Militarization

On Thursday, the House Armed Services Committee will finally hear from the Pentagon's top officials about the use of military force by civilian law enforcement, including clearing Lafayette Square in front of the White House of peaceful…

"Militarizing local police forces doesn't make our communities safer."

It is fascinating to see how the foreign policy positions put forth by most of the Democrats running for President are strikingly progressive when compared to the policies passed by Congress. Bernie Sanders gets huge applause when he talks…

Latin America appears to be in a state of chaos with a struggle emerging between the so-called independent socialist Pink Tide countries and the neoliberal conservative Blue Tide countries. Revolts against neoliberal policies have been seen…

Witness for Peace proclaims our wholehearted solidarity with the caravan of migrants currently moving through Guatemala from Honduras towards Mexico and the US.  We’d like to echo the sentiments expressed in our last statement of solidarity…

Executive Director Garett Reppenhagen was in Las Vegas with other members of Veterans For Peace resisting drones at Creech Air Force Base and bringing attention to the proposed expansion of Nellis Air Force Base. This is a special year…

Two decades of counter-narcotics assistance in Latin America have shown that military aid does little to reduce drug production and trafficking. At best it creates a balloon effect, spurring drug-related violence in region after region.…