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Overshadowed by the 1930 classics "All Quiet on the Western Front" and France's "The Grand Illusion," these three still are among the best anti-war movies of that decade.

The violence and brutality that war inflicts upon men, women, children and animals is key in Picasso's mural-like black and white masterpiece.

Lyndon Johnson increased American involvement in Vietnam to prevent North Vietnam defeating the south. The Tet Offensive defeated the Viet Cong yet the South was defeated

The Light Side shares a message of peace, unity, and harmony.

CTSAW is a group of university and high school students working to build a regional anti-war coalition in the post-Bush era.

Steve Gilbert is a 76-year-old father of three who avoided the Korean War draft by volunteering for the U.S. Army and working in the Medical Corps.

Greek comedy evolved from riotous wine festival celebrations, through wartimes and periods when strict censorship laws were enforced.

The threat of war has been a part of, and a catalyst to human civilization since history began. Here are 10 impressions of it in popular song.

Why on May 4, 1970, were thirteen students shot by Ohio National Guard troops during during a Viet Nam anti-war rally.

Social activist and singer Peter Yarrow talks about the U.S.'s need to recognize and make amends for its misdeeds in Vietnam, Iraq, and with Guantanamo Bay prisoners.

At the Reina Sofia Museum of Modern Art, Picasso's Guernica which he refused to have shown in Spain while Franco lived, is now dislayed on a specially devised wall.

Slaughterhouse Five is the greatest novel by World War II veteran and American writer Kurt Vonnegut, but what is the book about?

Veteran anti-war activist Tom Hayden encourages all Americans to sign his anti-war petition, calling on the US Congress to vote "No" to sending more troops to Afghanistan

Country Joe and the Fish - one of the leading psychedelic bands of San Francisco's Summer of Love. With appearances at Monterey and Woodstock, they helped define an era.

Most films for children end on a happy note. These three thought-provoking movies and animated films are based on books that have bittersweet endings.

Review of Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul's first Presidential debate appearance and record.

Rosa Luxemburg ranks among the most important Marxist theorists, activists and indeed revolutionaries of the 20th century.

Billy Bang leaned into his violin and bowed out the opening strains of the Miles Davis Classic 'All Blues' as a warm hush fell over the Trane's audience.

Of the many television programs featuring Dylan over his career, none match Quest, which features some of the greatest songs the folk singer ever wrote.

George Galloway is a Member of Parliament in Great Britain. He is as known for his peace activism as for his politics --- in fact, the two are deeply connected.

ACLU is still detested by many Americans despite helping to win more than 100 cases involving individual freedoms and rights.

Although there has always been war, the same holds true of its opposite - there was and always will be a continued resistance against it.

Who's more patriotic, 2008 presidential candidate John McCain or Barack Obama, America's new president-elect?

Part 2 of this article continues the discussion of the politics behind Bruce Springsteen's latest album with a discussion of its anti-war message.

The Hippie Movement of the 1960s has had its philosophical and ideological origins in the past, borrowing from traditions of Ancient Greece and the Romantic Period.

"Boom: Voices of the Sixties" may help Baby Boomers figure out what has happened in the past four decades since they went from young protesters to middle-aged citizens.

Titan Books' newest reprint of Pat Mills and Joe Colquhoun's classic comic against war presents well-researched stories about trench life and officer-soldier clashes.

Although these best films from the late 1980s did not leave as rich a legacy as other decades, the Academy did select some good, if not great, movies.

Lili Marlene is a song based on a German poem of 1915 and turned to music in 1938. It became the favorite of troops of every nation during the Second World War.

American youth have undergone a big change of character over the past 40 years. Here we look back at where they have come from and where they are headed.

The term "the sixties" encompasses much more than just the days from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969 in modern American history.

Autumn is a time of many Catholic celebrations: the Feast Days of St. Michael and St. Gabriel, the Guardian Angels and St Francis of Assisi, and Respect Life Sunday.

Although unpopular in Congress when she voted against U.S. entry into war, Rankin worked for peace, women's rights and to end child labor.

In The Americanization of Emily a noble British war widow falls for a feckless US soldier. The film is a romance, black comedy and dark satire.

Avatar is a feast for both visual and auditory senses, and the fantastical tapestry is lush, plump, and almost palpable. But the plot is lame, predictable, and flat.

Turner Classic Movies will show Isao Takahata's Grave of the Fireflies, considered one of the finest anti-war movies ever made.

A person with a Jewish background reconciles her involvement in the peace movement during the summer of 2006 and the war between Israel and Lebanon.

Mother's Day was founded in 1870 as an activist observance by Julia Ward Howe. CODEPINK says they are trying to return the holiday to its roots.

Universally known as the voice behind Fairground Attraction's 1980s pop hit Perfect, Eddi Reader has since maintained a quietly successful, folk-flavoured solo career.

Fresh from the success of blistering comedy series The Thick Of It, Ianucci's superb movie spin off features more coruscating dialogue and a poignant political message

A father has to tell his daughters their mother was killed in Iraq. Trapped in denial, he takes them on one last roadtrip.

Kasabian, who emerged as the UK's best new pop and rock music group over the last few years have added another date to an almost sold out tour as album receives acclaim.

As husband and wife, Richard and Linda Thompson found Folk-rock fame during the 1970s with ground-breaking albums like I Want to See The Bright Lights tonight.

Seeing Slaughterhouse Five on any classic novels list is no surprise. This World War II novel by Kurt Vonnegut deals with time, coping, and war in an unconventional way.

A favorite among Internet bloggers, Rep. Ron Paul's campaign for President falls short in the Iowa straw poll.

In We Shall Overcome, Bruce Springsteen voices a subtle, but powerful message of political protest. Part 1 explores the album’s pro-labor and anti-racism messages.

Grant Heslov is unwisely given the director's chair for "The Men Who Stare at Goats," an anti-war farce starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, and Jeff Bridges.

Everyone under the age of 20 has wrapped a scarf around them all four seasons this year. This hot trend has stirred up a lot of controversy, about which scarf you wear.

Emma Goldman was an early figure in birth control history and the free speech movement. She supported anarchism, the women's rights movement, and lesbian rights.

In the second half of 1968, the country explodes into violence following the deaths of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy.