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As you know, Peace Action formed over 60 years ago as The Committee for a SANE Nuclear Policy to abolish nuclear weapons.  We have come a long way.  The world produced over 125,000 nuclear [...]

–Kevin Martin, Executive Director In case you missed it, civil rights heroine Diane Nash, one of the relatively few women in leadership positions in the civil rights movement in the [...]

The Boehner/Bibi circus is finally in town. After weeks of media hype and legitimate debate Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech to a joint session of Congress is tomorrow. Simultaneously, another [...]

Our good friends at Busboys and Poets are hosting two very interesting book events in Washington, DC next week, well worth your time if you are free Monday and/or Tuesday evenings. Our good [...]

    The U.S. Congress is considering another “Authorization for the Use of Military Force” — a broad approval for more war. Click here to oppose any new AUMF. This is [...]

By Paul Kawika Martin The world has been pouring fuel on the Middle East inferno, yet expect something other than a larger blaze. On Tuesday, President Obama submitted language to Congress for an [...]

After six months of Congress and the Administration ignoring their constitutional duty, today President Obama sent language to Capitol Hill to authorize war for the next three years (an [...]

I don’t pretend to be an expert on Ukraine, or Ukrainian-Russian social, historical and economic ties. I do recall after the break-up of the Soviet Union there was consternation in Ukraine, [...]

by Lawrence S. Wittner (Peace Action national board member) Dr. Lawrence Wittner (http://lawrenceswittner.com) is Professor of History emeritus at SUNY/Albany. His latest book is a satirical [...]

Tone Deaf Iran Nuclear Sanctions Bill Introduced Huffington Post  by Jon Rainwater, Executive Director, Peace Action West After weeks of rumors, Iran sanctions legislation has materialized in [...]