military budget

Secretary of War Robert Gates, in his commencement speech at Notre Dame over the weekend, warned against cuts in the US military budget. Not surprising (even though Gates has gotten some praise [...]

The June issue of Sojourners has a cover story about the Pentagon budget titled “Let Them Eat Tanks: How the Pentagon’s binge spending is starving the rest of us.” It’s an [...]

We’re Peace Action, not Peace Book Club or Peace Magazine Reader, but sometimes it’s good to share books or articles that raise our issues and provoke analytical thinking or inspiration. Two such [...]

By Judith LeBlanc This week, the debate on the federal budget deficit continues to rage, but not in DC. It’s in town hall meetings across the country during the Congressional recess and on the [...]

(And now for something completely different – a respite from the criticisms peace activists justifiably level at President Obama over Libya, Afghanistan, Iran, military spending, [...]

President Barack “Three Wars” Obama (Nixon, Reagan and even G.W. Bush could only dream of conducting three wars at once!) was unconvincing in making his case for war in Libya last [...]

We hope the peace movement in other states will follow our lead! By Liz Klainot, Peace Action WI Program Director This past month has been very busy for members of Peace Action Wisconsin, as well [...]

–Kevin Martin, executive director, Peace Action This is something that has been rattling around my brain for a while, but recent conversations with Phyllis Bennis, Judith LeBlanc, Joseph [...]

Wisconsin, Washington & Egypt: what does it mean for the peace movement? By Judith Le Blanc Huge battles are going on in Madison and many state capitols over cuts in social services and the [...]

Last Saturday, I boarded a Greyhound bus from downtown Baltimore, heading to New York City’s Foley Square, where I joined 6,000 feminists and reproductive rights activists in a rally to support [...]