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By: Judith Le Blanc, National Field Organizer President Obama was elected with broad support by those who opposed the war in Iraq. For many voters, his pledge to end the war was a key factor. Bob [...]

By: Judith Le Blanc, National Field Organizer January 17 marked the 50th anniversary of President Eisenhower’s “military industrial complex” speech. As he left the White House, Ike warned the [...]

By: Larry Wittner Chair, Membership/Affiliation Committee, Peace Action National Board Peace Action does a great job of working for a peaceful world. But it could do an even better job if it had [...]

As the massive protests that started on Tuesday in Egypt unfold, there is talk that Egyptians may be on the verge of overthrowing their autocratic government, and possibly upsetting President [...]

Reposted from Congresswoman Barbara Lee’s website. January 6, 2011 Washington, DC – Today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) issued the following statement in response to reports that [...]

Join Peace Action members from across the country for the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability’s 24th annual DC Days! The Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) will be bringing [...]

Check out this great post from Juan Cole: Top Ten Myths about Afghanistan, 2010. My personal favorite: # 9. Afghans want the US and NATO troops to stay in their country because they feel [...]

It turns out we’ve got something extra to celebrate this holiday season. And I want you to know how important you were in ratifying the first major disarmament treaty in decades, because [...]

As Josh Rogin writes in Foreign Policy this morning: Everyone here on Capitol Hill is beginning to see the ratification of New START as increasingly inevitable…. On Monday, Senator Brown [...]

This afternoon the Senate voted 66-32 to take up begin debating the New START Treaty on the floor! This is a major step toward getting a ratification vote before the end of the year. Nine [...]