Our own JACK GILROY is producing another play and he wants it to come to YOUR TOWN. It is a two person play about a drone pilot and HER daughter in college and the struggles they have reconciling what Mom is doing with what the daughter sees as reality. Jack talks about the play and the relevance today as we face continuing confrontations in the Middle East, Africa, Ukraine, and the escalating tensions with Venezuela and the Caribbean. Find out how you can get this important play into your town along with ideas for getting students active in peace from elementary through college.

Greg Payton, author, activist for peace,  Vietnam Veteran, VVAW and VFP member joins us to talk about his new book "Peace Warrior"   Greg tracks his journey from the projects, to Vietnam, to addiction, PTSD , recovery and his continued optimism for peace, harmony, and humanity.   Greg's experience in Vietnam showed the challenges that an out spoken black man in the Army will face and the punishments to be endured.  However, beyond Vietnam Greg demonstrated the resilience and commitment that took him to apartheid South Africa, and civil war torn Belfast.  His is an amazing story of survival when so many wanted to silence him.

Veterans United for Peace held a powerful webinar on Armistice Day evening in which Phil Tottenham, Hani, Nofal, Brian McGinnis, Greg Stoker, Anthony Aguilar, and Josephine Guilbeau all shared powerful messages. They talked about the military, the US empire, their service and participation, coming to realize what they were doing, reflecting on Aaron Bushnell, and more. In this episode we concentrate on Greg Stoker, Anthony Aguilar, and Josephine Guilbeau. We finish up with Phil Ochs.

After hearing from Dr. Kelly Benton-Borhaug on Military Moral Injury last week, we decided to replay a show from a year ago with three military members who have a conscience and who could not take what the military was doing and supporting any longer. This is the perfect follow up.!

PLEASE LISTEN TO THE FIRST FIFTEEN MINUTES and if you want to turn it off you have my blessing, but I can not emphasize too much how important this show is for Veterans and those who care about Veterans (meaning everyone else). Dr. Kelly Denton-Borhaug rejoins Harvey and Jim to review and to update her work and study on Moral Injury. She is the author of two books with a third near completion. Her second book, "And Then Your Soul is Gone: Moral Injury and US War Culture, is the go to book on Moral Injury and how you can figure out why you feel this way. In this episode she expands on that book and also traces the road to recovery for those of us who suffer from Moral Injury. Please listen to at least the first fifteen minutes... and then the rest. PEACE

PLEASE LISTEN TO THE FIRST FIFTEEN MINUTES and if you want to turn it off you have my blessing, but I can not emphasize too much how important this show is for Veterans and those who care about Veterans (meaning everyone else). Dr. Kelly Denton-Borhaug rejoins Harvey and Jim to review and to update her work and study on Moral Injury. She is the author of two books with a third near completion. Her second book, "And Then Your Soul is Gone: Moral Injury and US War Culture, is the go to book on Moral Injury and how you can figure out why you feel this way. In this episode she expands on that book and also traces the road to recovery for those of us who suffer from Moral Injury. Please listen to at least the first fifteen minutes... and then the rest. PEACE

Matt Hoh, Senior Fellow at the Eisenhower Media Network, VFP Advisory Board Member, author, and activist rejoins the show to talk about so much. From Gaza to Ukraine, from Nato to Venezuela, from China to the US, from ICE, to militarism, to troops on the street of the US, Matt weighs in on the status and challenges of today's world especially in these days of Trump.

No Kings is just the tip of what Veterans for Peace is doing. Today we hear powerful voices, including VFP Executive Director Michael McPhearson on the indepth meaning of Peace at Home and Peace Abroad. We hear Jon Spitzberg, 87 year old VFP activist, on getting arrested, AGAIN. We hear voices from No Kings rally, including Santa, Unicorns, and Dinosaurs. We hear a clip from young Veteran and Podcaster Greg Stoker. We finish with a song from Tom Morello.

This is a powerful show with Marie Purcell, Veteran, Conscientious Objector, and now VFP Twin Cities Activist specializing in the new program starting within VFP to create rapid responses to national and international issues. Right now the work has concentrated on the genocide, the flotilla's and the recent ceasefire. She also reflects on the power and resilience of the Palestinian people and the example they give to all of us. She also points out that the oppression we see coming from Israel is also right here on our streets and the role VFP and ALLIES can take to resist.

Dr. Nizar Hallek joins the show.  He is a Palestinian American, US CITIZEN, activist, and Doctor, who Harvey met while getting into good trouble disrupting Elbit Systems in Charleston, S.C..   Dr. Hallek covers  discusses his efforts as a Palestinian to bring knowledge and understanding the people of the US that if you do not believe this is a genocide, then you must be a Holocaust denier.  You can not believe in one and not the other.