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Washington DC
fromLGBTQ Nation
22 hours ago

America has long been obsessed with war. But true patriots glorify peace. - LGBTQ Nation

The author reflects on the impact of war and military actions throughout their life, highlighting personal and historical tragedies associated with conflict.
World politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 hours ago

Readers reply: Has a call for restraint from an authority figure ever put a stop to war?

Mediation and calls for restraint can sometimes lead to the de-escalation of conflicts, though outcomes vary significantly.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
2 days ago

Germany's Easter peace marches planned in shadow of war

Thousands will participate in Germany's Easter peace marches addressing global conflicts and military service reforms.
World news
fromThe Nation
6 days ago

What Are Your Obligations When Your Country Is the Villain?

The U.S. executed a devastating missile strike on a school in Iran, killing many children and raising moral questions about its actions.
Psychology
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

I'm seeing more people in therapy struggling with war-related anxiety. Here's what helps | Ahona Guha

Global events have led to widespread feelings of doom and a sense of globalized trauma affecting societal perceptions of safety and predictability.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 day ago

Young German men refusing military service

Phil Werring opposes compulsory military service in Germany, citing a lack of perceived threats and organizing a nationwide protest against it.
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

How a Huggy Dog Is Helping Children With Wartime Trauma

Hibuki, the stuffed animal dog, allows children to project their feelings, helping them to express emotions like sadness and anxiety. The child becomes the caretaker of the dog, which facilitates self-soothing.
Pets
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Hegseth prays at Pentagon service for overwhelming violence' against enemies

Let every round find its mark against the enemies of righteousness and our great nation, Hegseth said in the prayer service. Give them wisdom in every decision, endurance for the trial ahead, unbreakable unity, and overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.
Right-wing politics
SF politics
from48 hills
1 week ago

The US war economy and the 'threat of peace' - 48 hills

Peace has historically been viewed as a threat to the military-industrial complex and economic stability.
Books
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

With Gaza's Libraries in Ruins, Palestinians Fight to Preserve Historical Memory

Cultural and intellectual heritage in Gaza has suffered extensive damage due to the ongoing conflict, with libraries and archives facing significant destruction.
fromwww.dw.com
5 days ago

Were Grandma and Grandpa Nazis?

"It does indeed seem to be very appealing to a wider public to conduct their own online research," says historian Johannes Spohr. "But, in Germany, these sources have actually been accessible at the Federal Archives since 1994. And there, one can actually obtain much more information than just about these memberships."
Germany news
fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

In Ukraine, Weaving Grief Into a New Collective Memory

Kolesnikova has jet-black hair and a small rose tattooed on her wrist. She is, in some sense, a modern-day Penelope, using yarn to survive the uncertainty of waiting.
Russo-Ukrainian War
Washington Nationals
fromDefector
2 weeks ago

Team USA Lost For The Troops | Defector

Venezuela defeated Team USA 3-2 in the World Baseball Classic final, winning decisively on merit despite American patriotic expectations and home-field advantage.
Healthcare
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

Building a Therapeutic Revolution: Veterans Lead the Way

Therapeutic alliance—the collaborative bond between clinician and patient—extends beyond individual clinical encounters to systemic mental health care structures, particularly for treating complex conditions like PTSD and substance use disorders in veteran populations.
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

Soldiers Need to Understand Why They're Fighting. I Know What Happens When They Don't.

The research shows that for many who are diagnosed with PTSD, the condition arises not from what was done to us but what we did—or what we failed to prevent. This mechanism, known as moral injury, can be sympathetic ('I couldn't save them') but is often not sympathetic at all ('I killed them'). For people carrying this factor in PTSD, the task of integration, of sitting with and holding what we've done, is far more challenging.
Mental health
fromThe American Conservative
2 weeks ago

Veterans Have Earned The Right To Ask. It's Time We Did.

We Americans who will protect our flag should have a voice in where it is flown. Despite his unimpeachable record of heroism and patriotism, he was disparaged and mocked by his government and the corporate press.
Right-wing politics
Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

The Secret to Ending All Wars Is the Truth We Already Know

All major wisdom traditions independently teach the same core truth: love your neighbor as yourself, making this the fundamental target of human existence and the antidote to war.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
3 weeks ago

An Iraq veteran voted for peace. Her teen starts basic training at wartime.

