Drawing on inherited Holocaust trauma, the author warns that America’s present moment echoes a dangerous past. From ICE raids and militarized crackdowns to Nazi-evoking slogans and the refusal to investigate state violence, fear is being normalized and history is beginning to rhyme. “Never Again” was not a slogan but a warning—and it only matters if we listen before the scream echoes again.
A reflection on resisting authoritarianism through grassroots democracy and historical truth, highlighting Hidden Brookline’s community-based, anti-racist project and its short film uncovering the hidden history of slavery in the Northeast.
El Fasher, the last remaining city in Darfur, has fallen to the Rapid Support Forces, leaving thousands dead and 180,000 people trapped without safe passage. The International Peace Bureau condemns the violence and calls on global citizens, media, and governments to demand a cease-fire and unrestricted humanitarian aid for Sudan.
From Barcelona, peace activists from Venezuela share their fears as the U.S. threatens invasion or militarized regime change. Regardless of views on Maduro, war is not the answer. Join in supporting the Kaine-Paul War Powers Resolution (S.J. 90) to oppose U.S. intervention in Venezuela and promote peace.
The rise of Trump and MAGA echoes past totalitarianisms, where fear and ideology erode truth and democracy. As militarism and inequality deepen, freedom itself is at risk. Our task is to defend dignity and revive a spirit of empathy, justice, and common security before it’s too late.
Things are not well here, but the good, if not happy, news is that millions here have not rolled over and played dead.
Forty years ago, when the City Fathers and Mothers of Plymouth, Massachusetts, wanted to add their weight to nationwide demands for peace and disarmament, they invited Joseph Gerson to give the annual holiday sermon. He recently stumbled across the text and thought it as applicable today as it was 40 years ago. Joseph held his audience … Read more
Between Biden’s withdrawal and election day, there has been little time for either the Democratic Party or former President Donald Trump to define the current vice president.
On Saturday, November 9th, more than 200 peace and social justice activists gathered in Cambridge for the Rising Up for a Livable Future conference, themed around intersectional organizing. Michael McPhearson of Veterans For Peace, spoke about the historic trajectory between slavery in America’s past and systemic military violence today. You can read his full remarks … Read more
Reece Chenault Black Thought Speech at May 4 Growing Nuclear Danger Conference Thanks so much to AFSC, my fellow panelists, and the organizations that put this together. I also want to see and recognize family that reached out this morning from Portage County, Ohio. I see you and love you and we remember Kent State. … Read more