Antiwar news, viewpoints, and activities.
Ukraine’s Embrace of Suicidal Nationalism
18 September 2025 @ 12:00 am
Reprinted from The Realist Review. The recent assassination of the Ukrainian neo-fascist politician Andriy Parubiy are a grim reminder of the far-right origins of the 2014 Ukrainian revolution — a revolution which eventually gave way to the full-scale Russian invasion of February 2022 and a war that has decimated the Ukrainian state. At two key […]
New York Declaration: From US-Led Destabilization to Chinese-Led Development in the Middle East
17 September 2025 @ 12:00 am
Recently, a high-level UN conference urged Israel to commit to a Palestinian state and gave “unwavering support” to a two-state solution. The “New York Declaration” set out a phased plan to end the eight-decade conflict and the ongoing Gaza catastrophe. Co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, the EU, the Arab League and 15 countries, the […]
Shooting Down Russian Drones Over Poland: Who Is Trying To Start World War 3?
17 September 2025 @ 12:00 am
The world is now closer to a full-scale war between NATO and Russia than at any time since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. In the early morning hours of September 10, 2025, Western air defenses spotted a fleet of Russian drones that had entered Poland’s airspace. Shortly thereafter, NATO fighter planes intercepted the intruders, shooting […]
So Much for the Nobel Peace Prize
16 September 2025 @ 12:00 am
The first seven months of Donald Trump’s second term as president has seen a remarkable transformation. In his inaugural address, Trump said that “My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier.” He promised to “measure our success not only by the battles we win but also by the wars that we end […]
Washington Projects Its Drug Problem Onto Latin America
16 September 2025 @ 12:00 am
A big Cadillac limo with Jersey plates was parked down the block. Few locals in East Harlem even owned cars, let alone new ones. Curious, I asked the street kids what’s up. They casually explained that the mafioso come weekly to collect their drug money. Later I found a playground, which served as a veritable […]
Albert Einstein, Palestine, and Israel Today
15 September 2025 @ 12:00 am
Albert Einstein is one of the most famous and influential scientists of all time. His theories and equations regarding time, energy, space, and gravity are foundational to modern physics.Less well known, Einstein was very political, with strong beliefs and a willingness to act on them. The book Einstein on Israel and Zionism documents what he […]
More Than a Boat: The Gaza Flotilla as a Symbol of a Growing Global Movement
15 September 2025 @ 12:00 am
One needs only to examine the actions and rhetoric of the Israeli government to fully appreciate the profound significance of the solidarity flotillas bound for Gaza. As the latest and most significant of these efforts, the Global Solidarity Flotilla sets sail, Israel’s hostile discourse has intensified, articulated most forcefully by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. […]
Taking the Constitution Seriously
12 September 2025 @ 12:00 am
Last week, the President of the United States did not take the Constitution seriously. He ordered the murders of 11 people who were riding in a speedboat in the Caribbean Sea around 1,300 miles from the U.S. Afterward he said he did so because he believed that they were members of a “narco-terrorist gang” and […]
The Killing of Hind Rajab: The Film, the Foundation, and the War Crimes
12 September 2025 @ 12:00 am
Recently, The Voice of Hind Rajab won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize in Venice after a 23-minute standing ovation. The docudrama is about a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza by the Israeli military. The story is written and directed by a Tunisian filmmaker Kaother Ben Hania, who has won a set of awards […]
Hey, POTUS, How About a Department of PEACE!
11 September 2025 @ 12:00 am
Part 1 Well, the Donald hit the nail on the head, albeit surely not by purpose. That is to say, Washington DC is indeed the War Capital of the World – so the Pentagon might as well be properly renamed as the Department of War. After all, the 742 US military bases abroad, 226,700 overseas […]