A combat veteran mother struggles with her son's military enlistment as the U.S. initiates conflict with Iran, forcing her to confront her own trauma and conflicting political beliefs.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

How War News Can Affect Your Mental Health

Consuming war-related news increases stress levels, with vulnerability varying by age, emotional regulation ability, and personality traits.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
3 weeks ago

Chronicles of a Needless War

Israeli and US airstrikes damage Tehran's UNESCO World Heritage Golestan Palace, while DC's Epstein installation highlights accountability, and AI copyright protections remain legally unresolved.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

For Millennials Like Me, the Iran War Feels Horribly Familiar

The proposed Iran conflict mirrors the Iraq War's pattern of exaggerated threats, dubious justifications, and profit-driven military intervention that devastated the region.
History
from24/7 Wall St.
2 weeks ago

25 Weapons That Changed Warfare Over the Last Century

Technological breakthroughs over the last century transformed warfare by introducing tanks, missiles, stealth aircraft, and precision-guided weapons that forced armies to continuously adapt tactics and reshape military doctrine globally.
Miscellaneous
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

War as a Psychological State

Authoritarian and narcissistic leaders share a fragile ego unable to tolerate challenge, causing them to experience political opposition as personal threat and deploy military as an extension of their distorted ego rather than as a policy tool.
Arts
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

How camouflage became 'the original deception'

The International Spy Museum's camouflage exhibition explores deception techniques across nature and human applications, from animal coloration to military uniforms and espionage tactics.
Right-wing politics
fromThe American Conservative
3 weeks ago

Is It Still the Department of 'War' or Not?

The Trump administration renamed the Department of Defense to Department of War and subsequently engaged in military conflict with Iran while Republican Congress members avoided formally acknowledging it as war.
fromMail Online
3 weeks ago

Historian reveals the three signs that a world war has already begun

Anthony Glees, Emeritus Professor at the University of Buckingham, called the US and Israeli decision to attack Iran a 'war of choice' and the first red flag which previously led to the last two world wars. He claimed that the conflict in the Middle East did not start out of necessity or self-defense, but as a deliberate decision by two leaders focused on gaining power and keeping it.
World politics
Miscellaneous
fromAdvocate.com
4 weeks ago

The incredible story of a gay interracial love affair in the midst of WWII

During WWII, two men in a same-sex relationship were separated by Italian authorities who deemed their relationship immoral and sexually deviant, forcing one to relocate to another municipality.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Love and Sex in Wartime: How News of War Impacts Intimacy

War exposure through media and direct experience disrupts sexual desire, arousal, satisfaction, and increases distress, while some people seek intimacy as a stress-coping mechanism during collective threat.
History
fromBusiness Insider
4 weeks ago

World War II museum ships suddenly feel less like history after a US submarine sank an Iranian warship

A US Navy submarine's recent sinking of an Iranian warship has revived interest in World War II museum ships, making historical naval combat vessels relevant to contemporary military strategy and public discourse.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago

Opinion: The immorality of betting on war

Prediction markets allow betting on geopolitical events including military strikes and political upheavals, raising ethical concerns about profiting from advance knowledge of violence and human suffering.
World politics
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

The Psychology of Aerial Bombardment

U.S. airstrikes in Afghanistan increased Taliban attacks in targeted villages for at least 120 days, regardless of civilian casualties, suggesting bombing strengthened rather than weakened the insurgency.
Right-wing politics
fromThe American Conservative
3 weeks ago

So Much for the Anti-War Left!

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered hawkish internationalist statements at the Munich Security Conference, defending NATO and criticizing Trump's withdrawal from global engagement, disappointing the antiwar left.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Our Psychological Response to War News

Exposure to war news triggers mortality awareness, causing people to strengthen their meaning-giving worldviews like nationalism as a psychological defense mechanism.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

We, the American people, have had enough of endless wars

US military attacks on Iran lack constitutional authorization, violate international law, contradict public will, and result from Israeli pressure rather than imminent threats to American security.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Berlin factory turns symbol of German militarization debate

German activists oppose a Berlin factory's transition to munitions shell production, attempting to mobilize workers toward civilian production alternatives.
World politics
fromBusiness Insider
4 weeks ago

