BOOKS: The Real War Heroes | William T. Hathaway

From the book RADICAL PEACE: People Refusing War. By William T. Hathaway "The Real War Heroes" is the first chapter of Radical Peace: People Refusing War, which presents the experiences of peace acti ...

The Karma of Empire Americana | Philip A. Farruggio

Philip A. Farruggio -- World News Trust March, 2013 There are many fine historical books by progressive authors describing what our nation has done to other nations, as well as to our own working sti ...

The Pleasures of Extinction | John Michael Greer

May 15, 2013 (ArchdruidReport) -- One of the wry pleasures that’s repeatedly come my way since the beginning of this blog seven years ago is that of watching a good many of my predictions come true i ...

BOOKS: Empathy Imperiled: Capitalism, Culture, and the Brain, by Gary Olson | Paul Street

Gary Olson, Empathy Imperiled: Capitalism, Culture, and the Brain (New York: Springer, 2012) April 5, 2013 (Z Communications) -- Think of the values and ideas we left progressives tend to identify wi ...

BOOKS: The Ugly Canadian - Stephen Harper’s Foreign Policy. By Yves Engler | Jim Miles

The Ugly Canadian - Stephen Harper’s Foreign Policy. Yves Engler. Fernwood /Red. 2012. Oct. 12, 2012 (Foreign Policy Journal) -- This is another well-supported compilation of information concerning t ...

Alexander Cockburn, a Great American | Paul Craig Roberts

Alexander CockburnSept. 24, 2012 (PaulCraigRoberts) -- Readers have expressed puzzlement about the ability of Alexander Cockburn and I to get along despite our differing views on 9/11. There are many ...

BOOKS: Freedom Sailors | Jim Miles

Freedom Sailors. Edited by Greta Berlin and Bill Dienst, M.D. Free Gaza Movement, 2012. Aug. 29, 2012 (Palestine Chronicle) -- It is difficult to imagine the thoughts and feelings of the people who a ...

PILLOW TALK: Duck, Duck, Goose! | Deborah Goodwin

Apr. 16, 2012 (ShapeShiftas) -- Out back, this time of year, we have a lovely pond. It's really a large hole in the ground with a couple of picturesque boulders that fills up with snowmelt and run-of ...

BOOKS: Side by Side - Parallel Histories of Israel-Palestine. Edited by Sami Adwan, Dan Bar-On, Eyal Naveh | Jim Miles

Side by Side - Parallel Histories of Israel-Palestine. Edited by: Sami Adwan, Dan Bar-On, Eyal Naveh. New Press, New York, 2012. Apr 22, 2012 (Palestinian Chronicle) -- This is an intriguing work of ...

BOOKS: The Balfour Declaration -- The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. By Jonathan Schneer | Jim Miles

The Balfour Declaration -- The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Jonathan Schneer Anchor Canada (Random House), Toronto, 2012. Apr. 2, 2012 (Palestine Chronicle) -- This is the best that academic ...

BOOKS: Lester Pearson’s Peacekeeping -- The Truth May Hurt. By Yves Engler | Jim Miles

Lester Pearson’s Peacekeeping -- The Truth May Hurt. Yves Engler. RED/Fernwood Publishing, Vancouver/Winnipeg, 2012. Mar. 23, 2012 (Palestine Chronicle) -- This short book, or elongated essay, concer ...