Veterans for Peace Radio Hour

As we approach Indigenous Peoples Day and Indigenous Peoples Month in Tennessee, we talk to Albert Bender, historian, lawyer, writer, activist, and member of the Cherokee Nation about the history of US imperialism and colonialism. Mr. Bender relates that the imperialism and colonialism from hundreds of years ago continues today, especially through the courts. However, from Standing Rock, to Child...

The Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 was recently passed and enacted. The Pact Act just may be a game changer for Gulf War Veterans' health coverage. In this episode Andrea McDonald and Paul Sullivan break down the specifics of the Pact act and how it relates to Gulf WARS veterans.,

During the Veterans for Peace conference, there was an in-depth discussion on the quality of the Veterans Health Service, the efforts of corporations and government to privatize the VHS, and what you can do to stop that privatization. The participants were Suzanne Gordon, author, and activist, Donald Cohen, from In the Public Interest, and Bruce Carruthers, representing the VFP project to Save our...

Helen Jaccard the Golden Rule Project Coordinator and Gerry Condon the former President of VFP and current coordinator of the No Nukes working group join us as the Golden Rule is launched into the Mississippi. They will discuss the effort that it has taken to get the GR from California to Minnesota by truck. They will share the message that Veterans for Peace sailboat the Golden Rule is bringing o...

Harvey and Jim highlight just a small portion of the recent Veterans for Peace conference. Garett Reppenhagen, Susan Schnall, Chris Velasquez, Jules Vaquera, and the rest of the staff deserve such high praise for a great convention. In this show, we feature poems about the Korean War, voices from the front lines of Rimpac, a new way to look at the military's effect on climate, a focus on recruitme...

Roger Waters came to Nashville to turn a southern town progressive, and for at least one evening he succeeded. Roger brought his in-your-face concert "This is Not a Drill" with its hard-hitting message calling for Racial Justice, Human Rights, the end to militarism and police violence, gun control, climate responsibility while incorporating his songs into that message with amazing video presentati...

Lillian Mauldin and Rosie Khan join the Veterans for Peace Podcast to share their story to pressure the University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) to divest from weapons and weapon systems manufacturers! Sharing their research and tactics they continue to work with their colleagues at the Women for Weapons Trade Transparency to bring to light the over $60 million doll...

Dr. Joseph Gerson President of the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security and Vice-President of the International Peace Bureau and American Friends Service Committee director of the Peace and Economic Security Program spoke at the Veterans for Peace No Nuke Working group and we are sharing his presentation. It is thorough and disturbing and continues our series of shows...

I am sure you know that Nuclear Weapons are a clear and present danger, but do you know how to talk to your neighbors or give a presentation about that danger? In this show, after a quick rant about the GOP betrayal of veterans, Harvey and Jim share portions of a presentation sponsored by Massachusetts Peace Action with guest speaker Ira Helfand of the Physicians for Social Responsibility. In this...

Veterans for Peace sent an open letter to Biden demanding that he and his administration read our Nuclear Posture Review before issuing his. In this time of nuclear threat, and nuclear weaponization and modernization, of investment in apocalypse versus peace, the No Nukes group of Veterans for Peace crafted this open letter that group leader Gerry Condon came on the show to share, explain, and dis...

YES YOU CAN HELP END THE BLOCKADE OF CUBA. YES, YOU CAN HELP CUBA AND THE PEOPLE OF CUBA. YES, YOU CAN HELP THE LATIN AMERICAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE make doctors out of Americans. The Peace and Justice Center from Nashville hosted a zoom with members of IFCO, the Intereligious Foundation for Community Organization Pastors for Peace. Cheryl Bash introduced the organization and then Dr. Samir Addrey a...

Friend of the show Bruce Carruthers returns to the show to update us on the status of VA Health Care and the good news that the AIR Commission has been derailed. The Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) commission was part of the Mission Act and was scheduled to review the recommendations coming from the non-veteran Secretary of Veterans Affairs to close or restructure more than 30 VA facilities....

Ralph Hutchison of the Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance talks with the Veterans for Peace No Nukes Working Group about the Meeting of States Party of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Ralph talks about the international progress and commitment and at the same time calls out the US marginalization and disregard of the treaty that has been in force for a year and a half.

