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–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 [...]

The devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan and the Pacific Rim are terrible tragedies, and my heart goes out to everyone affected. I have received word via email from a few friends and [...]

Against a mostly positive backdrop of the flowering of democracy in the Middle East (which of course has been in spite of, not because of, U.S. policy in the region), the burgeoning civil war and [...]

If you care about peace, disarmament, just budget priorities, and promoting nonviolent social and political change in the world, here is a terrific resource for you from longtime Cleveland Peace [...]

Our colleague Japanese peace and disarmament organization Gensuikyo is kicking off a new nuclear weapons abolition petition campaign, which Peace Action has endorsed. This campaign aims to build [...]

Yesterday marked the eighth anniversary of the massive February 15, 2003 demonstrations against the (at the time) impending US war on Iraq. An estimated 12 million people marched around the [...]

The People! United! Will Never be Defeated! Nonviolence works! Watch al-Jazeers live from Egypt.

Nebraskans for Peace, a strong, statewide 40-year old organization, just became the newest Peace Action affiliate. Check them out online. We are in communication with peace groups in half a dozen [...]

The UN Security Council is considering a draft resolution reaffirming that Israel’s settlements on Palestinian land in the West Bank and East Jerusalem “are illegal and constitute a [...]

Whereas Peace Action’s new 5-year plan affirms the right of all persons to participate in the decisions that affect their lives, and Whereas for many years, the U.S. government has undermined [...]