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Off Dead Center: William Appleman Williams 7/5/2009 (223) Greg Grandin - Article: Teaching and writing in Wisconsin and Oregon, this historian saw empire and foreign policy different from Arthur Schlesinger and Reinhold Niebuhr. Obama in Latin America 4/15/2009 (226) Greg Grandin - Article: As the new president visits Latin America here is some history on the approach of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the same region. Fantasy Wars Continue at the Pentagon 2/7/2009 (290) Chalmers Johnson - Article: The author of Blowback and other books here talks about fantasy weapons going forward in a time of economic crisis. The Devastation of Iraq by Market Fundamentalists 10/23/2008 (289) Michael Schwartz - Article: Telling the truth about what has happened in Iraq and why. White House Knew Iraq Had No WMD 8/5/2008 (428) Ed Knudson - Article: Ron Suskind's new book brings to the surface again that George W. Bush lied us into the Iraq war. Dispatches from Porto Alegre 2/4/2005 (175) Samuel Loewenberg - Article: Reports on the 2005 World Social Forum in Brazil. Backfire: America Becoming Dispensable 1/31/2005 (171) Michael Lind - Article: Europe and Asia are cooperating to leave the U.S. out of the global economic future. 2005 World Social Forum Begins 1/29/2005 (168) Article: Fifth edition of the WSF gets started in Brazil with over 120,000 people from around the world. Portrait of a Textile Worker 1/25/2005 (194) Comment: Artist Terese Agnew has created a quilt over two years of a young femail garment worker from Bangladesh. The Water Connection 1/24/2005 (157) Ed Knudson - Article: From the Puget Sound out to the world, water connects all people in ways explored at a history conference on seascapes, littoral cultures, and trans-oceanic exchanges. The Coming Wars 1/19/2005 (123) Comment: Symour Hersh in The New Yorker describes how Rumsfeld is now able to do whatever covert operations he wants. Oil for Food: Who Is Really at Fault? 1/5/2005 (155) Reprint: Joy Gordon in Harpers tells the true story about the UN and the Oil for Food controversy. Organizing Against Multi-Nationals 1/4/2005 (133) Comment: Gilberto Soto was killed November 5, 2004, while trying to organize truckers in El Salvador. Tsunami in Southern Asia 12/30/2004 (131) Comment: How to help in this huge disaster. Supermarket Giants Crush Central American Farmers 12/28/2004 (229) Celia W. Dugger - Article: Food production in an age of globalization. Another World is Possible: 2005 WSF 12/23/2004 (198) Article: Where in the world can you find people thinking really new thoughts about the future of the world? The World Social Forum in 2005 in Brazil. The Iraq War is Lost 12/22/2004 (150) Comment: James Dobbins writes from the Council on Foreign Relations. Human Rights Day, High Time for a UN Democracy Caucus 12/16/2004 (192) Jennifer Windsor - Article: Discussion the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which provides a basis for social democracy around the globe. Crtitique of Techno-Globalism 12/16/2004 (235) Coco Fusco - Article: Coco Fusco in In These Times talks about how information network concepts can miss important historical and cultural realities. Christmas Joy Based on Worker Suffering 12/14/2004 (271) Ed Knudson - Article: Mattel makes toys in sweatshop conditions in China, Indonesia, and Mexico. Charlie Kernaghan wants to end sweatshops. Al Qaeda Hates Our Policies, Not Our Freedoms 12/5/2004 (179) Article: Ray McGovern of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity comments on a report of the Defense Science Board. High-Level UN Panel Proposes Changes 12/2/2004 (212) Article: As Kofi Annan faces questions about his leadership at the United Nations a major proposal for change is considered. Protecting Daddy: The 9/11 Commission Report 11/30/2004 (207) Article: Benjamin DeMott in Harpers Magazine explains how commission members could not bring themselves to face the facts of the President's lies about not being informed about Al Quaeda. From Inside the Mosque 11/22/2004 (242) Article: American and Iraqi soldiers attacked a mosque on November 19, 2004. Here's how it looked from the inside. America Must Find Alternatives to Fear 11/11/2004 (211) Article: Gordon Adams outlines