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Washington, D.C.—June 13, 2018—In response to the unnecessary military attack by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Yemen’s critical port city, Hodeida, Paul Kawika Martin, Peace [...]

Washington, D.C. — April 13, 2018 — In response to U.S. military strikes against Syrian government sites, Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of Peace Action, released the following statement: [...]

Joint Statement by Campaign for Liberty, Codepink, CREDO, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Just Foreign Policy, Peace Action, United for Peace and Justice, Win Without War, and Yemen [...]

This article was originally published in The Hill. Days before President Trump’s first presidential trip to Asia, where the crisis with North Korea will be high on the agenda in meetings with [...]

Washington, D.C. — October 13, 2017 — President Trump gave a speech today outlining a new strategy on Iran that includes, among other things, decertifying the Iran Nuclear Agreement. Under [...]

In Yemen, the U.S. has been supporting a vicious bombing campaign carried out by a Saudi-led military coalition. The coalition’s airstrikes have killed thousands of civilians by indiscriminately [...]

Washington, D.C. — October 4, 2017 — In response to the vote on the Congressional Progressive Caucus’ People’s Budget, Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political Affairs at [...]

Washington, D.C. — September 28, 2017 — In response to Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Walter Jones (R-NC) invoking the War Powers Act with a [...]

This article was originally published in the Hill. As the president continues hacking away at a load-bearing pillar of the First Amendment, the freedom of the press, Congress is revving the [...]

Washington, D.C. — July 14, 2017 — In response to the passage of the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Paul Kawika Martin, Senior Director for Policy and Political [...]