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History of the Vietnam War Holds Lessons for Ukraine Today
As the left did in earlier struggles for colonial liberation, it should stand against imperialism in Ukraine.
On 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War’s End, We Must Not Forget Its Brutality
Although the war is over, trauma remains for many Vietnamese people, and the fight against imperialism rages on.
Peace Activists Take on the Pentagon’s Corporate “Merchants of Death”
Activists are planning a tribunal where they will try the worlds biggest weapons manufacturers for war crimes.
Pentagon Spending Drains the National Budget and Leaves a Big Carbon Bootprint
Congress’s military appropriations will, in all too many ways, cancel out the benefits of its new climate spending.
Antiwar Groups Protest Defense Industry Profiteering in Ukraine
A U.S. pivot to pursuing a diplomatic resolution in Ukraine might help avoid a prolonged and grueling war of attrition.
Women Are Leading Russia’s Antiwar Protests — and They’re in Putin’s Crosshairs
As feminist antiwar activists face brutal arrests, they’re organizing support for those who’ve been incarcerated.
The Russian People Are Not the Russian Government, Activists Remind Us
Russian antiwar activists are calling for massive protests even in the face of repression.
Why It’s Hard for Most People in the US to Talk About War
To create an antiwar culture, we must demand accountability, reparations and reconciliation for U.S. war crimes.
Hundreds of Antiwar Protesters Have Been Arrested Across Russia
Russian police also have detained journalists covering the demonstrations against the invasion of Ukraine.
Why Have No Retired Generals Opposed US’s Forever Wars?
The system that produces generals is set up to prevent the rise of anyone opposed to the American way of war.