what secuirty policy should look like in the years ahead. A Raging Barbaric Guerilla War 10/7/2004 (235) Article: A reporter tells us what's happening in Iraq right now. Little Boy Talk about a Global Test 10/5/2004 (370) Ed Knudson - Article : President Bush sounded like a little boy in his State of the Union speech about not needing to ask permission. Kerry acts like a grown up. Market Fundamentalists Created Current Iraq Crisis 10/1/2004 (232) Naomi Klein - Article: How the Bush-Bremer reconstruction plan has misaberably failed and caused resistance and violence in Iraq. Plan to Reduce World Hunger Debated at UN; Bush Doesn't Attend 9/21/2004 (200) Article: Global economic justice supported by 50 heads of state but George Bush has other priorities. Bush Fought Against 9/11 Commission 9/16/2004 (217) Article : Kritsten Breitweiser decides to support John Kerry because she and others had to fight Bush three years to get the 9/11 Commission established. Is it Time to Consider Iraq Withdrawal? 9/10/2004 (182) Article : The Financial Times has the courage to ask the crucial question of whether the U.S. should withdraw from Iraq. The Real Source of Security Three Years after 9/11 9/10/2004 (212) Article : 9/11 families lament the way the attack has been used by the Bush administration. A Better Strategy to Respond to Terror 5/26/2004 (269) Michael Lerner - Article : Rabbi Michael Lerner writes an excellent article on the role of corporations in creating conditions for global terror. Frenzied Crowds in Fallujah 4/1/2004 (457) Article : Photos from Fallujah, Iraq, on March 31, 2004, when four American contractors were attacked and burned. The Worst Form of Exploitation 3/9/2004 (253) Robert Scheer - Article : Robert Scheer calls George W. Bush hypocritical for using 9/11 images but resisting an accounting of the truth. Peace Activists are Terrorists? 2/6/2004 (269) Article : The Des Moines Register reports peace activists wanted by a Joint Terrorism Task Force. God and Empire: Merry Christmas from Dick Cheney 1/2/2004 (556) Molly Ivins - Article : Molly Ivins talks about holiday greetings from the vice president which makes frightening reference to God and empire. The Weird Men Behind George W. Bush's War 9/16/2003 (589) Michael Lind - Article : What is going on in the United States? Who is making foreign policy? And what are they trying to achieve? World Hunger and the WTO at Cancun 9/15/2003 (551) Article : Agricultural subsidies in rich countries attacked by farmers in developing countries. Creative Writing in the Midst of War 4/2/2003 (468) David James Duncan - Article : This outstanding article tells the truth about the National Security Strategy and the Patriot Act as well as what's happening in Iraq. Iraq War Increases Terrorist Threat 4/1/2003 (481) Ed Knudson - Article : Stephen Holmes disagrees with the argument of Robert Kagan about weak and strong powers and suggests Iraq is the wrong war if the goal is defeating terrorism. U.S. Invasion Vindicates Muslim Prophecy 3/31/2003 (621) Article : Since the 13th century, Islamic theologians have argued that military defeat at the hands of unbelievers results when Muslims embrace pluralism and worldly knowledge. US Marines turn fire on civilians at the bridge of death 3/31/2003 (607) Article : American news media are keeping the full horror of war from the American people. Here is the reality in Nasiriya. Ashamed of My Country: the Views of an Eighty Year Old 3/31/2003 (443) Linda Knudson - Article : An eighty year old man, a veteran of WWII, speaks his views about the Iraq war. Shocking and Awful 3/30/2003 (702) Dan Brook - Article : Terrorism comes in many forms, yet always has the same result. Ex-general Jay Garner Slated to Run Iraq 3/26/2003 (6011) Article : Garner's career is one of tight ties with both the US military and high-capital defense industry. Liberation or Oppression 3/25/2003 (400) Article : An Iraqi man carries a child badly wounded in the onslaught on Basra on Saturday. Will the U.S. be viewed as a liberator by the Iraqi people? The Thirty-Year Itch 3/24/2003 (516) Robert Dreyfuss - Reprint : Three decades ago, in the throes of the energy crisis, Washington's hawks conceived of a strategy for US control of the Persian Gulf's oil. Protests against the Iraq War 3/23/2003 (292) Reprint : This page reproduces some articles on demonstrations against the Iraq War. Images of War 3/23/2003 (276) Reprint : Here are some images from the Iraq War. How to Support Our Troops 3/23/2003 (585) Ed Knudson - Article : A divided country is made more divided by presidential arrogance. A Rule-based and Justice-oriented, Democratic Multilateral Order 3/22/2003 (372) David Held - Article : A discussion of what should replace the conservative commitment to war. An outstanding article! Rachel Corrie's Emails from the Gaza Strip 3/22/2003 (630) Article : An Israeli tank crushed Rachel Corrie in the Gaza Strip. Here are some emails she sent her family. The University in a Time of War 3/22/2003 (355) Mark K. Jensen - Article : Mark K. Jensen offers comments on the Iraq war at Pacific Lutheran University. Not Oil, But Dollars vs. Euros 3/22/2003 (17056) Geoffrey Heard - Article : The real reasons for the Iraq war. Don't Look for Democracy: Predictions About the Iraq War 3/21/2003 (545) Chuck O-Connell - Article : O'Connell predicted the Gulf War in 1999, and offers some more predictions here. When Democracy Failed: The Warnings of History 3/20/2003 (837) Article : Thom Hartmann writes a chilling article. Be sure to read this as you ponder the meaning of the Iraq war. Iraq Attack is Immoral, Illegal and Ill-advised 3/20/2003 (340) Article : WCC Secretary Konrad Raiser expresses profound sorrow at the US attack on Iraq. Project for the New American Century 3/20/2003 (722) Reprint : Statement of Principles of this group promoting world empire. What If George Bush is Wrong? 3/17/2003 (508) Article : Here is a list of things that can go wrong in war with Iraq. The Pope Could Visit Baghdad 3/17/2003 (337) Helen Caldicott - Article : Dr. Helen Caldicott encourages us to send an email to the pope. I Want You to Join Us in War 2/27/2003 (632) Article : A graphic poster points to the nature of war. Pushing the President into War 2/21/2003 (427) Ed Knudson - Article : People around the President have been pushing for an Iraq war for a long time. Keep up to date on Iraq War 2/12/2003 (276) Comment : Project on Defense Alternatives offers new site. Global Gloom and Growing Anti-Americanism 12/15/2002 (312) Comment : The Pew Research Center for People and the Press releases a major global survey. Who Knows about Islam? 11/9/2002 (338) Comment : Edward W. Said tells the truth about Bernard Lewis, Samuel Huntington, and Karen Armstrong. James Fallows on the 51st State 10/28/2002 (359) Comment : A full account of what might happen if the US invades Iraq. Most Americans Question Iraq War 10/24/2002 (311) Comment : Get a placard for your car or home. A Progressive Middle Position on the Iraq War 10/22/2002 (484) Michael Lerner - Article : Tikkun Magazine editor Michael Lerner shares a very thoughtful organizing proposal. Jimmy Carter Against Iraq War 10/12/2002 (396) Comment : The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize would not have voted to give Bush unilateral authority to wage war on Iraq. I Have Listened Closely to the President 10/10/2002 (298) Comment : Robert C. Byrd speaks out against giving President Bush support for the Iraq war. Majority Opposes War with Iraq without UN Support 10/3/2002 (359) Comment : Poll report from the Program on International Policy Attitudes The Eagle Has Crash Landed 7/3/2002 (364) Comment : Provocative thoughts from Immanuel Wallerstein in Foreign Policy Bush Expands Nuclear Arsenal 6/17/2002 (283) Comment : Large increases in nuclear military budgets are part of Bush policies. Let Us Beat Our Swords into Ploughshares 6/17/2002 (458) Photos : A photo of a sculpture at the United Nations. New Proposal for Middle East Peace 6/16/2002 (295) Edward Said - Article : A call for end to rule by Arafat and for elections. Witnessing Palestine and Israel 4/11/2002 (300) Comment : A place to get both sides of the story. Dismantle the Settlements 10/15/2001 (283) Comment : One way to begin to solve the problems in Palestine. Hard Lessons 10/14/2001 (311) Comment : On the job training for President Bush in Palestine Afghanistan Attack - October 9, 2001 10/9/2001 (299) Comment : A war has begun, again. Reclaiming the Human 9/30/2001 (579) Ed Knudson - Comment : 9/11 brought some unlikely people together. The Power of Compassion after 9/11 9/29/2001 (317) Comment: Photographs depicting human solidarity across international boundaries after 9/11, The Realism of Violence - 9/11 Photos 9/29/2001 (343) Photos : A graphic slideshow of photos depicting the horror of the September 11 attack. Acts of Crime or War? 9/23/2001 (309) Ed Knudson - Comment : Paul R. 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Global Peace Section
