Trump’s DC takeover: blueprint for authoritarian rule

By Christopher Overfelt The inevitable result of extreme wealth inequality is always violent abusive power in the form of fascism. Fascism can take many forms, but it is always a tool of violence wielded by the wealthy in order to protect their own greed. The fascism...

Official Release Party for “We have to talk opera”

You are cordially invited to a hybrid Official Release Party for the Baily & Graves 5:22 m:ss “We have to talk opera” video. July 20, 2-4 PM Central. Lucile H. Bluford branch library, 3050 Prospect Ave, Kansas City, Missouri. Snacks, soft drinks, viewing the video...
‘No new nukes!’ say resisters at KC nuke plant

‘No new nukes!’ say resisters at KC nuke plant

By Jane Stoever Twenty-three peacemakers resisted nuclear weapons at dawn May 19. Our signs, made May 18, declared, “No new nukes!” and “Stop escalating nuclear War!” Why hold signs at dawn? That’s when workers come to make 80% of the electrical and mechanical parts...
Deterrence without threat

Deterrence without threat

Every individual and group has a right and an obligation to defend itself. Unfortunately, when most humans1 think of defense, they think of violent responses to provocations. They fail to understand that (a) most uses of violence are counterproductive, and (b) there...
Artillery made in Midwest is used for genocide in Gaza

Artillery made in Midwest is used for genocide in Gaza

By Christopher Overfelt Note: This is Issue 3 in the Midwest Weapons Report, by Christopher Overfelt. He calls the Midwest the backbone of weapons manufacturing and storage for the American Empire. He concludes: “Those who determine American foreign policy have chosen...
Annual Meeting: fun, books, new gigs, photos

Annual Meeting: fun, books, new gigs, photos

“Let peace begin with me, Let this be the moment now,” sings Deborah Demeter, with all of us singing along. Outright fun marked the PeaceWorks KC Annual Meeting on March 9 at Simpson House. “Read this!” was said a few times. Plus “y’all come!” The meeting was so...