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More Is Never Enough: House Authorizes $839 Billion in Military Spending

August 18, 2022 Brian Garvey

By Maryellen Kurkulos and Brian Garvey In the last week of July, the House of Representatives authorized another increase of the already bloated Pentagon budget to $839 Billion in a 329-101 vote. Not only does this represent a $67 Billion increase from last year, it’s […]

Antiwar Opera: Roger Waters Rocks the Garden with “This is not a Drill”

July 14, 2022 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey Those familiar with the music of Roger Waters know that the creative force behind Pink Floyd is an outspoken activist. But just to make sure everyone knew the score going in the performance began with a simple announcement broadcasted over the loudspeakers […]

MAPA and the Raytheon Antiwar Campaign Protest Saudi Arabia at the U.S. Open

July 13, 2022 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey So what on Earth do Saudi Arabia and the war in Yemen have to do with professional golf and the U.S. Open? It has everything to do with “sportswashing”, the practice of using sports to improve a tarnished reputation, which is exactly […]

Activists Gather at US Open to oppose Saudi Crimes

June 18, 2022 Brian Garvey

The LIV golf tour, a rival league paid for by the Saudi Arabian monarchy, has angered the Professional Golfers’ Association and led to the suspension of 17 golfers from the tour, including stars like Phil Mickleson and Dustin Johnson. Both men are being paid over […]

A War Powers Resolution Introduced and a Chance to End the Killing in Yemen

June 14, 2022 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey After a year and a half of advocacy and pressure, on June 1st, Reps Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) introduced a War Powers Resolution to end America’s role in Saudi Arabia’s brutal war in Yemen. This measure to stop the […]

Protesters are pictured holding signs in the SEC on Apr. 25, 2022. Chloe Courtney Bohl / The Tufts Daily

Manufacturing Dissent: Opposition to the war in Yemen in the face of Media Silence

May 5, 2022 Brian Garvey

By Brian Garvey The US-Saudi war in Yemen entered its 8th year this past March. Despite the United Nations declaring it the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis” and some 400,000 civilians killed in the conflict, its victims and its perpetrators have remained largely absent from the […]

The Ukraine Crisis is Splitting the Peace Movement — When it’s Needed Most

March 30, 2022 Brian Garvey

by Brian Garvey Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created a catastrophe for the people living there and an inflection point for the peace movement. In the last 5 weeks thousands of people have been killed and millions have fled their homes to escape the violence. […]