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On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted 308-114 to fund the continued escalation of the failed US war in Afghanistan and Pakistan. First off, thanks to all who lobbied their Member of [...]

Almost surprised we’re that high. Maybe if we end the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, close Guantanamo, overturn the racist Arizona immigration law, cut military spending and invest in human and [...]

Today’s Washington Post has an interesting article on the outcome of the month-long Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon) that Peace Action and allies from around [...]

From United for Peace and Justice… Last night the Israeli navy attacked humanitarian ships in international waters in the middle of the night. Reports indicate that 10-16 humanitarian [...]

Joseph Gardner, my great-great-great grandfather, was a Quaker abolitionist in Kansas in the mid-1800s. His forebears had come to these shores (Nantucket, to be precise) in 1620. (I also have [...]

Peace Action of New York State’s first video blog is very cool, and it connects with a scene in the soon-to-be-released feature film Countdown to Zero (more on that soon). Check out the [...]

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is in Washington this week meeting with President Barack Obama and other officials. A big part of the agenda is Karzai’s desire to garner Obama’s [...]

Published on Thursday, April 29, 2010 by CommonDreams.org  by Judith LeBlanc and Kevin Martin Barack Obama is undoubtedly the U.S. president most committed to nuclear disarmament since Kennedy. [...]

It’s a good article on the terrific events we are helping organize starting next weekend around the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. Check it out on Truthout Also, for [...]

Our colleague John Isaacs had an interesting article on potential US Senate ratification of the New START agreement with Russia on The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists website, it’s worth [...]