Hiroshima and Nagasaki Sabotaged Prospects for a True Post-War Peace
What ostensibly won the war for the United States sowed seeds for future discord.
Americans Don’t Really Believe There Is Such a Thing as a Moderate Muslim
Somehow Americans have missed the new that most Muslims don’t hate the United States.
Can We Talk?
There’s a debate over the proposed mosque on ground zero. But as it turns out, it’s not a mosque, not on ground zero — and not really a debate.
Mosque of Liberty
That America brings together peoples from all parts of the world and aspires to treats everyone as an equal is our strength and our message to the world.
Seeing China from the New World Trade Center
There should be a stiff tariff on all subsidized glass coming from China.
The War in Iraq: What We Don’t Know
Over 4,000,000 Iraqi people displaced as a result of the war, is the largest number of refugees worldwide after Palestine. Between Iraq and Afghanistan, there are 1.6 million U.S. troops (young people) fighting the Bush Administration’s "wars on terror," all subject to PTSD, maiming, and death. Join SALSA for a critical examination of what has happened since the 30,000-troop surge in Iraq just over a year ago with Phyllis Bennis and Farrah Hassen of the Institute for Policy Studies. Their talk will be preceded by a screening of the award-winning news program Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
This event is free. Because space is limited, please register here: http://www.hotsalsa.org/index.php?cid=1000981
We Need Action on Real Threats At Home
The people of this country need and deserve not partisan spinning, but action on the real threats close to home.
Power Trip: U.S. Unilateralism and Global Strategy After September 11
Leading progress experts provide ways in which we can move the country back in the right direction.
Osama bin Laden’s Secret Strategy
Bin Laden’s secret strategy is to prod the United States into bankruptcy.
China: A Giant at the Crossroads
China’s foreign policy has been hit hard by recent developments, including new U.S. influence on their western border.
Japan: A New Security Posture Raising Concerns
China and North Korea in particular have expressed strong concern with the “dangerous trend” in Japan’s emerging activist security posture.
World Social Forum Retrospective
As plans begin to be laid for the World Social Forums next round, many are asking if it will become a serious political platform or merely a street party.
Extending the War on Terrorism to Colombia: A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come
The roots of Colombia’s conflict are deep and complicated, and will require a creative mix of strategies to solve it.
Porto Alegre: A Competing Vision
Porto Alegre, Brazil As the sixth and final full day of the World Social Forum dawns here on southern tip of Brazil, delegates prepare for a now-familiar routine of dawn to dusk forums, side meetings over meals, and impromptu protests in the foyer of th
Challenges for Peace Movement in Time of War
The tragic events of September 11 have created unprecedented challenges for the peace movement, anti-interventionist forces, and other progressive activists.