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American Artists Against War

Jan 8, 2016
Artists of conscience have always responded angrily and passionately to war, genocide and torture. This book examines the work of American visual artists from 1935 to 2010 who believed that governments and humanity must be held to higher moral standards.

‘We Are Either Gonna Step Off the Board or They’re Gonna Kill Us’

Apr 26, 2014
War -- on the battlefield, for oil, in our minds. Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges and editorial cartoonist Mr. Fish tell a University of Connecticut audience about their dealings with our civilization's war against itself in all its ugly forms.Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges and editorial cartoonist Mr. Fish talk about their dealings with our civilization's war against itself in all its ugly forms.

Chain Linked

Jan 12, 2014
On Feb. 25 the Santa Monica City Council votes on whether Paul Conrad's peace sculpture should be knocked over and replaced with retail development. Because nothing says we should work to prevent nuclear self-annihilation like a Tommy Bahama, a food court and a lighted fountain full of pennies tossed by shoppers wishing for world peace with their eyes closed.Nothing says we should work to prevent nuclear self-annihilation like a Tommy Bahama, a food court and a fountain full of pennies tossed by shoppers wishing for world peace with their eyes closed.