I remember when I first met Camille Russell. A group of us peaceniks was picketing against the bombing of Kosovo on what we now call “Peace Corner” at Shaw and Blackstone, and there was a newcomer [...] Continue Reading
War & Peace
Meeting Energizes Peace Community
On the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the New York World Trade Center and the Pentagon, the peace movement in our politically conservative San Joaquin Valley got a big boost. One hundred [...] Continue Reading
Opinion and Analysis From the Grassroots
The Conflict in Palestine/Israel Cries Out for Justice By Meghan Walsh When people ask me about my interest and slight obsession with the Middle East, I always fumble with a response. The [...] Continue Reading
WikiLeaks’ Afghan War Diary
Wikileaks.org has done it again, publishing thousands of classified documents about the U.S. war in Afghanistan. The Web site provides a secure platform for whistle-blowers to deliver documents, [...] Continue Reading
Where Was the Proof?
Prior to the March 2003 assault on Iraq, there never was real proof that Saddam/Iraq had serious, deployable weapons of mass destruction (WMD)—the type of proof that was given to the American public [...] Continue Reading
End the War
So that U.S military deaths are decreased 6,392 in Iraq and Afghanistan and Civilian deaths are decreased. 869,720 in Iraq and Afghanistan So that The Pentagon budget is decreased. Current Pentagon [...] Continue Reading
How to End Wars
Around the United States, peace groups are engaged in effective campaigns against proposed new military installations, local funding of weapons companies, and the routine destruction of the [...] Continue Reading
War and Antiwar
War Some people say Bush's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have now become Obama's wars. But to be honest, we live in a democracy and "we the people" have allowed the wars, so there is blame to share. We [...] Continue Reading
August Poll: Should we target local Congress members to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?
Please leave your thoughts and views about the ending the wars in Comments below. [...] Continue Reading
Peace Community Dinner
This June, after 104 months of combat, Afghanistan passed Vietnam as America's longest war! For those of us who seek a just foreign policy and a world in which every child and every person can [...] Continue Reading
From the Editor
Last month (May), this newspaper received the "Way of Peace" award from the Fresno Center for Nonviolence. J.D. McCubbin introduced me to the overflow crowd at Margaret Hudson's barn, and I accepted [...] Continue Reading
Stop Hate Radio
Citizens for Civility and Accountability in Media, a community group in Fresno, is calling on radio station KMJ to alter its talk radio format to allow for a wider range of opinions on the air. The [...] Continue Reading