People came from near and far to reminisce, mull, and above all renew acquaintances decades old, very possibly for the last time.read more

It has supported the growing militarization of Europe, and it has backed war crimes of the United States.read more

Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan organized a peace march to South Waziristan to protest U.S. drone attacks this past weekend. By Mudassar Shahread more

The Right Livelihood Award (the "Alternative Nobel") is another feather in Gene Sharp's cap.read more

Gene Sharp is the single most influential proponent of nonviolent change in our time. His work has served as a how-to manual for activists in countries across Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa, and has been translated into dozens of languages. And it played a role in the Arab Spring, as anti-Mubarak protesters in Egypt, particularly, found inspiration in his teachings.read more

“We don’t seem to learn from our mistakes,” said Stone, who called the war on drugs ‘a 42-year-old farce, a disaster of immense proportions.’ ”read more

Koko Kondo was all of eight months old when the United States dropped the atomic bomb on her hometown. Later, she met the co-pilot.read more

Peace is in short supply here, but nonviolent activists still look for a path.read more

2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee has overcome tremendous adversity. A teenager at the start of the civil war in her native Liberia, she and her family were forced to go on the run, first within the country and then to Ghana. Along the way, she witnessed terrible atrocities and narrowly escaped harm herself. During the birth of her third child, sheread more

She says the fighting must stop for everyone, including women. Guns and bombs, she says, are not improving women’s rights.read more

Crass mercenary incentives should not cause the United States to destabilize the planet.read more

“If it’s the right thing to do, keep doing it,” she told us.read more

Obama’s surge has brought about a surge of U.S. deaths, and the reasons why we’re there only get murkier and murkier.read more