Tag: anti war movement
Why Is the Anti-War Movement Still so Weak Under Trump?
The anti-war movement, once strong under Bush, died under Obama, and still is weak under Trump. TRNN’s Ben Norton speaks with CODEPINK’s Ariel Gold about the power of the military-industrial complex and the campaign to…
50 Years Ago: As World Watched, Chicago Police Attacked Protesters at ’68 Democratic Convention
Mayor Richard Daley unleashed a brutal police attack on anti-Vietnam war protesters at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. We discuss the story’s deeper implications for that moment and for today’s world with William…
Activists Arrested for Blocking Boeing Arms Plant Speak Out Against Yemen War
To protest the US-Saudi war on Yemen, peace activists blocked a Boeing weapons facility in Missouri with a bus — a symbol of the 40 Yemeni children on a school bus massacred by Saudi Arabia…
French President Macron Praises Nazi-Collaborating Leader, Whitewashing World War I Bloodbath
France’s centrist President Macron ignited a firestorm for praising Nazi collaborator leader Philippe Pétain for his role in World War I. Historian Adam Hochschild speaks with TRNN’s Ben Norton about how war resisters are the…
How US-Saudi War Turned Yemen into the Biggest Crisis on Earth
Medea Benjamin discusses with Ben Norton how the US-Saudi war on Yemen and attempts by peace activists and Congress to stop the conflict Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our work by donating…
Poverty Is the New Draft
The draft might be gone, but not everyone volunteers for the same reasons. Inconsistent access to education, healthcare, or housing means marginalized communities are systemically pushed into military service to gain those benefits–especially poor students….
