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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results70 Connexions Library2 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 7 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 4 Sources Library 3 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryThe ABC of Communism Bukharin, Preobrazhensky; (edited by Carr, E. H.) Book 1920 Written as a commentary on the Bolshevik Party program, combining a vision of communist society with a program for practical action. An Anti-Capitalist Manifesto  Callinicos, Alex Book 2003 An extended argument about what the anti-capitalist movement should stand for. Breaking Ranks Everett, Melissa Book 1989 The riveting inside account of men who have emerged from fulfilling, respected, and often lucrative and influential jobs in the military-industrial complex to work for peace. Based on extensive interv... Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 1, Number 2 - July 1976 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1976 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 2, Number 1 - May 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 2 - April 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 3, Number 3 - June 1978 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 The Case for Socialism Maass, Alan Book 2005 An argument for socialism: a society built from the bottom up through the struggles of ordinary people against exploitation, oppression, and injustice -- one in which people come before profit. A soci... The Case for Staying in Iraq: Against The Current vol. 122 Baldock, Kate Article 2006 I don't support an immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq, because I think it would probably make an already bad situation much worse. Of course, there's no guarantee that continuing the occupation will... Neil Chacker, 1942-2004: Against The Current vol. 113 Finkel, David Article 2004 During the Vietnam war, one Colonel Reberry at Fort Lewis, Washington, posted a threatening notice forbidding the distribution of material that would promote "disloyalty and discontent." A response s... Comparison of military strength of Israel and the Palestinians Article 2009 As the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians has once again flared up following Israel's ongoing air and ground assault on the Gaza Strip, the IMEU presents a comparison of Israeli and Palestin... Connexions: Volume 4, Number 1 - February 1979 - National Security/Securite Nationale Serial Publication (Periodical) 1979 Connexions: Volume 4, Number 5 - October 1979 - Nuclear Energy\Energie Nucleaire Serial Publication (Periodical) 1979 Connexions: Volume 5, Number 5 - January 1981 - Militarism/Militarisme Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 10, Number 1 - Spring 1986 - The Arts and Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1986 Connexions: Volume 11, Number 2 - Winter 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Digest: Issue 51 - May 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 The Decline And Fall Of The American Empire McCoy, Alfred Article 2010 The demise of the United States as the global superpower could come far more quickly than anyone imagines. If Washington is dreaming of 2040 or 2050 as the end of the American Century, a more realisti... Echo Platoon Jamail, Dahr; Lazare, Sarah Article 2009 Echo and other platoons like it are grim yardsticks for measuring the desperation in which a military under immense strain is now operating. Looking up at that military from Echo's airless limbo, from... Egypt: Death throes of a dictatorship Fisk, Robert Article 2011 Fisk joins protesters atop a Cairo tank as the army shows signs of backing the people against Mubarak's regime. Fragging: Connexipedia Article Article The assassination of an unpopular officer by members of his own unit. "Fragging" and "Combat Refusals" in Vietnam Article The US Army itself does not know exactly how many...officers were murdered. But they know at least 600 were murdered, and then they have another 1400 that died mysteriously. Consequently by early 1970... Gaza, The World's Largest Outdoor Prison: Against The Current vol. 134 Currie, Kristine Article 2008 Sara Roy couldn't have predicted the deterioration of Gaza since the 2005 unilateral pullout of Israeli occupation forces and settlers any more effectively than in her book Failing Peace: Gaza and the... Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War Article 1949 Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. Adopted on 12 August 1949 by the Diplomatic Conference for the Establishment of International Conventions for the Prote... How to Resist Collection: Or Make the Most of Collection When it Occurs Article 1995 A practical guide for resistance to tax collection in the United States, as a statement of ethical opposition to the government's advocacy of immoral war. Interview with Gilbert Achcar: Against The Current vol. 122 Weissman, Susan Article 2006 On the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq, Susan Weissman interviewed Gilbert Achcar for her program, "Beneath the Surface," on KPFK, Pacifica radio in Los Angeles. In the following excerpt, A... The Invisible War Dick, Kirby Film/Video 2012 An investigative documentary about the epidemic of rape of soldiers within the US military. Israeli Military Resisters' Tour Hits New York City Kane, Alex Article 2009 A 19-year-old Israeli military resister explains why she refused to join the Israel Defense Forces. Israeli refusers follow South African footsteps in the struggle against apartheid Vardi, Sahar Article 2009 Shministim are conscientious objectors. We are Israeli high-school graduates who refuse conscription into the military, and are repeatedly imprisoned as a result. We will not take part of the occupati... Karl Marx's Theory of Revolution: Volume I: State and Bureaucracy Draper, Hal Book 1977 A wide-ranging and thorough exposition of Marx's views on democracy. Karl Marx's Theory of Revolution: Volume II: The Politics of Social Classes Draper, Hal Book 1978 Draper ranges through the development of the thought of Marx and Engels on the role of classes in society. Karl Marx's Theory of Revolution: Volume 5: War & Revolution Draper, Hal; Haberkern, E. Book 2005 The subject of this volume is Marx and Engels' views on the relation between war and revolution. Its thesis is that, over the course of decades, their views on this question changed -- evolved is a be... The Kill Team Krauss, Daniel Film 2013 An account of the aftermath of one American soldier's decision to turn whistleblower after his involvment in the Maywand District murders during the War in Afghanistan. The Lessons of Lebanon: Against The Current vol. 124 Avnery, Uri Article 2006 So what has happened to the Israeli army? This question is now being raised not only around the world, but also in Israel itself. Clearly, there is a huge gap between the army's boastful arrogance, on... Marx and Engels Collected Works Volume 20: Marx and Engels 1864- 1868 Marx, Karl; Engels, Friedrich Book Includes The Prussian Military Question and the (German Workers' Party), and Value, Price and Profit, and articles and Reviews written in connection with the publication of Volume One of Capital. Military Ethics in Society Swift, Richard Article 1978 This paper is part of a kit on "militarism" which is to be published soon by Project Ploughshares. It begins by outlining the traditional role of the military, namely, that of defending society agains... No Classes for Torture! Protests Escalate Against "School of the Americas": Against The Current vol. 82 Schenk, Anne Article 1999 Spurred by an enormous and unexpected victory in Congress, thousands of protesters will gather later this year at the gates of Fort Benning, GA to demand the closure of the U.S. Army School of the Ame... No One Else Will Stop The Killing Ferner, Mike Article 2009 Because we personally understand what war truly means, we have written, called and demonstrated repeatedly for an end to the killing in Afghanistan and Iraq. Passionate Declarations: Essays on War and Justice Zinn, Howard Book 1990 Essays looking at American political ideology. The Pentagon's Secrecy Syndrome Furth, Pauline Article 1997 After years of duplicity, denial, and cover-up the Pentagon has had to admit that U.S. troops suffered exposure to chemicals and gases following the Iraqi war. Yet even in the face of TV coverage, Con... The Philippines under fire: New Internationalist March 1990 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 An investigation into the political and cultural life of the Philippines, told in the form of a travelogue. The stories of ordinary people are interspersed with historical detail and analysis of the c... Portugal: The Impossible Revolution? Mailer, Phil, Book 1977 The story of what happened in Portugal between April 25, 1974 and November 25, 1975, as seen and felt by a deeply committed participant. Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number Timerman, Jacobo Book 1991 The story of Timmerman's 30 months as a political prisoner under the Argentine dictatorship in the 1970s. The Profits of War: Planning to Bomb Iran: Against The Current vol. 125 Hossein-zadeh, Ismael Article 2006 It is no longer a secret that the Bush administration has been methodically paving the way toward a bombing strike against Iran. The administration’s plans of an aerial military attack against that co... Quelling The People: The Military Suppression of The Beijing Democracy Movement Brook, Timothy Book 1992 The author examines what happened on June 3, 1989 when students protested in Tiananmen Square.