Perhaps the most crucial political issue today is differing perspectives on what should constitute the global future. The image of earth from space has given everyone the sense that we are, indeed, a global village. When people speak today of "hope for the future" a great deal of what that means has to do with not only a personal or a national but a global future. In this section we present materials related to hope for justice, peace and sustainable life for all peoples of the earth. It is sobering to realize that the population of the earth more than doubled from 1950 to 2000, from 2,556,000,053 to 6,082,966,429. In 2008 the population is approaching 7 billion human beings. China and India together total nearly 2.5 billion people. The United States is the third most populated country with just over 300 million people. Any responsible person must take these figures into account in thinking about politics and social policy today. And any responsible person must support international institutions which are trying to do so. And that also means that the hysterical religious nationalism promoted by the Republican Party is wholly irresponsible along with its hostility to working with international partners and its tolerance of the malicious bellicosity of the neoconservative global military imperialist project. There has never been a time than right now when politics is more important to end conservative negativism and to open the possibility for a positive future for the people of the planet. United Nations. The United Nations is central to global efforts to solve problems that challenge humanity. Cooperating in this effort are more than 30 affiliated organizations, known together as the UN system. Day in and day out, the UN and its family of organizations work to promote respect for human rights, protect the environment, fight disease and reduce poverty. UN agencies define the standards for safe and efficient air travel and help improve telecommunications and enhance consumer protection. The United Nations leads the international campaigns against drug trafficking and terrorism. Throughout the world, the UN and its agencies assist refugees, set up programmes to clear landmines, help expand food production and lead the fight against AIDS. Socialist International. The Socialist International is the worldwide organisation of social democratic, socialist and labour parties. It currently brings together 170 political parties and organisations from all continents. The Socialist International, whose origins go back to the early international organisations of the labour movement, has existed in its present form since 1951, when it was re-established at the Frankfurt Congress. Since then it has been increasingly active and grown considerably in membership, particularly in recent years doubling the number of its members during the 1990s. Labour, social democratic and socialist parties are now a major political force in democracies around the world. Numerous member parties of the International, in all continents, are currently leading governments or are the main opposition force. Global Progressive Forum. The Global Progressive Forum is the first ever global space for the creation of a global, progressive community of individuals, organisations and movements throughout the world for a fairer, more inclusive globalisation. It was launched in November 2003 in Brussels, bringing together more than 1,000 progressive policy-makers, NGOs, trade unions, academics, from all over the world Atlas World Statistics International Solidarity Center. Sponsored by the AFL-CIO. IPS - Inter Press Service. IPS, civil society's leading news agency, is an independent voice from the South and for development, delving into globalisation for the stories underneath. Another communication is possible. 
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