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Michael Laxer
Dec 27, 20244 min read
The Lethal Killing Fueled by Open AI
We should all be frightened by this use of AI for death and destruction. But this is not new. Israel and the U.S. have been testing and...
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Michael Laxer
Dec 9, 20243 min read
US Bombs Over 75 Targets in Syria After Assad Falls
"The Western press are waxing lyrical about the new Syria being born—but not a word on the U.S. and Israeli bombs falling from the sky"...
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Michael Laxer
Nov 13, 20247 min read
What Will US Wars Look Like in Trump's Hands?
The team that Trump has assembled seems to offer some hope for an end to fighting in Ukraine, but little to none for peace in the Middle...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 9, 20242 min read
Palestinians Mourn Elderly Nonviolent Activist Beaten to Death by IDF in West Bank
Israeli forces also killed a Palestinian boy on his way home from school in the occupied territory. By Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams...
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Michael Laxer
Oct 1, 20242 min read
CODEPINK Condemns Israel's Invasion of Lebanon
Beirut under Israeli attack -- image via X CODEPINK Press Release: CODEPINK condemns Israel’s invasion of Lebanon and the ongoing U.S....
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Michael Laxer
Aug 31, 20245 min read
Join Us to Expose and Oppose the US and Israel’s Flouting of International Law
From September 10-30, we will gather before the U.S.’ U.N. Mission and the Israeli Consulate demanding both nations desist from further...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 21, 20246 min read
The DNC Fiddles While the World Burns
The combined dangers of nuclear war and climate catastrophe have pushed the hands of the Doomsday Clock all the way to 90 seconds to...
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Michael Laxer
Aug 9, 20245 min read
The US People Must Stand up Against an Unwinnable War With China
It’s time to tell our government that war with China is not only unacceptable, but global suicide. An F-35C Lightning II launches from...
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Michael Laxer
Jul 25, 20244 min read
A Standing Ovation for Genocide
If a man like Netanyahu had walked through their home and mangled their children’s bodies so much that they could never forget the way...
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Michael Laxer
Jul 12, 20244 min read
Like Biden, NATO Is Unfit to Lead
NATO’s 75th anniversary is an opportune time to take stock of NATO’s outdated world view and violations of international law. Sound...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 17, 20246 min read
The Major Obstacle to Israeli-Palestinian Peace Is the United States
The U.S. government seems determined to share Israel’s self-inflicted isolation from voices calling for peace from all over the world,...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 6, 20242 min read
Peace Activists Assaulted and Forcibly Removed From Jimmy Kimmel Live Taping With Vice President Kamala Harris
Image via CODEPINK CODEPINK Press Release: CODEPINK Inland Empire and CODEPINK Southeast LA joined a coalition of peace activists at last...
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Michael Laxer
May 14, 20248 min read
Arsenal of Genocide: The American Weapons Destroying Gaza
While decades of even deadlier U.S. war-making in the greater Middle East failed to provoke a sustained mass protest movement, the...
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Michael Laxer
Apr 18, 202412 min read
A Brief History of Kill Lists, From Langley to Lavender
The Lavender AI system is a new weapon developed by Israel, but the kind of kill lists that it generates have a long pedigree in U.S....
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Michael Laxer
Apr 9, 20243 min read
CODEPINK’s Ann Wright and Medea Benjamin Join a Coalition of Human Rights Activists on International Civilian Aid Flotilla to Break the Siege of Gaza
A Freedom Flotilla Coalition boat AlAwda (The Return) at sea, 2018 -- image via the coalition website Press Release (April 5): CODEPINK's...
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Michael Laxer
Mar 14, 20247 min read
Exit of Victoria Nuland Presents Opportunity for Peace in Ukraine
The imperative must be to chart a path back from this hopeless but ever-escalating war of attrition to the negotiating table that the...
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Michael Laxer
Mar 10, 20243 min read
State of the Union: War and Genocide Are Still the American Way
.Peace cannot be found in the endless military packages but in the corridors of diplomacy and peace talks, where dialogue and negotiation...
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Michael Laxer
Feb 23, 20248 min read
After 2 Years of War in Ukraine, It’s Time for Peace
While it is the Ukrainians and Russians fighting and dying in this war of attrition with over half a million casualties, it is the United...
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Michael Laxer
Feb 9, 20246 min read
Instead of Diplomacy and Peace, US Chooses to Back Genocide and War
The horror Americans feel at the plight of people in Gaza and the U.S. role in it is a shocking new low in this disconnect between the...
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Michael Laxer
Jan 25, 20246 min read
Biden's Choice: Gaza Cease-Fire or Devastating Regional War?
Biden can continue to give Israel carte-blanche to wipe out the people of Gaza and watch as the region becomes further engulfed in...
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