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by Peter Deccy, Peace Action Last week, Peace Action launched its petition to President Obama calling on the President to prevent a military strike on Iran, by either the US or Israel.  We’re [...]

On this day last year, I was glued to CSPAN’s live feed of the Senate floor. Late in the evening, they finally started to vote on ratification of the New START Treaty, and I realized that [...]

By years’ end, the US war and occupation of Iraq will be over. Opposing the war from the start, Peace Action participated in the February 2003 protest where tens of millions around the world [...]

by Peter Deccy, Peace Action Development Director The occupy movement has strengthened the demand for corporate and government accountability. It is a rare moment in history where crisis and [...]

As early as next week, the Senate will consider amendments to end the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and cut Pentagon spending. Over the summer, we sent a strong message to the President. Thanks to [...]

As I marched jubilantly with tens of thousands of my closest friends, one refrain on our lips was the classic, “show me what democracy looks like, THIS is what democracy looks like!” Indeed. [...]

After nearly 9 years, the U.S. is withdrawing troops from Iraq. There is no doubt in my mind that this couldn’t have happened without you. Before this war even began, you responded to [...]

The frenzy to influence the super committee and their deficit reduction proposal is in full swing. Kicking it off with a bang, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) held a press conference yesterday to present [...]

Many on the right are calling on the deficit reduction “super committee” to save billions by slashing Medicare and Social Security, while calling for increasing our bloated nuclear weapons [...]

By Jonathan Williams Manager of Communications and Online Organizing, Peace Action, www.peace-action.org Co-founder, Civilian-Soldier Alliance – www.civsol.org Transcribed from a speech [...]