Here's a report on last month's "Walk the World" fund-raiser for the UN World Food Programme. We did it! Arlene Mitchell Director, Fight Hunger: Walk the World...
Why it's over for America An inability to protect its citizens. The belief that it is above the law. A lack of democracy. Three defining characteristics of the...
The former head of the UN's weapons inspection team in Iraq is calling for a renewed effort to control the spread of nuclear weapons. Blix was on "Meet the...
In this article, Robert Jay Lifton reminds us that good people are capable of committing atrocities when "sanctioned brutality becomes the norm." Lifton is an...
A tiff between Ambassador John Bolton and a deputy to Kofi Annan has broken into the open. Here are a couple of articles that describe the spat. At issue is...
Here's a commentary about Bush's inconsistent relationship with the United Nations -- the spark for the current feud between John Bolton and the UN's Deputy...
Citizens for Global Solutions responds to John Bolton's threatened "consequences" against the United Nations. With other NGO's, Citizens for Global Solutions...
You can add your voice to the many civil society organizations that are calling for prompt action to resolve the budget crisis at the United Nations. Here's a...
Did Malloch Brown 'diss' the American public? An editorial in the Sunday Oklahoman says he did. We report, you decide. Here's a reprint of the editorial as...
A Congressional candidate wants to strip away the rights of American citizens based on their family history. It is time for a defense of the 14th Amendment. ...
Now Showing in Tulsa and OKC. Check local listings. Oklahoma's Senator James Inhofe gets a mention in this movie review by Roger Ebert. AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH ...
Why does a strong nation stike against a weaker one? This question is explored in a new book by Stephen Kinzer. From the UN Association's E-News Update . . . ...
For the second time in two weeks, the Daily Oklahoman has published an editorial critical of the United Nations. Again, it is time to set the record straight....
The budget crisis at the UN has been averted. Give yourself a pat on the back. Then, ask yourself, "What has Ambassador Bolton accomplished?" Here are two...
The Opinion Page of the Oklahoman newspaper is a place where anyone with an ax to grind can get a letter published -- if the editor chooses to publish it, and...
... Letters to the Editor, that is! Here is a selected sampling of opinions from around the state, on topics of various interest, for your reading enjoyment....
The key to America's national security is to create institutions and mechanisms that will yield true global security. Yet, many people continue to put their...
Once again, the editorial page of The Oklahoman newspaper has a problem with facts. This time, their target was Rep. John Murtha. It appears that the...
The movement for peace & justice is alive and kickin' in our little corner of the world. TO: OK-Global First of all, I'd like to say that the OK-Global...
Subject: JAGs uphold Common Article 3 and the Uniform Code of Military Justice, contrary to Dick Cheney's power grab From the Los Angeles Times THE GUANTANAMO...
The Assault on the People of Gaza is Condemned. Here are two articles, including a call for action by United for Peace & Justice. Published on Sunday, July 2,...
Two of our 5 Members of Congress from Oklahoma voted to rescue the UN headquarters building from serious safety deficiencies. Can you guess which two? In a...
Did you hear President Bush admonishing the North Koreans yesterday about the need to follow "international norms" on the testing and possession of provocative...
Following last week's vote in Congress -- the one in which 3 out of 5 of our Oklahoma members voted to bar funding for renovation of the UN headquarters...
To reach our full potential, Oklahoma's peace movement must seek to strengthen the culture of peace wherever we see it in our communities. We should seek to...
After riding the virtual range -- including stops in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Enid, and Stillwater -- I have managed to corral some of the best Letters to the...
There is quite a bit of incoherence in the message that the Bush administration is putting out about the United Nations. John Bolton makes the kind of...
The current round of fighting in the Middle East is proving, once again, that innocent non-combatants are the ones who are suffering the most. Here are two...