by John Whitehead — The longest war in American history ended this August as U.S. troops left Afghanistan. What the U.S. withdrawal will...

by Judith Evans — Abu Ghraib. Guantanamo. Extraordinary rendition. Torture. In the years following the attacks of September 11, 2001,...

by Aimee Murphy — The very first issue of our magazine Life Matters Journal had a piece titled, “Ten Years Later” that I wrote in...

by John Whitehead — Qaed Salim Sinan al-Harethi, allegedly a top al Qaeda member suspected of involvement in the 2000 bombing of the USS...

by Rana Irby — Recent years have seen war, violence, conflict, and persecution being major contributors to people leaving their homes as...

by John Whitehead — Satellite images have revealed evidence that China may be increasing its nuclear weapons. Any increase in these...

by John Whitehead — Daniel Hale, a former US airman and military contractor, received an almost four-year prison sentence in federal...

by Judith Evans — It was only a matter of time before the Consistent Life Ethic would find me. But it took a while. I grew up in the...

by John Evans — Stepping off the bus in Victoria, Texas, back in 1972 was no easy matter. I was facing a brutal unknown future. Having...

by Rana Irby — Much discussion on the U.S. military’s presence abroad in recent years has focused on the Middle East. What seems to not...

by Christy Yao Pelliccioni — This Earth Day, there are many things one could wish were done differently. One could wish for the polar ice...

by Rana Irby — The Biden-Harris administration has only just begun. What will this mean for U.S. policy regarding war? Some problematic...

It is hard to remember a time the United States has not been at war.

by Christy Yao — There are about 300,000 nuclear weapons worldwide, with 95% being owned by the US and Russia. There is additional...

This is a picture of me handing out flyers in front of the White House during Unite to Ban the Bomb. Rehumanize International organized...

I remember the day Obama was elected quite clearly in my mind. I had decided Monday evening to set up a “Cemetery of the Innocents” on my...

Mark Hare is not the kind of person who strikes you as being aware that he played more than a minor role in changing the world. When I...

BY STU METZLER My name is Stu Metzler and I've been doing some PR for Life Matters Journal. This weekend, I was inspired to share my...

BY AIMEE MURPHY Photo by NMR Photography; some rights reserved. I promised this issue that I would expound a little greater upon the...

BY JULIA SMUCKER As explosive a combination of topics as the subject of this article appears to be, I am aiming here to address a...