A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation from the Cold War to the War on Terror McCoy, Alfred Book 2006 Chronicles the US government's use of terror as a political instrument Radical Democracy Lummis, C. Douglas Book 1997 Lummis revives the meaning of democratic struggle and critques the economic and technological processes that have hindered its growth. The Real Terror Network: Terrorism in Fact and Propaganda Herman, Edward S. Book 1982 Herman sets out to show that the U.S. ignores or sponsors terror by authoritarian states that are allied with U.S. interests. A Record of Resistance: Against The Current vol. 121 Feeley, Dianne Article 2006 Here is a stunning book, filled with photographs that record the suffering and strength of the indigenous population in the Guatemalan countryside over the past 15 years. In short essays and photos Ou... Remembering the War and the Movement: Against The Current vol. 90 Drucker, Peter Article 2001 February 28, 1991. Thinking that weeks of war and antiwar organizing were still ahead (not my only mistake during those months!), I took a Canadian vacation at the end of February 1991 with my lover C... Report from Winter Soldier: Against The Current vol. 134 Brower, Elaine Article 2008 On Friday, Day 2, testimony began at 9 AM with a panel about the "Rules of Engagement". Speakers from the Army and Marine Corps recounted the atrocities that they not only witnessed but participated i... A Response to Critics: Against The Current vol. 123 Baldock, Kale Article 2006 David Finkel's comments (ATC 122) about my book Is Iraq Another Vietnam?, and about my position against immediately withdrawing the US military from Iraq, were well-informed and fair. So were the judg... Rights and Freedoms State Fear The Global attack on rights: New Internationalist March 2005 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2005 A look into rights and freedoms, the connection to occupation, and their state in different parts of the world. Strike!: The True History of Mass Insurgence from 1877 to the Present Brecher, Jeremy Book 1972 A history-from-below that brings to light strikes as authentic revolutionary movements against the establishments of state, capital, and trade unionism. The Truth About Kent State: A Challenge to the American Conscience Davies, Peter and The Board of Church and Society Book 1973 An account of the murder of four students at Kent State University by National Guard troops. The U.S. Military Under Stress: Against The Current vol. 112 Ensign, Todd Article 2004 John Kerry's campaign tome should dispel any illusion that he has any significant differences with George Bush on the aggressive use of the U.S. military to defend the empire. US Workers Starved Into Military Service LeonVest, Sandy Article 2009 Humanity has passed the tipping point - economically, culturally and environmentally. The "consuming and killing" model embraced by Americans as cultural norm is, in reality, a cultural aberration. It... The Venezuelan Revolution: New Internationalist June 2006 Serial Publication (Periodical) 2006 A look inside the Venezuelan Revolution and facts and history of the country. Vital Signs: The Trends that are Shaping Our Future Brown, Lester Book 1992 Worldwatch Institute charts coming trends using a straightforward format. Areas addressed include military expenditures and cigarette consumption. War Is Peace Engelhardt, Tom Article 2009 Because the United States does not look like a militarized country, it's hard for Americans to grasp that Washington is a war capital, that the United States is a war state, that it garrisons much of ... Watching the Pentagon Channel: The New Socialist Realism Young, Charles M. Article 2010 The oddest aspect of the Pentagon Channel is how completely they shield their audience - potential soldiers, current soldiers and former soldiers - from what they are defending, which is to say: capit... Winter Soldier 2008: Against The Current vol. 134 Franco, Nate; Feeley, Dianne Article 2008 More than 250 veterans and military families gathered from March 13-15 outside Washington, DC for the Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) Winter Soldier Investigation: Iraq and Afghanistan. Videos of... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesChomsky.info The Noam Chomsky Web site.
Sources Sources specializes in collecting, indexing, and disseminating information to help journalists, editors, and researchers quickly reach articulate experts and spokespersons who can provide background i... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryBlack beret Wikipedia article The black beret is a type of headgear commonly worn by armoured forces around the world including the British Army's Royal Tank Regiment (RTR), the Canadian Army's Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC)... Lockdown London The Olympics will see the UK's biggest mobilisation of security forces since the second world war Graham, Stephen 2012 The projected expense of security at the upcoming London Olympic Games is $867m -- part of the booming 'security industry'. Military War Peace Topic Index in Sources Directory of Experts Spokespersons, Experts, and Resources A subject guide to experts and spokespersons on topics related to the military and war and peace in the Sources directory for the media. MoD staff and thousands of military officers join arms firms Guardian research in the aftermath of the 'jobs for generals' scandal shows extent of links between MoD and private sector Hopkins, Nick; Evans, Rob; Norton-Taylor, Richard 2012 Conflicts of interests are brought to light as senior military personnel depart the military and transition into the private sector side of the military industrial complex. From the Connexions ArchivesAntiwar.com Website Libertarian-capitalist site opposed to imperialism and war, with extensive news and analysis.
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