel: Presbyterians Take Important Step   7/22/2004 
Clifton Kirkpatrick: Article  Clifton Kirkpatrick responds to questions about General Assembly action concerning Israel and Palestinians.

A CALL TO ACTION: The Church and U.S. Foreign Policymaking   3/29/2004 
Article  In this essay Ronald A. Johnson calls for reasoned and authoritative church involvement in U.S. foreign policy development.

God and Empire: Merry Christmas from Dick Cheney   1/2/2004 
Article  Molly Ivins talks about holiday greetings from the vice president which makes frightening reference to God and empire.

World Hunger and the WTO at Cancun   9/15/2003 
Article  Agricultural subsidies in rich countries attacked by farmers in developing countries.

Chronicles of War: It Will Last as Long as It Lasts   4/21/2003 
Ed Knudson: Article  An ongoing log of the experience of the Iraq war along with links to further resources including how the media is covering the war.

Bishop, other protesters, arrested near White House   4/2/2003 
Article  United Methodist Bishop C. Joseph Sprague arrested in protest against the Iraq war.

U.S. Invasion Vindicates Muslim Prophecy   3/31/2003 
Article  Since the 13th century, Islamic theologians have argued that military defeat at the hands of unbelievers results when Muslims embrace pluralism and worldly knowledge.

Lutheran World Federation Leader Critical of Iraq War   3/30/2003 
Ishmael Noko: Article  Interview with Rev. Dr Ishmael Noko, LWF General Secretary, on the Current International Crisis Concerning Iraq

How to Support Our Troops   3/23/2003 
Ed Knudson: Article  A divided country is made more divided by presidential arrogance.

Protests against the Iraq War   3/23/2003 
Reprint  This page reproduces some articles on demonstrations against the Iraq War.

Not Oil, But Dollars vs. Euros   3/22/2003 
Article  Geoffrey Heard writes about the real reasons for the Iraq war.

The University in a Time of War   3/22/2003 
Article  Mark K. Jensen offers comments on the Iraq war at Pacific Lutheran University.

Rachel Corrie's Emails   3/22/2003 
Article  An Israeli tank crushed Rachel Corrie in the Gaza Strip. Here are some emails she sent her family.

Iraq Attack is Immoral, Illegal and Ill-advised   3/20/2003 
Article  WCC Secretary Konrad Raiser expresses profound sorrow at the US attack on Iraq.

Bishop Has Deep Concern about Iraq War   3/20/2003 
Mark Hanson: Article  ELCA Bishop Mark Hanson writes to the church about Iraq.

The Pope Could Visit Baghdad   3/17/2003 
Helen Caldicott: Article  Dr. Helen Caldicott encourages us to send an email to the pope.

Pushing the President into War   2/21/2003 
Ed Knudson: Article  People around the President have been pushing for an Iraq war for a long time.

Church Leaders Question Drift toward War with Iraq   9/1/2002 
Comment  Central Committee of World Council of Churches publishes statement.

New Proposal for Middle East Peace   6/16/2002 
Article  Edward Said calls for end to rule by Arafat and for elections.