Throwing Up for Peace

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Apr 2, 2012 The sad fact is that all traditional modes of dissent, whether they're protest marches or boycotts or sit-ins, must ultimately fail because they are generally powerless to prevent their own inception. What does that mean? The sad fact is that all traditional modes of dissent, whether they're protest marches or boycotts or sit-ins, must ultimately fail because they are generally powerless to prevent their own inception. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

What’s the Confusion?

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Wars Will Cease When We Refuse to Fight

Scott Tucker / Truthdig Oct 21, 2010 I do not regard gay and lesbian soldiers seeking elementary legal equality as political heroes It takes much greater courage for soldiers and veterans of all sexual persuasions to renounce war and imperial adventures [Pictured above is Stephen Funk, a former Marine who refused to serve in Iraq]Not one vote and not one cent for the parties of war and empire]. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Don’t Ask, Do Tell

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David Kipen on ‘Freedom’s Orator’

BLANK Jun 25, 2010 Robert Cohen succeeds in drawing Mario Savio back into the historical spotlight, though his biography of the 1960s student firebrand is stingy with details.Robert Cohen draws Mario Savio back into the historical spotlight, but his biography of the 1960s student firebrand is short on details. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Lebanese Rappers Make Their Case for Peace

Staff / Truthdig Dec 18, 2009 Young hip-hop artists in Lebanon are using their music to deal with their lives in the wake of years of violence, reaching across religious and sectarian divisions and promoting nonviolence, and they've joined forces with pro-peace organizations while they're at it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

If Only the World Had Listened

Robert Fisk / Truthdig Mar 29, 2009 Tom Hurndall was one of a bunch of "human shields" who turned up in Baghdad just before the Anglo-American invasion in 2003, the kind of folk we professional reporters make fun of. Tree huggers, that kind of thing. Now I wish I had met him because Hurndall's journals show a remarkable man of remarkable principle. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Peace Sign Turns 50

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2008 It started as a rallying image for the British anti-nuclear movement in the late '50s and went on to become one of the world's most instantly recognizable -- and widely adopted -- symbols. But did you know that the iconic peace sign was originally derived from the semaphore alphabet? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )