PEACE & JUSTICE

A fair world lays the foundations for peace.

The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community

by David Korten

posted May 08, 2006

How will future generations remember our time? As the time when climate chaos, peak oil, and an unstable global economy unraveled society? Or as the time of a Great Turning?

Shout "VIVA!" Anyhow: On Being Black at a Latino March

by Van Jones

posted May 04, 2006

Van Jones marches in the San Francisco "Day Without Immigrants" demonstration on behalf of brown power, and muses about the current state of the black civil rights movement.

In Iraq: A Place To Be Human, First

by Bill Weinberg

posted May 03, 2006

They don't like the occupation or the militias, and they aren't signing up for any political or religious faction. Instead, these Iraqis are claiming the space to live with their neighbors in peace.

Can Soap Operas Save the World?

by Carol Estes

posted May 02, 2006

In some battle-fatigued areas, soap operas have become a path to healing.

Inviting Immigrants Out of the Shadows

by Oscar A Chacón, Amy Shannon, Sarah Anderson

posted May 01, 2006

How can undocumented workers come out of the shadows into an active work life in the US?

A Practical Guide to Diffusing the Iran Crisis and Halting Nuclear Proliferation

by Alice Slater

posted Apr 25, 2006

The US has been the biggest block to the world’s ability to stop nuclear proliferation. It's totally naive to think that anything less than the total elimination of nuclear weapons, and their evil twins–nuclear reactors–would actually work. Giving peace a chance by negotiating an end to the nuclear age is the only practical way out of our terrifying dilemma.

Book Review: Every Day is a Good Day by Wilma Mankiller

by Lilja Otto

posted Apr 18, 2006

Provides insights into the lives and ideas of indigenous women and invites readers to re-examine their own cultural and spiritual backgrounds.

Guantanamo on the Mississippi

by Jordan Flaherty

posted Mar 24, 2006

Prisoners incarcerated in New Orleans institutions during Katrina suffered even more than usual.

U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Overlooks Clean Energy Options

by Worldwatch Institute

posted Mar 07, 2006

World Watch Institute believes the new U.S.-India nuclear deal increases risk of terrorist access to nuclear weapons.

Economic Rebirth After the Storm

by Meizhu Lui

posted Feb 24, 2006

United for a Fair Economy helps the devastated Houma Nation organize a new economic model for itself.

New Cosmology: A Great Story—Our Common Story

by K. Lauren de Boer

posted Feb 21, 2006

Could a story of awe at the unfolding of the universe be a story in which we can all find a home?

Indigenous Power: Indigenous Rights Go Global

by John Mohawk

posted Feb 20, 2006

Indigenous peoples are asserting their moral right to live as distinct communities and reminding us of the power of cooperation with nature.

New Awareness: A New (and Ancient) Understanding of Who We Are

by Fran Korten

posted Feb 17, 2006

Human beings are becoming aware for a second time that we are not the central inhabitants of the Earth.

Christians March on Guantanamo

by Elle McPherson

posted Feb 17, 2006

A group calling itself "witness against torture" travels to Guantanamo to protest alleged torture of prisoners by the US government.

Freedom Project :: Inmates Find Peace

by Dee Axelrod

posted Feb 15, 2006

The Freedom Project teaches prisoners nonviolent communication techniques and helps them to transition into communities when released.