THERE’S NO such thing as an armchair peace activist. It’s up to the people to impose it on our wayward leaders.  In April, we remember the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston march: our “Thoughts” this month will concentrate on aspects of peace. ...

PEACE ACTIVISTS campaign against all wars. Here Noam Chomsky reminds us of a very recent war – and what may be its historical parallels. Will we ever get the truth about how the invasion of Iraq began? In April, we ...

PEACE is often linked, as a political demand, with other causes – especially fundamental human rights and the battle for equality. In April, we remember the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston march: our “Thoughts” this month will concentrate on aspects of peace. ...

HERE’S ONE WAY to negotiate a peace deal – which didn’t work. In April, we remember the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston march: our “Thoughts” this month will concentrate on aspects of peace. “We gave up some of our country to the ...

The battle for peace is all the more successful when it is waged by people acting in solidarity across the world. In April, we remember the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston march: our “Thoughts” this month will concentrate on aspects of peace. ...

ONE OF THE more radical US Presidents of recent years, Barack Obama, commented on the root cause of much of the conflict in the world – going further towards being even-handed than many of his predecessors. In April, we remember ...

HERE’S A NEAT aphorism from Helen Keller. Left blind and deaf after a childhood illness, she went on to win respect as a university lecturer and as a left wing political activist in the USA.  In April, we remember the ...

THE CAUSE of peace has long been an intrinsic part of workers’ struggle – as this trade union leader, who inspired his fellow workers to change their world, explains. In April, we remember the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston march: our “Thoughts” ...

HE WAS ONE OF the most liberal of US Presidents, but this statement is more an expression of hope than a plan of action. Nonetheless, it is miles away from anything one might hear from a US President today. In ...

LET’S CELEBRATE Easter with one of the most famous pro-peace pop songs, one which is often voted the most loved pop songs of all time. In April, we remember the anti-nuclear weapons Aldermaston march: our “Thoughts” this month will concentrate ...