-
Join 237 other subscribers
-
Recent Posts
Archives
- January 2023
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- December 2021
- October 2021
- June 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- September 2018
- July 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
Topics
- American Culture
- American Exceptionalism
- austerity
- Capitalism
- Climate Change
- Cooperation
- Corporate Power
- electoral strategy
- Electoral Strategy for 2016
- Empire
- feminism
- Green Party
- History
- Labor Movement
- Martin Luther King
- Masculinity
- Military
- Movement Culture
- organizing
- Organizing Method
- Organizing Strategy
- police
- police state
- Prefigurative politics
- Racism
- Red Scare
- revolutionary strategy
- Socialism
- Strategy
- Uncategorized
- union organzing
- unions
- War
- War creates Climate Change
- White Privilege
- White Supremacy
- White workers
- Working Class
Meta
Category Archives: War creates Climate Change
Moral Crusade or Class Interest? Does the US Working Class Have a Material Interest in Ukraine?
Also in Counterpunch. Moral crusade or working-class interest? Which should guide our actions on Ukraine and the escalating conflict with China? How do we work through the dilemmas of peace activism given the contradictory mess that is the War in Ukraine? Start … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, American Exceptionalism, austerity, Capitalism, Climate Change, Corporate Power, Empire, History, Labor Movement, Military, police state, War, War creates Climate Change, White Privilege, Working Class
Tagged anti-imperialism, Climate Change, Cold War, Corporate Power, Democratic Party, Labor Movement, War
4 Comments
I Ain’t Marching Anymore
This essay also appears in CounterPunch. Chris Lombardi’s book, I Ain’t Marching Anymore: Dissenters, Deserters, and Objectors to America’s Wars, couldn’t be more on time. As the US ramps up its proxy war in Ukraine and paves the way for even wider … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, American Exceptionalism, Climate Change, Corporate Power, History, Military, Movement Culture, Organizing Strategy, revolutionary strategy, unions, War, War creates Climate Change, Working Class
Tagged Democratic Party, Movement Strategy, New Cold War, organizing strategy, War
1 Comment
Stand With The Peace Movement
These are challenging times for the US peace movement. We are struggling to find our bearings. The people of the US have been subject to a level of propaganda and censorship unprecedented in recent history. How can we respond? There are … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, American Exceptionalism, Capitalism, Climate Change, Corporate Power, Empire, Green Party, History, Labor Movement, Military, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Strategy, police state, Red Scare, Strategy, unions, War, War creates Climate Change, Working Class
Tagged anti-imperialism, Cold War, Corporate Power, Democratic Party, Green Party, Movement Strategy, New Cold War, peace, unions, War
5 Comments
SOS — Save our Sailors and Soldiers! Stop the Spread of Covid-19
By Bob Witanek and Richard Moser US military rank and file soldiers and sailors are being ravaged by an invisible enemy — the same enemy that is killing civilians across the country – COVID-19. The quandary for the US: maintain … Continue reading
Posted in Empire, Military, Movement Culture, Organizing Method, Organizing Strategy, Strategy, War, War creates Climate Change, Working Class
Tagged Empire, Movement Strategy, organizing, War
3 Comments
One Winning Way to Build the Peace Movement And One Losing Way
Q. What cloaks the empire and turns a mighty movement into a mirage? A. Narrow partisan politics. When anti-war activism plays second-fiddle to “follow the leader,” the chosen champion and the opposing villain loom so large that they become the … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, Capitalism, Climate Change, Corporate Power, electoral strategy, Empire, Green Party, History, Martin Luther King, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Method, Organizing Strategy, Strategy, War, War creates Climate Change, White Supremacy, Working Class
Tagged Democratic Party, election strategy, History, Movement Strategy, non-violence, Organizational Culture, War
Leave a comment
Bossing Grown Folks Around: The Open Letter to the Greens
Also in Counterpunch Before a single primary vote has been tallied a number of big-shot progressive Democrats are already calling for the Green Party to stand down in an “open letter.” Of all the issues we face, why focus so … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Climate Change, electoral strategy, Empire, Green Party, History, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Strategy, Red Scare, revolutionary strategy, War creates Climate Change, Working Class
Tagged Climate Change, Corporate Power, Democratic Party, election strategy, Green Party, Movement Strategy, Organizational Culture, organizing, revolutionary strategy
7 Comments
Ten Best Messages for Waging Peace
Also in Counterpunch. The rapid response to US war moves against Iran has been an exciting start toward rebuilding the anti-war movement we so desperately need. Thousands took to the streets in more than 80 cities. It’s a great beginning. … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, American Exceptionalism, Capitalism, Climate Change, Corporate Power, Empire, History, Martin Luther King, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Strategy, Racism, revolutionary strategy, Socialism, Strategy, War, War creates Climate Change, Working Class
Tagged American Revolution, Corporate Power, Democratic Party, Martin Luther King, Movement Strategy, Organizational Culture, Racism, revolutionary strategy, War, White Supremacy
4 Comments
American Exceptionalism, War and Empire
The First American War Stories Are Still With US American Exceptionalism remains one of the innermost ideas shaping our national identity and still lies behind all of the war stories used to justify US foreign policy. Exceptionalism has been a … Continue reading
Soldiers and Veterans are Anti-War Leaders. Could This Be The Peace Movement of Our Time?
“The greatest purveyor of violence in the world: My own government.” — Martin Luther King If you want to stop the wars, challenge the empire and deal with climate crisis then support our anti-war soldiers and veterans. Soldiers and veterans carry … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, Climate Change, Empire, Green Party, Martin Luther King, Movement Culture, organizing, Organizing Strategy, Racism, revolutionary strategy, Strategy, War, War creates Climate Change, Working Class
Tagged Climate Change, Green Party, History, Martin Luther King, non-violence, War
3 Comments
A Different War Story: The Soldier and Veteran Resistance Against the War in Vietnam
The battle over American war stories began during the peak of the last revolution. Millions of Americans and tens of thousands of veterans and soldiers opposed the war in Vietnam. In the war’s moral outrages, crimes and betrayals, many saw the … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture, Capitalism, Climate Change, Empire, History, Martin Luther King, Masculinity, organizing, Organizing Strategy, revolutionary strategy, Strategy, War, War creates Climate Change, Working Class
Tagged History, non-violence, Organizational Culture, organizing, revolutionary strategy, War
Leave a comment