Remarks at the United National Antiwar Coalition (UNAC) Conference: President Obama this week declared the war on Iraq to be an honorable…
In her spare time, between nonstop peace activism and leading international exchanges, Medea Benjamin has somehow managed to write the best book…
Last night in New York City, by my unscientific estimate, two-thirds of the people on the streets had alcohol in them. A…
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A living-wage campaign at the University of Virginia has been pressing the university's six-figure-salary administrators to treat its workers better for the…
1. When you're setting a record for the longest modern war, cutting it short just increases the chances of somebody breaking your…
Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday explained why it's legal to murder people — not to execute prisoners convicted of capital crimes,…
1. Iran has threatened to fight back if attacked, and that's a war crime. War crimes must be punished. 2. My television…
Twelve students at the University of Virginia on Saturday began a hunger strike for a living wage policy for university employees. They've taken this step…
For progressives and populists around the country who take an interest in Congressional races there are always a few good challengers we…
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