Veterans see Iraq, Afghanistan lessons for a US-Iran war

Early military victories do not guarantee long-term success; wars require clear political endgames to avoid expansion, mission creep, and prolonged conflict.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Attitudes Toward War Can Be Predicted by Psychologists

Psychological factors, including childhood maltreatment and social dominance orientation, significantly predict support for military conflict more than political ideology alone.
East Bay (California)
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

In war-weary Kyiv, wounded Ukrainian veterans turn epic poetry into living testimony

Veterans and students perform an adaptation of Eneida that uses staged roles and rehabilitation to convey resilience amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Spending even more on defence won't buy us peace | Letters

MoD procurement failures, waste, and lack of accountability must be fixed before substantially increasing defence spending.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

We can see that courage': Greece recovers long-lost photos of Nazis' May Day executions

Photographs emerged showing 200 communist prisoners walking to execution at Kaisariani in May 1944, revealing their stoic defiance and renewing public attention.
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

A 101-Year-Old Rediscovers a Love Lost to War

Anna talks to Jonathan Goldstein, host of the Pushkin podcast Heavyweight, about the show getting a second chance after a long period of uncertainty, and how that time helped some of the stories they had been working on find a proper conclusion. Then we share one of our favorite episodes of Heavyweight, their recent season finale titled " Deborah." At 101 years old, Deborah discovered a box she'd stashed away a lifetime ago.
Media industry
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Vietnam Veterans sue to block proposed 'Independence Arch' near Arlington National Cemetery

Vietnam veterans and a retired architectural historian sued to block a proposed 250-foot "Independence Arch" at Memorial Circle, citing symbolic, legal, and safety concerns.
Right-wing politics
fromLEVEL Man
1 month ago

Why the Nazi Story in America Isn't History - It's a Mirror

American Nazi and KKK movements formed similarly, using scapegoating and charismatic leaders to build national organizations like the German Bund across the United States.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Ontario WW II site saved from wrecking ball, will be restored | CBC News

The nonprofit Jury Lands Foundation will restore Bowmanville's historic Camp 30 cafeteria, secured from demolition, and must fundraise for the restoration.
Business
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Navigating the ghosts of cultures past

Organizational culture constantly changes; leaders must discern which legacy cultural elements to retain and which to remove while balancing enduring beliefs with adaptive practices.
Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

Australian War Memorial Southern Entrance and Parade Ground / Studio.SC

A new entrance at the Australian War Memorial creates a welcoming, inclusive, and reflective threshold that honours remembrance and shapes contemporary public experience.
#holocaust
History
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

1916: The battle of Verdun

The Battle of Verdun was a ten-month, attritional slaughter marked by massive artillery bombardment, horrific trench conditions, and enormous casualties.
World news
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Israeli Soldiers Bulldozed Graves of Allied WWII Soldiers in Gaza, Images Show

Israeli forces bulldozed and largely destroyed sections of the Commonwealth war cemetery in al-Tuffah, Gaza, demolishing WWI and WWII allied graves and memorials.
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
2 months ago

Bearing witness after the witnesses are gone: How to bring Holocaust education home for a new generation

Joe Engel, an Auschwitz survivor, became a prominent Holocaust educator in Charleston and helped establish a permanent memorial as survivor voices fade.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

My cultural awakening: Operation Mincemeat taught me how to cry now I sob at everything

They will normally say: All right then, bye. My gran died when I was about 18, and I was sad, of course, but in terms of tears there was nothing, no water. I never cried at movies. I didn't cry on my wedding day, nor at the birth of either of my daughters. It never alarmed me. I actually thought I might have underactive tear glands.
Psychology
US politics
fromemptywheel
1 month ago

Moral Injury in Trump's America - emptywheel

American democracy is eroding toward autocracy, producing moral injury, societal division, and lasting changes that force painful compromises.
Media industry
fromFortune
1 month ago

I'm a war gamer for the Navy and I know why you don't trust the media anymore. It's fighting yesterday's battles | Fortune

Journalism struggles to keep pace with real-time war information, causing perceived bias due to temporal lag and eroding public trust.
#world-war-i
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Why America needs a new antiwar movement and how it can win | Jeremy Varon

