World Can’t Wait | September 1, 2015 The closure of Guantanamo Bay Prison Camp can’t wait. The abomination of US torture must not only end; the rationale of “exceptionalism” — that American…
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Hurricane Katrina: A Man-Made Crime Against Humanity
World Can’t Wait | August 31, 2015 On September 13, 2006, the International Commission of Inquiry on Crimes Against Humanity Committed by the Bush Administration delivered its verdict to the White House….
TV Commercials Urging U.S. Drone Operators to ‘Refuse to Fly’ Pulled from Air
Know Drones | August 24, 2015 Cable Provider Has Strong Links to Defense Industry, Including Snowden Employer and Drone Contractor Booz Allen Hamilton CLOVIS, NM – An international cable provider with links…
Ten Years Later, What Do You Think is Needed?
Samantha Goldman | August 16, 2015 Labor Day weekend will mark ten years since our founding conference which launched World Can’t Wait. Tens of thousands responded to our ambitious yet profoundly necessary…
Justice Detained, Justice Denied: Indefinite Detention and Torture Continue as Law of the Land
Jill McLaughlin | August 16, 2015 After years of struggle to learn, expose and stop what the American Psychological Association did to support U.S. torture and detention policies, we celebrate a recent…
Shell No in Portland Oregon: Protesters Keep Artic-Bound Tanker at Dock
Mike Hastie | July 30, 2015 By now, most people know there are 13 Greenpeace activists hanging from the St. Johns Bridge spanning the Willamette River that connects Portland to the small…
U.S.‒Iran Nuclear Deal: Major Move by Reactionary Powers… Nothing Good for Humanity
Larry Everest | July 24, 2015 On Tuesday, July 14, the U.S. and other world powers finalized a comprehensive nuclear agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI). This is a major…
Ten Years Later… The Bush Regime, Still Wanted for Crimes Against Humanity
July 12, 2015 In 2005, after Hurricane Katrina, we began getting out a powerful series of “Wanted: The Bush Regime” shirts with the help of revcom.us (who produced them). The shirts featured…
UK Celebrities & Politicians Publish Open Letter Calling for Shaker Aamer’s Release from Guantanamo
Debra Sweet | July 6, 2015 There is a substantial outcry coming from the UK because the Obama administration — despite promises to close down Guantanamo, and let those designated for release…
What Kind of A Country Tortures People?
Stephanie Tang | June 26, 2015 Today, as Dr. Maran has so clearly explained, together with people in many other countries, we’re standing up in shared commitment and conscience to say No,…