The Bushes, dirty tricks and regime change in nuclear-free Palau
On June 30, 1985, 30 years ago today, Haruo Remeliik, the president of anti-nuclear Palau, had his brains blown out.
In Germany: From the U.S. Embassy to small town thugs
This was a minor victory; in over twenty years it was the first petition on Mumia which the embassy has accepted.
Peace and justice organizations oppose new authorization of military force
The president's proposal would authorize military operations against the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) for three years.
Today in people's history: Nelson Mandela released from prison
Today marks exactly 25 years since the day in 1990 when anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was released from prison to become a free man in South Africa.
Losing the plot: Israel’s premier to face new Gaza reality
Netanyahu's war-turned-genocide in Gaza has backfired badly - his strategy has helped resurrect Hamas, the very movement he tried desperately to crush.
Iran and U.S. cooperating on ISIS fight? Not as far-fetched as it seems
Iraqi President Fuad Masum was asked whether it was U.S. airstrikes, with Iraqi fighters and Iranian militiamen, that helped liberate the town of Amerli. He confirmed that it was.
Jewish community in Cuba holds gala for world peace
"Each one of us may express through the arts the need for peace to prevail on our planet."
Rep. McDermott: Why I voted against sending arms to Syrian rebels
"I did not arrive at this decision easily. The threat ISIS poses to the people of Iraq and Syria is a serious one. "
Video: On Israel-Palestinian peace, a look at one vs. two-state solution
Here is a six-minute clip from a Google Hangout with co-editor Susan Webb and special guest Uri Weltmann, peace activist and leader of the Communist Party of Israel.
Thousands of Israelis protest Gaza war in Tel-Aviv
Some 7,000 Israelis protested the war in Gaza under the banner: "No more deaths - Israeli-Palestinian peace, now," the largest protest against the Israeli military operation in Gaza thus far.
