A Department of Actual Defense in a Time of Coronavirus

The U.S. wastes our tax dollars on militarism and nuclear weapons, when we should be funding better health.
You cannot defeat Coronavirus with nuclear weapons or any kind of military violence.

This article by David Swanson urges us to think differently – and to push our government to act more wisely and effectively:

A Department of Actual Defense in a Time of Coronavirus

By David Swanson
https://davidswanson.org/a-department-of-actual-defense-in-a-time-of-coronavirus/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Since the late 1960s Glen Anderson has devoted his life to working as a volunteer for peace, nonviolence, social justice, and progressive political issues. He has worked through many existing organizations and started several. Over the years he has worked especially for such wide-ranging goals as making peace with Vietnam, eliminating nuclear weapons, converting from a military economy to a peacetime economy, abolishing the death penalty, promoting nonviolence at all levels throughout society, and helping people organize and strategize for grassroots movements to solve many kinds of problems. He writes, speaks, and conducts training workshops on a wide variety of topics. Since 1987 he has produced and hosted a one-hour cable TV interview program on many kinds of issues. Since 2017 he has blogged at https://parallaxperspectives.org He lives in Lacey near Olympia WA. You can reach him at (360) 491-9093 glen@parallaxperspectives.org