The Greatest Generation? Not Who You Think
By Jim Smith They stopped a war, ended racial segregation, set off an explosion of creativity in arts and music,…
Category: War and Peace
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Future Direction of the Peace Movement – the Continued Debate
Gregg Robinson December 18, 2007 2 Comments on Future Direction of the Peace Movement – the Continued Debate
Ed: With Gregg Robinson’s post, we continue the much needed debate on the future direction of the antiwar movement. Gregg…
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The Anti-War Movement Needs This Debate: Why Is There Is No Mass in Our Mass Movement?
Frank Gormlie December 13, 2007 11 Comments on The Anti-War Movement Needs This Debate: Why Is There Is No Mass in Our Mass Movement?
Indebted is how I feel towards activists like Gregg Robinson and Rick Nadeau and Tom Hayden, for they all have…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Election, Media, Organizing, Peace Movement, War and Peace
History Always Has Surprises
December 12, 2007 The first meeting since Annapolis between Israel and Palestinian negotiators took place today. A report by the…
Posted in: War and Peace, World News
Recall Vote in Potrero: “Good-bye Blackwater”
At long last, the Potrero Planning Committee had its recall vote finalized Tuesday, December 11th, and all members of the…
Posted in: Election, Environment, Organizing, War and Peace
A Retrospective: College Campus Activism 1968-1970
1968-1970: COLLEGE CAMPUSES SIMMER, THEN EXPLODE From 1968 through the Spring of 1970, college campuses simmered and then exploded across…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Organizing, War and Peace
Why No Mass Anti-War Movement: The Case of San Diego
Introduction The contradiction between the mass opposition to the war in Iraq expressed in polls and the minimal opposition in…
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December 8th: 27th Anniversary of John Lennon’s Death
A Message from Yoko Ono, Dear Friends, This December 8th is the 27th anniversary of John Lennon’s passing. Please visit:…
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The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act
Staff November 29, 2007 0 Comments on The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act
[Editor: we do not usually post articles written for other publications, but decided that the two posts below need as…
Posted in: Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights, Election, War and Peace
Here Come the Thought Police
[Editor’s note: we don’t ordinarily post articles written for other publications, but because of the importance of the following, we…
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New Writings Posted on First OB Rag & Early-1970s History of Ocean Beach
Staff November 23, 2007 0 Comments on New Writings Posted on First OB Rag & Early-1970s History of Ocean Beach
We are continuoulsy posting new material on the 1st OB Rag and the early seventies history of activists in Ocean…
Posted in: OB Time Machine, Ocean Beach, Organizing, War and Peace
In the Hands of the Military – Progressive Democrats Appeal to Uniformed Americans
Staff November 21, 2007 2 Comments on In the Hands of the Military – Progressive Democrats Appeal to Uniformed Americans
By Chris Hedges The last, best hope for averting a war with Iran lies with the United States military. The…
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