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Jul 26, 20240 min read

A Synopsis of ICJ Finding Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Territory in Violation of International Law

Israel must end “as rapidly as possible” its unlawful occupation of Palestinian territory the ICJ pronounced in a landmark advisory opinion

Israel-Gaza War

Jul 21, 20241 min read

F-35, Israel win big in House appropriators’ $833B draft defense bill

The HAC-D's version of the spending bill contains a heavy focus on culture war issues, but does increase spending for the F-35 Joint Strike

Jun 5, 20241 min read

Peace vs Profits

William Hartung, Research Fellow at Quincy Institute, will uncloak how the war industry drives Washing

Apr 30, 20241 min read

An Earth Day Present to the Planet From Congress: $95 Billion for War

The future of both climate and war is largely shaped by spending, & military spending has been greater than any climate investments

Apr 25, 20241 min read

Global Military Budget Jumps to Record High

(Stockholm, 22 April 2024) Total global military expenditure reached $2443 billion in 2023, an increase of 6.8 per cent in real terms...

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Apr 20, 20241 min read

How Big Tech and Silicon Valley are Transforming the Military-Industrial Complex

WATSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS | Brown University Roberto J. González America’s military-industrial complex has...

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Apr 17, 20241 min read

The Pentagon is flirting with the dark side of AI

As DOD integrates artificial intelligence into military operations, concerns rise over ethics, transparency, and unintended consequences...

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Apr 16, 20241 min read

The price of peace and development: Paying for the UN

The UN's 2024 budget? Just $1.25 per person yearly - like a bag of chips in NYC! Learn where the $3.59 billion goes, from peacekeeping to...

Jan 4, 20241 min read

Gaza war puts US’s extensive weapons stockpile in Israel under scrutiny

THE GUARDIAN | Harry Davies and Manisha Ganguly Their precise location is classified, but somewhere in Israel there are multiple...

Dec 27, 20231 min read

US Foreign Policy Is a Scam Built on Corruption

The $1.5 trillion in military outlays each year is the scam that keeps on giving—to the military-industrial complex and the Washington insid

Foreign Policy

Dec 26, 20231 min read

A Republican commitment to inequality underscores Trump’s impunity

Rebecca Solnit The January 6 insurrection will have succeeded if Trump is re-elected and he avoids accountability for the crimes of his...

Election

Dec 21, 20231 min read

MPA Statement on Gaza

The Michigan Peace Alliance (MPA) calls for an end to American complicity in Israel’s massive war crimes against Palestinians

Dec 5, 20236 min read

Israel/OPT: US-Made Munitions Killed 43 Civilians in Two Documented Israeli Air Strikes in Gaza

Human Rights

Dec 5, 20230 min read

Strategic Posture Review: Echoes of Dr. Strangelove | Responsible Statecraft

Commission argues that the US should consider building and deploying more nuclear weapons.

Oct 16, 20231 min read

MPA Statement: Palestine-Israel Crisis

The Michigan Peace Alliance calls for an immediate ceasefire and negotiations to release all prisoners, to restore vital services for Palest

Oct 14, 20233 min read

Israel’s Colonial Revenge Genocide in Gaza is only the latest in a Long History of such Massacres

INFORMED CONSENT: Israel's Colonial Revenge Genocide in Gaza is only the latest in a Long History of such Massacres

Oct 14, 20230 min read

Ukraine: Which Way Out?

COMMON DREAMS | Tom Gallagher The American Left’s relative silence regarding US involvement in the Ukraine War, while surprising, is also...

Ukraine

Sep 22, 20231 min read

Secretary-General's message 2023

Our world needs peace – now more than ever.

Nonviolence

Sep 20, 20230 min read

Pentagon propping up F-35 readiness by buying new parts instead of waiting for repairs, GAO says

Just over half of the U.S. military’s F-35s were available for missions earlier this year, thanks in part to a repair backlog that has the p