Peace Train: Sanctions used as cruel economic warfare
In last week’s excellent Peace Train column, Tom Mayer discussed how the U.S. uses the media to convince the U.S. public of the necessity to attack some enemy. Tom provided...
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Peace Train: Compassion should be our cornerstone
Many cultures and religions stress the importance of offering hospitality to strangers and to treat them well. For example, the parable of the Good Samaritan strongly makes this point. However,...
Peace Train: Attack on Iran and media complicity
In May 2018, President Trump pulled the U.S. out of an international agreement, the Iranian nuclear deal, that the U.S. helped negotiate. Despite Trump’s claim to the contrary, Iran made...
Peace Train: Assange arrest is an attack on press freedom
Whistleblowers have played an important role in U.S. history by informing the public about crimes committed by corporations and governments. Whistleblower.org provides a list of many of the courageous people...
Peace Train: U.S. military empire comes at a steep cost
Learn moreWhat: Session on dangers of nuclear war When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 Where: CU Humanities Room 1B90 What: Session on the impact of military spending When: 7 p.m....
Peace Train: Palestinians have lost homes and lives
There is little media coverage of Gaza and the Palestinian West Bank these days. This lack of coverage might lead one to believe that nothing of interest is happening there....
Peace Train: Wells, Davis fought for human rights for all
The struggle for human rights has been going on for generations, and despite some impressive gains, there is still a great need for continuing this effort. The recent controversy in...
Peace Train: U.S. role in the crisis in Venezuela
The focus is now on Venezuela, but the U.S. is really the key actor in this long-running drama. In reality, Venezuela is simply a small player in the United States'...
Peace Train: Wise words from Dr. King
After Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his powerful anti-war speech "Beyond Vietnam" on April 4, 1967, he was criticized by politicians, the media and even by some fellow civil-rights...
Peace Train: Israel panics over nonviolent BDS movement
In 2005, Palestinian civil society launched the nonviolent Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement ( bdsmovement.net) in an effort to obtain their basic human and political rights. Since then, despite little...