For decades I have been researching the exciting possibilities for converting to a NONVIOLENT national defense. Now I have written an article explaining WHY it would be better than a military defense and HOW it could actually work. See the article here: Nonviolent National Defense Would Be Better in Every Way
We are always the underdogs in working for the issues we care about. These FREE online workshops really can strengthen our skills and strategies so we can make truly significant progress on ALL of the issues you care about! Nonviolent grassroots organizing has been proven to be effective, but people – even experienced activists – could make much more progress by strengthening our skills. This series of workshops (“Nonviolent Grassroots Organizing”) really can help! ALL OF US — new people, experienced organizers, and everybody in between — can STRENGTHEN OUR SKILLS and add resources to our “toolboxes” so we can […]
We are always the underdogs in working for peace, but these FREE online workshops really can strengthen our skills and strategies so we can make truly significant progress toward abolishing nuclear weapons! Nonviolent grassroots organizing has been proven to be effective, but people – even experienced activists – could make much more progress by strengthening our skills. This series of workshops (“Nonviolent Grassroots Organizing”) really can help! ALL OF US — new people, experienced organizers, and everybody in between — can STRENGTHEN OUR SKILLS and add resources to our “toolboxes” so we can make more progress in working on whatever […]
American politicians, mainstream media, and most Americans are alarmed that Putin — during his illegal war in Ukraine — has said he might launch nuclear weapons. The world should be EQUALLY ALARMED that the U.S. has been threatening to launch nuclear weapons since the 1940s (and we actually did drop atomic bombs on two civilian cities in Japan in August 1945. For decades the U.S. has maintained a “first-strike” policy – the willingness and intention to start a nuclear war. Since the late 1960s the U.S. has been designing and building nuclear weapons NOT to retaliate against an attack, but […]
Since 1979 the U.S. government and mainstream news media have been demonizing Iran. This blog post provides information that they do not want you to know. THE BAD NEWS: This article summarizes U.S. meddling in Iran since 1941: https://www.truthdig.com/articles/americas-sordid-history-of-meddling-in-iran THE GOOD NEWS: Iran’s people nonviolently overthrew the U.S.’s heavily armed dictator in 1979. In 1953 Iran’s people democratically elected a new prime minister, Mohammad Mossadegh. Until then, Britain and other Western powers had been reaping huge profits from the oil that belonged to the Iranian people. Big Oil’s rip-off left Iran’s people poor. Prime Minister Mossadegh took action […]
In case I did not post this TV interview before, here it is now: “Economic Justice and a Strong Social Safety Net” The August 2020 interview on “Glen’s Parallax Perspectives” TV series helps us understand some of the realities of people who experience poverty. Three guests with first-hand experience explore problems and solutions. We provide insights about poverty and welfare from the 1930s to today. We replace the myths and misunderstandings with valid information and smart insights. We discuss larger economic and political contexts and nitty-gritty realities in local welfare offices. We affirm the need for “welfare rights” and […]
I don’t think I ever posted this to my blog until now. I wrote this blog post while Trump was President and people were pushing to impeach him and drive him out of office, so the headline I had prepared for this blog post was this: If Trump were to leave office, he’d face many prosecutions and prison sentences. EXPECT HIS COUP & CHAOS to escalate! Now much of this blog post is still relevant a few years after I had written it: For years now, many psychologists and psychologists have exposed Trump’s extreme mental disabilities, including his narcissism […]
Certainly the civilized world is right in condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine. It is illegal under international law. It is cruel, murderous, destructive and oppressive. So also are the wars the U.S. has conducted in Vietnam, Central America, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and many other nations. The U.S. wars are even worse because we actually did invade massively, conduct massive bombings, overthrow governments, install puppet governments, and oppress the populations in many ways. Russia’s war on Ukraine is scarcely one month old. The U.S. started its war in Vietnam in the early 1950s (helping France reclaim its colony after World War […]
Many politicians and news media people are calling for a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine. This would obligate the U.S. to shoot down Russian military planes. This would be AN ACT OF WAR!!! RUSSIA WOULD CERTAINLY RETALIATE! Both nations have thousands of nuclear weapons! This would almost certainly ESCALATE INTO A NUCLEAR WAR that would KILL BILLIONS OF PEOPLE and DESTROY HUMAN CIVILIZATION!!! We must CONVINCE the American people — and the news media — and the politicians to REJECT any thought of a “no-fly zone”!!! Here are a few articles about this: Veterans for Peace Warns Biden That […]
The concept of recognizing legal rights for nature is growing worldwide. Here are some recent resources: My January 2022 TV interview makes a solid case that is easy to understand. You may watch the TV interview video and/or read the thorough summary I typed up with links to additional information. Here is the link: https://parallaxperspectives.org/lets-recognize-legal-rights-for-nature The progressive populist Jim Hightower wrote this article recently: https://hightowerlowdown.org/article/give-nature-a-seat-at-the-governing-table-rights-of-nature/ Panama made good progress on this recently: https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25022022/panama-rights-of-nature/?utm_source=InsideClimate+News&utm_campaign=e4567a0b00-&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-e4567a0b00-329402989 A brief introduction to this video says this: “Western views and the legal system tend to view nature as property, and as a […]
Many non-profit organizations are working to reduce gun violence. Here are some alarming facts they have provided recently: I’ve seen from many sources that the National Rifle Association (NRA) is the aggressive lobby for gun manufacturers, but it does NOT represent the views of ordinary gun owners. Guns Down America (www.gunsdownamerica.org) reported these facts: “[T]he vast majority of gun owners actually support most popular gun reform legislation.” ALSO: “86 percent of gun owners support requiring background checks for all guns sold in the United States.” ALSO: According to a recent survey, 76 percent of gun owners support safe storage […]
Many people assume that militarism and other forms of violence are powerful. Actually, NONVIOLENCE is more powerful. We need to understand — and practice — Gene Sharp’s insights about power. See information at www.aeinstein.org, where you can read, download and print out many resources for free. Here is a short, easy-to-read article to understand how Gene Sharp understood power: Gene Sharp’s Theory of Power
The April 2022 interview on “Glen’s Parallax Perspectives” provides fresh insights and a creative alternative that can get the whole world unstuck from nationalistic antagonisms and endless wars. Wars have raged for thousands of years of wars, but they have never produced lasting peace. The promoters of World War I promised that it would be “the war to end all wars.” Have we had a century of peace since 1918? When we are chronically stuck in a dysfunctional system, we need to challenge the long-standing assumptions. We need to think creatively – “think outside the box” – and choose positive […]
Please see this summary of the topics I cover in these highly informative, practical, and inspiring workshops: Glen’s 6 Workshops Cover These Topics
In the past few years I have posted several news reports of Trump’s DELIBERATE, RACIST, PARTISAN abuse of the 2020 census in order to undercount minorities and unfairly help the Republican Party. I have copied a few of them below — after THESE NEW CONFIRMED REPORTS that TRUMP DID INDEED SIGNIFICANTLY UNDERCOUNT MINORITIES. NEW INFORMATION in March 2020: A reliable source reported this on March 10, 2022: The 2020 Census missed 18.8 million Americans – the biggest net undercount in three decades. The Census Bureau said that while the overall population total of 323 million was accurate, it […]
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