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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-zoPgv_nYg] A lot of the rush to enact sanctions on Iran is based on the idea that the clock is quickly ticking down to nuclear catastrophe.  Reporting on [...]

Daniel Ellsberg, famed whistleblower and powerful voice of the antiwar movement, has a message for you. Peace Action West is proud to stand with Daniel, and I hope you’ll read his message [...]

What would you buy if you had a million dollars? As people struggle to stay in their homes and provide health care for their families, we can all think of ways that a million dollars could do a [...]

Following up on my post about the harrowing Wikileaks video of a shooting in Iraq, the debate continues about the video and its meaning in our larger debate about the wars in Iraq and [...]

I am feeling energized and inspired after a series of fundraisers for Peace Action West-endorsed candidate Marcy Winograd in Northern California. Marcy’s passionate defense of progressive values [...]

War is ugly.  It sounds like a cliché at this point, and most of us never really have to think about how truly horrifying it is. This week, however, we got some disturbing glimpses into the [...]

Every so often we find candidates who are true, unfailing champions for peace and justice. Candidates whose campaigns have an impact beyond their districts by sending a message to members of [...]

One of our greatest challenges is a Congress full of politicians who scare easily when it comes to issues of war and peace. Whether it’s out of fear or lack of motivation, they just go [...]

This is an excerpt from Peace Action West’s 2009 congressional voting record. Click here to see the voting record and learn how your representatives voted on key issues from Afghanistan to [...]

Peace Action West is joining with the Wellstone Democratic Club in cosponsoring this event with authors and activists Reese Erlich and Norman Solomon. This is an important time for the peace [...]