The Green New Deal, one of the hottest topics in Washington, D.C., offers critics of militarism a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take a bite out of the United States’ war machine. …
Richard Falk on Turkey’s elections (& its Western media coverage)
We are very happy to crosspost here from his own blog, this reflection on Turkey’s recent elections by our board member Richard Falk, who also supplied his own prefatory note …
JWE Exec. President Helena Cobban explores challenges for antiwar movement
Just World Educational’s Executive President, Helena Cobban, has launched a broad public exploration of the current challenges facing the antiwar movement (especially in the United States), over at her vintage …
Eroding Civil Liberties and the Holy Land Foundation Five
Since 9/11/2001, prejudice against Muslims has coincided with an erosion of civil liberties in the U.S., particularly for Muslim Americans. The case of the Holy Land Foundation Five (HLF5) is …
Miko Peled (and we) took Holy Land Fdn Five story to New York, NJ!
Author/activist Miko Peled took the story of the “Holy Land Foundation Five” to two great gatherings in New Jersey and New York last weekend, as part of a speaker series …
Ian Williams explores UN-US ties with DC’s World Affairs Council, and with Helena Cobban
In late January, Just World Educational brought veteran UN watcher Ian Williams to Washington DC, to discuss US-UN ties (in general) with members of the city’s World Affairs Council. We …
Miko Peled launching project on joint US-Israeli attack on civil liberties
On February 3, Just World Educational and author-activist Miko Peled will be launching a new project: A speaker series on the topic of “US-Israeli Collusion in Eroding Civil Liberties.” This …
US aid to Palestinians: Facts, context, impact
The AP reported earlier today that, The Trump administration is preparing to withhold tens of millions of dollars from the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, cutting the year’s first contribution …
Ian Williams and cartoonist Krishna launch new, US-wide discussion of UN’s values
On November 30, veteran UN watcher Ian Williams and cartoonist “Krishna” headlined two events at the United Nation’s mid-town Manhattan HQ. At noon-time, in the UN’s bookstore, they launched their …
Ian Williams to launch speaking tour on US-UN relations
Just World Educational is delighted to announce that veteran global-affairs specialist Ian Williams will shortly be launching a multi-month, multi-city speaker series on the theme: “The US, the United Nations, …