Category: Militarism
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Americans, we have a choice.
This is not a drill. Some of my thoughts on ‘the enemy within’ and the choice America faces.
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Americans are military dependent and suffering from “Militarism Abuse Disorder”
Local communities across the United States are economically dependent on the military industrial complex. Frida Berrigan explains this phenomenon and imagines how investing in other industries could transform her community.
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Did you know that 17% of things made in the USA are for warmaking?
In 2019, 17% of US manufacturing was military. That’s huge. (I don’t know the 2024 percentage, although the Pentagon’s budget has risen in the last 5 years – outpacing inflation.) Imagine that your local supermarket were a reflection of USA manufacturing. You would walk in those automatic doors, feel the cool air-conditioning sweep over your…
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Warheads to Windmills: Great Ideas for Resisting the War Machine – Let’s Pressure the Profiteers
This is a week of action resisting the war machine. Yesterday, the target of our actions was Huntington Ingalls Industries. Today, we are targeting the message to L3Harris. No matter where we live, we have the ability to resist the merchants of death. Will you join us?
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The Biggest Military Base Empire on Earth
U.S. foreign military bases provoke war, pollute communities, and steal land from Indigenous peoples. Read more and join us for #NoWar2024 Conference coming up on Sept. 20-22.
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American Repentance Prayer for Sins Against Korean People
At a prayer vigil on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, American Christian activists for peace in Korea prayed a prayer of public repentance for sins Americans have committed against the Korean people.
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War Tax Resistance Webinar
Refusing payment of federal income taxes is one way to refuse direct participation in US militarism. This session will be an introduction to the whys and hows of war tax resistance, with a discussion of potential consequences and resource referral. This session is for people new to war tax resistance or just getting started.
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Press Conference Marking 70th Anniversary of Korean Armistice
Top military, geopolitics experts and Korea peace advocates join Reps. Barbara Lee, Jan Schakowsky, and Judy Chu to call for a formal peace agreement with North Korea.
Seeds Will Grow 