U.S. experience in Iraq produced broad bipartisan rejection of large-scale interventions, fostering an Iraq syndrome that discourages future major military commitments.
History
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

Japanese American soldiers honored with exhibit in San Francisco's Presidio

Nisei soldiers volunteered in World War II to prove loyalty despite family internment; a Presidio exhibit presents their immigrant roots, military service, and testimonies.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

When Healing Enters a Space Built for Control

Addressing violence requires embodied healing, ethical dialogue, and structured compassion to restore self-regulation and accountability beyond punishment.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

'Pain, betrayal, sadness': Danish veterans describe shock of Trump admin rhetoric

Danish veterans emphasize sacrifices alongside American soldiers and demand honesty and respect after U.S. rhetoric labeling Denmark a poor or disloyal ally.
US politics
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

A Look at America's Military Interventions and Their Consequences

U.S. military interventions evolved from territorial expansion and protecting commerce to combating communism and terrorism, reflecting shifting strategic and economic objectives over centuries.
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

When Therapy Happens During War

Trauma often intensifies after release, leaving families and caregivers facing guilt, hypervigilance, and difficult reintegration amid ongoing conflict.
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Nostalgia isn't actually about wanting to go back - it's your mind's way of proving to itself that you were once capable of the kind of joy and purpose that feels impossible now. - Silicon Canals

You know that ache you get when you stumble across evidence of your past self being genuinely, effortlessly happy? It's not that you want to go back. Not really. I think what kills you is the proof staring back at you - proof that you were once capable of feeling that alive, that connected, that certain about where you belonged in the world.
Psychology
fromemptywheel
2 months ago

How Do You Want Your Family to Remember You? - emptywheel

The Stasi, the secret police, were legendary for their data files. Their work was based on instilling fear, and they induced stunningly amazing numbers of East Germans into informing on their neighbors. Something along the lines of 1 in 6 East Germans were informants, whether out of fear or out of approval of what the East German government was doing.
US politics
fromEmptywheel
2 months ago

How Do You Want Your Family to Remember You?

The Stasi, the secret police, were legendary for their data files. Their work was based on instilling fear, and they induced stunningly amazing numbers of East Germans into informing on their neighbors. Something along the lines of 1 in 6 East Germans were informants, whether out of fear or out of approval of what the East German government was doing.
#first-world-war
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

All these souls deserve a dignified rest': Ukraine's body seekers' bring home the fallen

Alexei clears his throat without showing the slightest expression on his face. Squatting and wearing gloves, he shakes the military uniform that once belonged to a man. The jacket and trousers still hold their shape, but inside there is nothing. Just air. Alexei pulls out a worn, stained piece of paper from one of the pockets. Andrei. Moscow, he reads aloud. There's a phone number written here. Good. It helps us trace his origin. Whoever he was, he was a Russian soldier.
Miscellaneous
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

If you haven't served, respect those who have': Nato soldiers on Trump's slurs

US friendly fire in Afghanistan wounded and killed Canadian soldiers, and later presidential remarks disparaging NATO allies provoked diplomatic fury and veteran anger.
US politics
fromNew York Daily News
2 months ago

Readers sound off on unconstitutional enforcers, Holocaust remembrance and cold plunges

ICE and Border Patrol agents, backed by political leaders, commit killings with impunity, undermining state sovereignty and endangering civil rights.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I was simply luckier': Holocaust survivors warn against forgetting Nazi atrocities

Survivors of Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp, laid flowers and candles at the memorial site on Tuesday, as commemorations marking its liberation 81 years ago took place around Europe and beyond. Marking International Holocaust Memorial Day, Jewish leaders across the continent warned against forgetting the extermination of millions, while some of the few remaining survivors urged ordinary people to stand up against populism and extremism.
Germany news
fromSmithsonian Magazine
2 months ago

History Remembered This Black Medal of Honor Recipient for the Two Worst Days of His Life. A New Book Dives Into the Vietnam Vet's Story

"These five soldiers, in their separate moments of supreme testing, summoned a degree of courage that stirs wonder and respect and an overpowering pride in all of us," he continued. "Through their spectacular courage, they set themselves apart in a very select company. They represent the contribution of more than half a million young Americans to a world of order and of peace."
History
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