Tag Archives: Peace Movement

Tom Hayden : 9/11 Blind

Illustration by Don Button / Newsreview.com9/11 blind We’re 10 years past the twin towers attack and still fighting wars in its name. When will we open our eyes? By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / September 11, 2011 The … Continue reading

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Nancy Miller Saunders : Idiots and Blinders

Vietnam Veterans protest the war at the Republican National Convention in 1972. Photo by Langelle.Idiots and blinders:Military ‘intelligence’ then and now There is nothing new about such blindness to alternative possibilities. Forty years ago those of us who wanted to … Continue reading

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Jay D. Jurie : Vietnam and the Historic Struggle Against ROTC

Marchers in 1970 want ROTC removed from the campus of Ohio University. Image from Cape Girardeau History and Photos. ROTC resurgent Part I: ROTC and the anti-war movement They held regular drills on an open field approximately two blocks from … Continue reading

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Nancy Miller Saunders : Jane Fonda and the ‘Home of the Brave’

Jane Fonda at the Oleo Strut GI Coffee House, Killeen, Texas, circa May 1970. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / Space City! Jane Fonda and the ‘home of the brave’ By Nancy Miller Saunders / The Rag Blog / August 11, … Continue reading

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Tom Hayden : Big Push for Peace in Afghanistan

According to CBS News, 64 percent of Americans think the number of troops in Afghanistan should be decreased.The fight for peace heats up:Will Obama go for substantialAfghanistan troop withdrawal? By Tom Hayden / The Rag Blog / June 12, 2011 … Continue reading

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Clancy Sigal : Resisting War Takes Guts

“No More War!” Art by Iván Lira /MRZine.In our war-loving society:Conscientious resistance takes guts, bravery By Clancy Sigal / AlterNet / May 30, 2011 War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and … Continue reading

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BOOKS / Doug Ireland : Martin Duberman’s Dual Bio of Deming and McReynolds

A Saving Remnant:Two lives of courage and commitment Barbara Deming and David McReynolds were ‘out’ pioneers of the left. By Doug Ireland / The Rag Blog / March 9, 2011 [A SAVING REMNANT: The Radical Lives of Barbara Deming and … Continue reading

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Joan Wile : Calling All Grannies!

Another grandmother against the war. Photo from cessemi’s photostream / Flickr.Calling all peace granniesto get off their fannies By Joan Wile / The Rag Blog / February 8, 2011 NEW YORK CITY — There we were, last Wednesday as usual, … Continue reading

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David McReynolds : Egypt, Beyond the Pyramids

Image from Mystic Journey.Egypt, Beyond the Pyramids Now we are seeing one of the rarest of things — a moment when the people lose their fear of the State. By David McReynolds / The Rag Blog / February 2, 2011 … Continue reading

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Ray Reece : The Hard Landing of a Radical in Austin, 1967

Image from McMaster University Digital Collection.Desecration of the Violet Crown:The hard landing of a radical in Austin, 1967 By Ray Reece / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2011 A few months ago, editor Thorne Dreyer invited us Rag Blogsters … Continue reading

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Medea Benjamin : To the Gay Community

Code Pink protesters at Senate Arms Services Committee hearing on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in Washington December 2, 2010. Woman with sign is Medea Benjamin. Photo from Democratic Underground.To the gay community:Now that you can join, please don’t! By Medea … Continue reading

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Carl Davidson : Bearing Witness at the School of the Americas

Top: photo from Keep on Keepin’ On. Below: photo by Linda Panetta / SOA Watch.Bearing witness to torture and murderat Fort Benning’s School of the Americas By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / November 30, 2010 FORT BENNING, Georgia … Continue reading

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