Today we listen to and discuss the voices of positive activism. We focus on the Poor People's Campaign rally in Washington, DC on June 18th after hearing from Dave Dittemore President of the Takoma Chapter of VFP. From the PPC, we hear from Reverend Barber, Dr. Cornell West, Bernice King, and voices from the crowd courtesy of Esther Iverem of the On the Ground Podcast. From Poverty to Peace, from...

Chris Rodda senior research director for the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) and the author of ‘Liars For Jesus: The Religious Right’s Alternate Version of American History, unearthed the plans of the South Baptists to undermine the Chaplaincy within the military and replace it with Southern Baptist Chaplains, off base Chapels, and Christian counseling centers all at taxpayer expense....

Susan Schnall President of Veterans for Peace and Doug Rawlings, co-founder of Veterans for Peace join us to talk about Veterans for Peace, the history, the projects, the future. From the No Nukes and Golden Rule to Saving our VA, collaborating with other groups while mediating disagreements, Susan outlines a vision for VFP. From how the organization started, to encouraging and welcoming young peo...

This is a portion of a great Webinar sponsored by the Center for Citizen Peace Building at UC Irvine. It features Nobel Peace Laureate Mairead Maguire, Ambassador Elayne Whyte Gomez and Dr. Paula Garb. Moderated by Cynthia Lazaroff. This is a departure from recent shows as these ladies share personal stories related to the effects of violence and the efforts they make each day for peace.,

Authors Michael and Cynthia Orange join us to remember Memorial Day.   Michael is a Vietnam Vet, diagnosed with PTSD relates his personal story of sharing and realizing his PTSD, moral injury, and guilt that derived from his military service.  His wife Cynthia (of nearly 50 years), shares her experience and the suffering she experienced as a casualty of Michael's service, dealing wi...

In this show we replay a webinar hosted by the United Anti-war Coalition (UNAC) called Stand with Alice Walker. In the webinar, Chris Hedges, Susan Abulhawa, Alice Walker, and host Jeff Mackler discuss how Alice Walker was banned from a book show because she is being accused of being anti-Semitic because of her support for the people of Palestine.

Today we interview Jim Rine of the  VFP Climate Crisis and Militarism Project. Jim will talk to us about their efforts to address the connections between US militarism and the climate crisis and will help us find ways to educate and mobilize others to help us stop US militarism and reverse its environmental impact. We also hear a clip from Erik Edstom an Iraq combat vet, West Point Graduate,...

Today we reprise portions of our show from four years ago with Peter Linebaugh, Labor Historian, about the history and meaning of May Day. Then we update it with clips from Democracy Now about Starbucks Unionization along with a clip from the Daily Show with Chris Smalls which highlight the growing worker resistance to today's predatory capitalism.

Today our special guest is former VFP President Adrienne Kinney who is just back from Western Sahara. Adrienne was part of a four-person group that went to Western Sahara to break the siege of Sultana Haya who has been confined in her home for almost a year and a half by Moroccan occupiers and repressors. Adrienne discusses the situation on the ground, the nonviolent resistance of the Western Saha...

Dr. Margaret Flowers podcaster author, candidate, activist, and pediatrician joins the show to discuss US/Nato, Russia/Ukraine, mainstream media/American ignorance, the potential of nuclear war, and more. Margaret points out the mistakes the US has made and is making with regard to the Russia/Ukraine war. She also points out the fog of misinformation coming out of Ukraine and the manipulation by t...

Harvey and Jim discuss the mainstream media drumbeat for war and some of the outlets you can reach out to keep you up to date and sane. Using clips from Breaking Points and Secular Talk, we highlight the issues with the mainstream media and at the same time promote two great sites for more informative news. Then we bring in clips from Xia Mehan and Brian Toon on what might happen if the media push...

Denise Duffield Associate Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility/LA’s and the administrator/director of its nuclear threats program joins us today to discuss the Back From the Brink Campaign. She explains the specifics of this Campaign to restrict and then eliminate nuclear weapons. She then provides us with the tools to actually accomplish something with our elected official. She outlin...