October 2, 2007 Huffington Post While recent polls reveal that 60 to 70 percent of Americans have soured on the war in Iraq, most of these people should not be mistakenly labeled "antiwar." Many of those calling for the troops to come home could more properly be called "anti-this-war." "We never should have gone into … Continue reading So You Think You’re Antiwar?
Living by the Sword
September 19, 2007 Huffington Post In the United States, where the vast majority of the population (82 percent according to a recent Newsweek poll) identify themselves as Christians, one of the most important steps we can all take to ending not only the war in Iraq, but all war, is to remind people of faith … Continue reading Living by the Sword
Bush’s Crude Intentions in Iraq
August 31, 2007 Huffington Post, and a shorter op-ed version was published in: Topeka Capital Journal, KS; The Mirror, NV; Asheville Citizen-Times, NC; The Daily Journal, MN; Portland Observer, OR; Tri-County Press, WI. Distributed by Minuteman Media. With the U.S. consuming a quarter of the world's petroleum, President Bush courageously admitted the obvious during … Continue reading Bush’s Crude Intentions in Iraq
Fear and Loathing on the Jersey Shore
by Eric Stoner and Bryan Farrell August 20, 2007 Huffington Post, Yahoo! News Manhattan's cosmopolitan atmosphere has a way of making people forget what life is like for the rest of America. Coffee shops, book stores and night life are all tailored to meet the needs of even the most niche-oriented individual. But back on … Continue reading Fear and Loathing on the Jersey Shore
Why Pay for War?
by Eric Stoner and Bryan Farrell April 17, 2007 ZNet When millions took to the streets across the U.S. and around the world on February 15, 2003, in the largest global demonstration for peace in history, President Bush brushed it off with ease. To let this influence his decision to attack Iraq, he quipped, would … Continue reading Why Pay for War?
King’s Prophetic Call for Peace
April 5, 2007 TomPaine.com, and a shorter op-ed version was published in: Topeka Capital Journal, KS; Hereford Brand, TX; Northwest Arkansas Times, AK; Asheville Citizen-Times, NC; Portland Observer, OR; Newberg Graphic, OR; Morris Sun Tribune, MN; Daily Globe, MN. Distributed by Minuteman Media. Forty years ago this week, on April 4, 1967, and a year … Continue reading King’s Prophetic Call for Peace
The First 9/11 Starred Gandhi
September 10, 2006 Peoria Journal Star, IL; Topeka Capital Journal, KS; Northwest Arkansas Times, AK, Daily Globe, MN, Progressive Populist, IA. Common Dreams. Distributed by Minuteman Media. While most Americans associate September 11th with violence, in one of history's great coincidences, that date also marks the centennial of one of the most significant steps in … Continue reading The First 9/11 Starred Gandhi
A Conversation With Dan Wakefield
April 10, 2006 The Nation, Yahoo! News In his new book, The Hijacking of Jesus, longtime journalist and author Dan Wakefield turns his sharp analytic eye on the religious right. Through careful research and interviews with religious leaders across the country, Wakefield has developed a unique understanding of the rise of this new political juggernaut … Continue reading A Conversation With Dan Wakefield
Islam Karimov: Uzbeki Dictator, U.S. Ally
Winter 2005 Nonviolent Activist, World War 4 Report "He may be a son of a bitch," a U.S. president is said to have commented about one brutal dictator or another, "but he's our son of a bitch." The fact that on the worldwide web the line is attributed to no fewer than five presidents, from … Continue reading Islam Karimov: Uzbeki Dictator, U.S. Ally
Terrorism Begins At Home
May 12, 2004 Topeka Capital-Journal, KS; Garden City Telegram, KS; Chanute Tribune, KS. Distributed by Minuteman Media. At the 9/11 Commission there was a great deal of finger pointing over who is at fault for the worst acts of terrorism on American soil in history. Richard Clarke, former White House counter-terrorism chief, took center stage … Continue reading Terrorism Begins At Home
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