Action Alert

It’s make or break time for diplomacy with Iran. Next month, Presidents Barack Obama and Hassan Rouhani will be in the same place for the first time, attending the UN General Assembly in New [...]

What do Pat Buchanan, former Cent Comm commander General Jim Mattis, and Peace Action West have in common? We all know that we must seize the moment for diplomacy with Iran. Please call your [...]

It seems we have ruffled some feathers. We knew after our big victory for diplomacy with Iran last week, the hawks would get riled up.  It didn’t take long. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told a [...]

I wouldn’t mind living in a 19th century chateau in Belgium with my own personal chef. Alas, that is not the lifestyle of a peace activist. But it is the lifestyle of the top military brass, and [...]

This is unprecedented. Last week more than a quarter of the House of Representatives signed a letter to President Obama urging him to seize the opportunity for renewed diplomacy with newly [...]

One step closer. On June 27, Senator Feinstein’s subcommittee cut the B61’s budget by over 30%. You made this happen with the messages you have been sending to your senators all year urging them [...]

We can’t afford to continue business as usual. The newly elected President of Iran is sending positive signals that he wants to engage with the West.  When he comes into office next month, we’ll [...]

The prospects for peace with Iran got a little bit brighter this week. The Iranian public defied expectations and roundly defeated conservative candidates to put moderate Hassan Rouhani in [...]

Today’s the day. Over the last couple of weeks, you have generated thousands of messages to representatives urging them to cut wasteful Pentagon spending. This morning, the House will start votes [...]

Members of Congress were up all night spending your tax dollars. The House Armed Services Committee worked into the wee hours of the morning on the budget for the Pentagon and nuclear weapons. [...]