David Swanson

1 week ago | warisacrime.org | David Swanson

The Helsinki Accords of 1975 look from the perspective of 50 years later like part of a trend away from the insanity of mass-murder and nuclear belligerence, in contrast to an opposing trend today. The war on Vietnam had given massive sadistic destruction a bad name, so bad that war promoters diagnosed society with a disease called the Vietnam Syndrome, whose only symptom was aversion to more wars — so bad that World War II became a wonderful event and the top subject of Hollywood.

1 week ago | warisacrime.org | David Swanson

For years, World BEYOND War and other peace groups from around the world had been attending peace conferences in Cuba. When I visited Cuba this past January it was with a visa for that purpose. I published here the remarks I made at the conference. We shouted as loudly as we could about January’s conference in websites, social media, emails, and media interviews. The notion that there could be anything wrong with it — or that some institution could punish us for it — never entered our minds.

1 week ago | warisacrime.org | David Swanson

AUDIO:Talk World Radio is recorded on Zoom. Here is this week’s video and all the videos on Youtube. VIDEO:This week on Talk World Radio we are hearing and discussing poetry about Gaza. Our guest, Anita Barrows, is a poet, novelist, and translator from French, German and Italian. She has eighteen published books and a nineteenth on its way.

1 week ago | worldbeyondwar.org | David Swanson

By John Reuwer, World BEYOND War, June 16, 2025For pro-peace, antiwar activists, the weekend of the Trump parade was a rich weekend to engage.

1 week ago | worldbeyondwar.org | David Swanson

Photo credit: CODEPINKBy Medea Benjamin, World BEYOND War, June 16, 2025On Monday, June 16, Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) introduced legislation, a War Powers Resolution, to prevent President Trump from using military force against Iran without Congressional authorization.