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David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is executive director of World BEYOND War and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson's books include his latest: NATO What You Need to Know with Medea Benjamin.
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I live in a society where it's considered high morality to complain that a mass-murder spree lacks a good plan to achieve its evil goals (except in the case of mass shootings in the US where such complaints would be absurd).
Passenger flights shouldn’t be used to move parts for fighter jets bombing civilians. Yet Thai Airways has carried F-35 components from Australia to Israel dozens of times.
Demand they stop transporting weapons to Israel NOW. Take action!
This week, Norman Solomon of RootsAction joined Talk World Radio to discuss Iran. A longtime antiwar journalist and author of War Made Easy and War Made Invisible, Solomon has spent decades exposing how media and politics normalize war. Listen now!
The Ukrainian Pacifist Movement condemns military threats toward Hungary’s leadership. Disputes between European states must be resolved through diplomacy, not the language of force!
Guantánamo Bay became a global symbol of indefinite detention, torture, and legal loopholes. Built on Cuban land under an unequal 1903 lease, it still operates outside meaningful accountability.
After decades of abuse, it’s time to close the base! buff.ly/PlInl4f #CloseBases
When war begins, too many leaders debate procedure instead of human life. Not a word for the civilians killed. Not a word for international law. Just political positioning. worldbeyondwar.org/chuck-schume...
Join our April book club on PeaceTalk: A Compendium of Hope! Across 4 weekly discussions, we will explore practical pathways toward nonviolence, reconciliation, and lasting peace. Register now! worldbeyondwar.org/book-club-pe...
While the world turns its attention to Iran, daily life in Gaza has not returned to pre-genocide conditions.
Trump may prefer war news to Epstein news because of the weird uncertainty to it. Nobody talks about "possible rape crimes" or "an allegedly illegal rape" the way everyone does with war.
Who are you and what have you done with the New York Times?
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If benevolent aliens were trying to save humanity from its fossil fuel addiction, and found we couldn't be reasoned with, they might start by mining the Straight of Hormuz.
If benevolent aliens were trying to save humanity from its fossil fuel addiction, and found we couldn't be reasoned with, they might start by mining the Straight of Hormuz.
The Bases Basis for the Iran War
According to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio the U.S. attacked Iran because Israel was going to attack Iran, likely producing Iranian attacks on U.S. bases. This comment suggested that Israel began a U.S. war, but also that U.S. bases began the war. Neither…
Talk World Radio: Karen Malpede on Radical Lives and Bright Deaths
AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded on Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube.
Chuck Schumer: Man of Peace
By David Swanson, Progressive Hub, March 9, 2026 For many years, Senator Charles Schumer demanded tougher and tougher sanctions on the people of Iran, as he shamelessly documents on his own website. He insisted on a Cuba-like blockade, punishing and deterring any…
So, it turns out it was mostly little kids in Beirut who were denying Iranian women the rights that U.S. Republicans dream of denying women. So, you know, Israel had to kill them.
For three days in Venezuela, we stood with communities impacted by the Jan. 3 attack, listened to children who survived missiles, visited communes rebuilding under blockade, joined a Caribbean peace flotilla, and called for an end to sanctions! #HandsOffVenezuela
Democratic voters oppose a Trump war on Iran. Party leaders respond with concern about “process.” War doesn’t hinge on better consultation; it runs on authorization and funding. If you oppose escalation, cut the blank checks. www.commondreams.org/opinion/dems...
Our 2026 Virtual Film Festival takes on the growing crackdown on dissent. First up: Boycott (2021), a gripping look at anti-#BDS laws across 37 U.S. states and the fight for free speech.
Watch the trailer, join us live on March 14. Repression is rising. So are we. Get tickets. buff.ly/Im2nJkZ
Three days in Venezuela showed us something U.S. headlines won’t: organized communities rebuilding in weeks, fishermen launching a peace flotilla where missiles struck, poetry and music rejecting the Monroe Doctrine. Militarism isolates. People-to-people solidarity breaks that script!
After 5 days of hostilities between the United States, Israel, and Iran, reported casualties include nearly 800 people killed in Iran and 50 in Lebanon, with attacks affecting nuclear facilities, cities, diplomatic compounds, and energy infrastructure.
STOP THIS MADNESS! buff.ly/dRHDMd8
