PEACE & JUSTICE

A fair world lays the foundations for peace.

The Prophets Versus Empire

by Richard Lang

posted Oct 31, 2005

Is it time for Americans to build a culture that rejects empire and adopts the principles of the Jubilee?

Indicator: Indigenous Power Swells in Bolivia

by Lisa Gale Garrigues

posted Oct 04, 2005

Indigenous people in Bolivia call for nationalization of country’s natural gas and creation of an indigenous-controlled state.

Indicator: Kuwaiti Women Win Political Rights

by Carolyn McConnell

posted Oct 04, 2005

After years of pressure from women's rights groups, in May 2005 Kuwait's parliament granted women the right to vote and stand for election.

Indicator: Native American Trust Fund Reform Urged

by Patricia Powers

posted Oct 04, 2005

American Indian leaders to propose a multi-billion dollar settlement to Indians and dramatic reform of the Indian trust fund.

Checkpoint Women

by Judith Kirstein-Keshet

posted Oct 04, 2005

Monitoring human rights abuses at checkpoints in occupied Palestine

Book Review: Dilemmas of Domination by Walden Bello

by Saul Landau

posted Sep 26, 2005

Walden Bello, scholar activist, has written a manifesto on how globalization works and fails.

Limits of Empire

by James K. Galbraith

posted Sep 14, 2005

We need a new vision of who we are in the world. Let it rest on building up our friends and neighbors. Let us again be committed to building the core capacities—in education, public health, housing, and transport—that underpin real development.

Military Families Say "Bring Them Home Now"

by Lou Plummer

posted May 25, 2005

In Fayetteville, North Carolina, a protest led by veterans and military families drew 4,000 people to the largest demonstration ever held in that military city.

Resources for Teaching Peace

by Katie Billings

posted May 23, 2005

Curricula and other resources for teaching peace.

The Green Belt Movement :: The Story of Wangari Maathai

by Mia MacDonald

posted Mar 25, 2005

Wangari Maathai, founder of Kenya's Green Belt Movement, recently won the Nobel Peace Prize. Her message: Peace is founded in healthy ecosystems, access to natural resources, and democracy.

The Balkan Journalist Dialogues

by Joanne M. Lisosky, Ph.D

posted Jan 18, 2005

Going Home

by Sarah Ruth van Gelder

posted Jan 18, 2005

One tribe took a chance on inviting a coalition of native and non-native people to help them win back their ancient village site and the home of Chief Seattle.

Insisting on Peace in Colombia

by Bill Weinberg

posted Nov 11, 2004

The indigenous peoples, peasants, and urban youth of Colombia are declaring themselves off limits to the region's longest running war.

The Warriors Who Turned to Peace

by John Mohawk

posted Nov 11, 2004

John Mohawk discusses what we can learn from the legacy of Haudenosaunee peace making: peace is the result of righteousness, reason, and power.

Finding a Way Home

by Carolyn McConnell

posted Nov 11, 2004

Help for veterans returning home from Iraq. How have they been changed by their experience?