For years, Philipos Melaku-Bello has maintained a peace vigil outside the White House that advocates for the abolition of nuclear weapons and an end to forever wars Almost every day for more then a decade, Philipos Melaku-Bello has manned a peace vigil across the street from the White House that has set the record as […]
NATO went from fighting socialism to enforcing global empire It looks a lot like a return to the past. Founded […]
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Peace activism is rising, but that isn’t translating into huge street demonstrations, writes Allegra Harpootlian. By Allegra Harpootlian TomDispatch.com When Donald Trump entered the Oval Office in January 2017, Americans took to the streets all across the country to protest…Read more →
It has been 10 years of dormancy for the peace movement: a full decade since the thriving demonstrations of the early Bush years gave way to liberal demands that the focus shift to defeating the president at the ballot box. This fixation remained through the two ensuing presidential elections, which have demonstrated, beyond a reasonable doubt, the futility of this approach to altering American foreign policy. The vibrant and young foot soldiers of Obama’s first election are now seven years older, jaded and frustrated.
