Editor's Blog
Sam Diener, editor of Peacework Magazine, muses on global thought and local action. He will also highlight the online musings of the authors of Peacework Magazine. Please read the guidelines of Peacework's blogs and forums to participate in the discussion.
Military Recruiting Abuses: On Tape
Posted June 15th, 2009 by sdiener- 1.18.02 militarization of youth
- 1.18.03 military recruiting and conscription
- 2.04 countering military recruitment
- 2.04.06 exposing realities of life in the military
- 5.02.04 countering violations of civil liberties
- 5.05 countering economic exploitation
- 5.06.03 job rights, minimum wages, right to a constructive job
- 5.07.03 countering male domination and patriarchy
- 5.07.04 ending men's violence
- 5.07.06 countering militarist masculinity
- 5.14.06 abolishing war
- 8.06 film, video, television
- Army recruiting abuses
- Delayed Entry Program
- Marines recruiting abuses
- military recruiting abuses
- rape
- United States
- videos
Military recruiters have a quota, or what they call a "mission," specifying how many people they're expected to enlist each month. When they don't reach their quotas, they're often pressured intensely, ordered to work overtime, and threatened with career-ending consequences. Not all recruiters lie, but lies by military recruiters aren't the exception, they're common. ABC in New York, for example, sent hidden cameras into recruiting stations in 2006 and found 5 of 10 recruiters they taped lied on camera (see item 11).
Additional Resources for Nonviolent Universal Health Care Activism
Posted March 4th, 2009 by sdienerThese events, gatherings, campaigns, and resources did not make it into the printed issue, but are valuable tools to help us amplify efforts to help provide health care for all. What nonviolent progressive health care activism events, campaigns, and resources do you recommend?
Campaign: Single Payer Health Care - Medicare for All, Petition for HR 676
Police Sweeps in MN at the RNC - A Consistent Pattern of Repression Against Mass Mobilizations
Posted September 1st, 2008 by sdienerPolice Sweeps in MN at the RNC - A Consistent Pattern of Repression Against Mass Mobilizations
By Sam Diener, Peacework Co-Editor
The Thin Blue Line, the Vagaries of Memory, and the Death Penalty
Posted April 4th, 2008 by sdienerIn part 1 of documentary film-maker Errol Morris' column in the New York Times, he is being too modest regarding the role of reenactments in The Thin Blue Line.
Iraqi Casualties: We Don't Need to Exaggerate to Protest - The Reality is Tragic Enough
Posted January 14th, 2008 by sdiener- 1.01 wars between states
- 1.08 military spending
- 1.10 military intervention
- 1.14 laws of war, war crimes, crimes against humanity
- 1.19 cycles of violence
- 2. Resistance to Militaries and Resistance to Militarism
- 2.04 countering military recruitment
- 2.04.06 exposing realities of life in the military
- 2.06.05 reduction of military spending
- 3.02.01 opposition to war
- 5.01.05 dilemmas of organizing - how to
- 5.07.06 countering militarist masculinity
- 5.14.06 abolishing war
- 8.01 nonfiction writing
- casualty rates
- costs of war
- Eyes Wide Open
- Iraq
- Iraq Body Count
- Iraq death toll
- media criticism
- psychological cost of war
- United States
- war epidemiology
In November of 2006, Peacework listed as a resource the article in the prestigious medical journal, Lancet, which concluded that between 392,000 and 942,000 "excess deaths" ensued after the US invasion of Iraq from 2003-2006.
Bhutto's Assassination: Despite Her Own Crimes, Can Outrage at Her Killing Make Nonviolent Revolution in Pakistan Possible?
Posted December 28th, 2007 by sdiener- 1.11 covert operations & low intensity conflict
- 1.12 military rebel movements
- 1.15 targeting civilians
- 1.18 militarism
- 1.19 cycles of violence
- 2.06.01 nuclear disarmament
- 2.07 legislative efforts against militarism
- 2.08 electoral efforts against militarism
- 3.01 peace protests (see also 4. Nonviolent Action)
- 3.02.02 Peace movement organizations and coalitions
- 3.04.01 international diplomacy
- 4.01.05 pickets, marches, and rallies
- 4.01.07 political funerals and obituaries
- 4.04.01 calls for resistance
- 4.04.08 nonviolent insurrection
- 5.02.01 countering dictatorship
- 5.02.10 democratization
- 5.03.08 globalizing liberation, solidarity, protest
- 5.04.01 political parties and campaigns
- 5.05 countering economic exploitation
- 5.07.04 ending men's violence
- 5.07.06 countering militarist masculinity
- 5.11.02 countering religious violence
- Abira Ashfaq
- assassination
- Benazir Bhutto
- Benazir Bhutto assassination
- CODEPINK
- nonviolent revolution
- nuclear weapons command and control
- Pakistan
- United States
- Zia Mian
The assassination of Benazir Bhutto and the murder of tens of her supporters yesterday is another devastating blow against the struggle to democratize and promote human rights in Pakistan.
What do you read for alternative progressive news?
Posted December 14th, 2007 by sdienerWhen I tell folks I'm co-editor of Peacework, one of the questions I get asked most is, "Where do you go for alternative news?" I'm never sure where to start, because of course, there are so many excellent peace and justice oriented magazines, newsletters, websites, and blogs out there. But in putting together a preliminary blog-roll for this site, I tried to pull together some of the sites I visit most often (see the blog roll on the right side of this page for links, and I'll paste the names in below as well).
Protest Photos of Mutilated Naked Women to Sell Shoes
Posted August 10th, 2007 by sdienerProtest Photos of Mutilated Naked Women to Sell Shoes
By Peacework Co-Editor Sam Diener
August 11, 2007
Audi Car Ad Echoes Plessy v. Ferguson: Endorses "Separate Yet Equal"
Posted August 9th, 2007 by sdienerAudi Car Ad Echoes Plessy v. Ferguson: Endorses 'Separate Yet Equal'
By Sam Diener, Peacework Co-Editor, with additional research by Peacework interns Ivy Sánchez and Shaundra Cunningham
The carmaker Audi ran a half page ad in the July 23, 2007 New York Times with the headline, 'Separate. Yet equally capable of shaking up a tired old category.'
What Poetry or Fiction Changed Your Life?
Posted July 19th, 2007 by sdienerby Sam Diener, Peacework Co-Editor
In the July-August 2007 issue of Peacework, 13 authors answered the question, "What work of poetry or fiction changed your life?"
Now it's your turn. Please respond in the comment box by commenting at the bottom of the page.
Please either comment on the works and perspectives presented in the articles linked to below (e.g. how did Whitman affect you?) OR
