Submissions, preferably in the 200 to 1,000 word range, are invited from all interested readers. We encourage essays that are substantive explorations of different perspectives related to the peace and climate issues that are the primary focus of CAPA’s work. Sharp, controversial arguments expressing original and unorthodox views are welcome. Rants, attacks or ridicule of the views of individuals or groups are not. Respectful comments and responses to essays published on Viewpoints are also encouraged.
Submissions should be sent to the Viewpoints curator, Sean Reynolds, Viewpoints@chipeaceaction.org with “submission” in the subject line.
By Kerry Hall and Marcia Bernsten, CAPA Board Members February 14, 2025 Ready, aim, fire! This is the new mantra from the White House. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed at the pace of major actions coming from our capital. Information
by CAPA Climate Change Working Group member Carter Cleland,published February 8th in the Chicago Sun-Times. I’ve got blood on my hands, just as the “protest puppet” at the Chicago Cultural Center. Why? Because my tax dollars, and yours, and those
Stansfield Smith: [Stansfield Smith, a member of CAPA’s Foreign Policy Working Group, is a writer and organizer with Chicago ALBA Solidarity.] Here are a few articles on USAID supporting US coup operations in a couple countries. I could take any country
Here’s a Gaza poem from our friend Kos Kostmayer. It is sent “with love and desperate hope for better news and happier times.”_________________________________________________________________ HOW SHALL BEAUTY CLAIM A PLACE When sorrow bears witnessTo unspeakable violence Time withersWeather stopsLaughter tooThe wind departs The
By Kos Kostmayer, poet, novelist, screenplay writerOctober 8, 2024 I don’t know where we are We are not allowed to see Lights are made to blind us We are driven out of sleep – ridden down by beasts – banished
Annette Braden-Rozier, The Chicago Tribune, Oct 11, 2024. Jews and Palestinians are suffering, but the dominant narrative is that Israel is the rightful home of the Jews and needs defending against its enemies. But there is another narrative. The cruel
by Catherine Buntin, August 2024 Americans have protested the genocide in Gaza for these past 10 months. It has been anguishing to see the daily terror and murder of the Palestinian families and children. It’s a barbaric war. Reflecting on
by David Borris and Jack LawlorAugust 5, 2024 Within four months after the atomic bomb attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 31 year old war correspondent John Hersey went to Hiroshima, interviewed survivors, and wrote a series of stunning articles for
by Sean Reynolds, from Eurasia Review, March 28, 2024 In his March 24th opinion piece for the Times, David Brooks agrees with a “broad consensus atop the Democratic Party” (is there room for such breadth on the peak of that lofty
We have two priorities with related actions. They Are: First, identify and support major actions to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and demand that our political leaders put in place effective implementation plans for each of these actions as soon
by Liz Bajjalieh, CAPA Student Network Director | Even as a little girl I couldn’t escape it: what it means to be silenced. Navigating the United States when you’re a Palestinian of the Diaspora is a difficult, complex experience. My
CAPA and our Back from the Brink Coalition partners, including Union of Concerned Scientists, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and others – would like to thank all who helped make this happen, and recognize the leadership of Chicago Alders Maria Hadden
by Charles Johnson, CAPA Organizing Director | Militaries and military alliances are said to protect us. Meanwhile, they facilitate the global spread of weaponry, destruction, displacement, regime change–all while ignoring the rulings of the International Criminal Court. Even the most
By Jacopo DeMarinis We at CAPA UIUC dedicate a lot of our activist efforts to promoting awareness of social and economic inequities, as well as the climate crisis, and campaigning for social justice and action on climate change. As previous
