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The Pentagon Budget The U.S. spends more on its military than the next ten countries combined. It is often said budgets are moral documents. What we fund and do not fund demonstrates our [...]

January 17, 2024 — Peace Action Executive Director Jon Rainwater issued the following statement after the Senate voted 72-11 to table Senator Sanders’ resolution calling for a U.S. [...]

With the holiday recess behind us, Congress is back in session and taking on the Pentagon budget bill. Right now, the House Rules Committee is working through 1529 amendments — a record number. [...]

The midterm elections are nearly upon us. In less than six weeks voters will be hitting the polls, with early voting kicking off even before that. Now is the time that you can help Peace Action [...]

Today Peace Action’s executive Director Jon Rainwater made the following statement about attacks on Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who at a recent webinar stated that progressives should “not accept this [...]

Today, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) officially enters into force, making nuclear weapons officially illegal under international law. The treaty bans the development, [...]

Wednesday, August 26th, we were honored to welcome Kara Eastman and Mike Siegel to our “Meet the Candidates” series of online conversations. They are both progressive champions [...]

Statement of Jon Rainwater, Executive Director, Peace Action, on the introduction of the Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act (NDEBA) by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). [...]

Washington, D.C. — March 12, 2020 — In response to reports that the U.S. has carried out five airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia sites in Iraq, Jon Rainwater, Executive Director of Peace [...]

Washington, D.C. — March 11, 2020 — In response to the House passing the bipartisan bill — S.J.Res.68 — that would thwart President Trump from going to war with Iran and end any current [...]