Peace Activists Face Terrorism Charges For Trying To Turn Reactor Into Plowshares

Their intent to break into the facility was to follow the words of Isaiah 2:4: “They shall beat their swords into plowshares.”

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

On June 28, 2012, three longtime peace activists -- Sister Megan Rice, 82, Greg Boertje-Obed, 57 and Michael Walli, 63 -- cut through a chain-link fence surrounding a nuclear weapons production facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn., which had signs saying “No Trespassing.” Their goal was to symbolically disarm the nuclear weapons industry, using non-violent

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Scandals With Traction?

Thirty-nine percent of polled Republicans convinced that the Benghazi issue is the worst scandal in American history don’t know where Benghazi is.

John Nordin
By John Nordin

Forty-one percent of Republicans, according to a recent poll, think the “cover-up” of Benghazi is the “biggest political scandal in American history. Forty-three percent disagree; 74 percent think it was worse than Watergate. The noise machine is in full cry. The president lied, didn’t care about the attack, and tried to blame a video rather than

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Want To Boycott Monsanto? There’s An App For That

A new smartphone app is allowing consumers to take a stand against biotech giant Monsanto and the Koch brothers through barcode reading technology that alerts users when a product is associated with either organization. The Buycott app is the answer to the prayers of food activists and health advocates, who have in the past visited […]

Trisha Marczak
By Trisha Marczak

A new smartphone app is allowing consumers to take a stand against biotech giant Monsanto and the Koch brothers through barcode reading technology that alerts users when a product is associated with either organization. The Buycott app is the answer to the prayers of food activists and health advocates, who have in the past visited their local

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Students, Narratives Clash To Mark Palestinian Nakba In Tel Aviv

Palestinian and Jewish students alike demonstrated to commemorate the Nakba, meaning “catastrophe,” that ensued following Israel’s creation.

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

May 15, 1948. It’s a date celebrated by Israelis and mourned by millions of Palestinians. When the state of Israel was founded 65 years ago, roughly 700,000 Palestinians were exiled from their homes to make way for the creation of a Jewish-majority state in the heart of the Levant. The event is a pivotal moment in Middle East history,

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Lies About Austerity: The International Struggle For Economic Justice And Dignity

People all around the world are pushing back against the rising tide of economic devastation.

Edward Rhymes
By Edward Rhymes

The verdict has been in for several years – although the U.S. has just recently been added to the mix – austerity does not work. The cuts in vital programs has not produced the surge in employment or the boom in the economy that neoliberal forces across the globe said it would – you may color this writer cynical, but somehow I believe they never

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Pakistan Election: Will The Violence End?

Ahead of a historic democratic election in Pakistan, violence has left scores dead and is putting the vote in question.

Mariya Karimjee
By Mariya Karimjee

KARACHI — Pakistan is gearing up for elections that are being hailed as the country’s first-ever democratic transition, but the ongoing political violence will likely overshadow the May 11 vote.  According to local media tallies, more than 100 people have died in elections-related attacks since late April, when campaigning for the general

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