Another year over but the wars go on
Lyn Allison & Tim Wright
FORTY years ago, John Lennon and wife Yoko Ono launched a powerful campaign to end the bloodshed in Vietnam. They rented billboards in a dozen cities, from New York to Athens, declaring: “War is over! (If you want it.)”
Yes we can ban the bomb
Tim Wright
IN HIS inaugural address, US President Barack Obama pledged to work tirelessly with friends and former foes "to lessen the nuclear threat" - and already he's making good on his promise. A fortnight ago the new commander-in-chief sent Henry Kissinger, a Cold War heavyweight, to Moscow on a mission to revive disarmament talks with Russia.
Obama's chance to leave lasting legacy
Helen Caldicott & Tim Wright
US President-elect Barack Obama has shown he has the power to change hearts and minds. Soon he'll also have the power to render the planet dead and uninhabitable for the rest of time - with just the press of a button.
Tim Costello to receive peace prize
Press release
WORLD Vision chief executive Tim Costello will tonight be awarded the Australian Peace Prize for his longstanding commitment to peace and social justice, especially his work on poverty alleviation.
Opposites unite for nuclear-free future
Tim Wright
THE GLOBAL anti-nuclear movement has mutated. No longer is banning the bomb a cause exclusively for bleeding-heart leftists. The flower-power proponents of the 1960s now find themselves in bed with people at the right of the political spectrum - among them our Prime Minister.
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