Monthly Archives: June 2015

America’s Got War: Poverty, Drugs, Afghanistan, Iraq, Terror, or How to Make War on Everything

Posted on June 29, 2015 by peace

by William J. Astore, Tom Dispatch
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War on drugs. War on poverty. War in Afghanistan. War in Iraq. War on terror. The biggest mistake in American policy, foreign and domestic, is looking at everything as war. When a war … Read More

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US Military Aid Supports Anti-Haitian Deportations in the Dominican Republic

Posted on June 25, 2015 by peace

by Laura Weiss, Truthout
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After the Dominican Republic stripped naturalized citizenship rights from residents with roots in Haiti, hundreds of thousands of its residents became essentially stateless. On June 15, the Dominican Republic gave them two days … Read More

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Women for Peace

Posted on June 15, 2015 by peace

Monday, June 15
7 – 9 pm
MoKaBes, 3606 Arsenal

Created in February 2013 by Katerina Canyon and Susan Lively as a “poetic valentine from the women of St. Louis to the women of the world”; “Women … Read More

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Senate kills Dem plan to cap defense spending

Posted on June 10, 2015 by peace

by Pete Kasperowicz, Washington Examiner
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The Senate on Tuesday shot down a Democratic proposal to strip strip out $38 billion from a bill authorizing defense spending for the next fiscal year, a sign Republicans won’t budge on … Read More

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Real prison reform needed beyond election talk

Posted on June 4, 2015 by peace

by Rachel Cramsey, PEP Board Member

Prison reform has become a popular topic of conversation among prominent political actors as of late.  We have seen many Left and Right voices come together to call for a revamp of the United States’ … Read More

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Instead of War Coalition Meeting

Posted on June 1, 2015 by peace

Monday, June 1
7:00 pm
World Community Center, 438 N Skinker

The Instead of War Coalition meets the first Monday of every month. If it is your first meeting, please contact staff@insteadofwar.org prior to the meeting.

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