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67 Questions from the Progressive Caucus to President    Yesterday (Monday, September 9th), the Congressional Progressive Caucus sent the White House a list of 67 questions as a follow-up to [...]

We are on Capitol Hill this week urging members of Congress to vote against authorizing force in Syria. In our first day, we’ve already visited dozens of offices, and most people we talk to [...]

It’s time to really ramp things up. The House and Senate are scheduled to vote on attacking Syria this week. We’re on Capitol Hill right now urging members to vote no, and we need your voices [...]

The Washington Post On Faith Blog entry By Susan Thisthlethwaite using the practices of Just Peace to offer alternatives to military [...]

Good segment on opposition to a U.S. military attack on Syria, and alternative options, on Rachel Maddow last night. Peace Action is mentioned at about 4:50 into the clip. [...]

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 [...]

With Hassan Rouhani’s inauguration as Iran’s new president coming up this week, we wanted to make the case that now is the time to pursue diplomacy with Iran. McClatchy published our [...]

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 [...]

Let me first thank you for the phone calls to cut the budget for the B-61 nuclear warhead.  We lost the amendment vote by a surprisingly small margin 196-227.  Click here to see how your Rep. [...]