Action Alert

Peace Action West organizers Laurel, Will, and Monica helped distribute flyers on the cost of war and urged people to call their member of Congress as part of United for Peace and Justice’s [...]

What is the most effective way to influence a member of Congress? If you want to sway a member of Congress on tough issues like the war in Afghanistan, diplomacy with Iran, or nuclear weapons, [...]

This week, President Obama announced that he will send an additional 17,000 troops to Afghanistan. While Obama is correct that we need to focus more attention on the situation in Afghanistan, his [...]

The media has been abuzz with reports that one of Barack Obama’s first major gestures of bipartisanship could be keeping Defense Secretary Robert Gates in his position for a year or two to help [...]

In just a few short days, John McCain and Barack Obama will face each other and our country in the first presidential debate. Moderated by Jim Lehrer, this first debate will focus on foreign [...]

Peace lanterns commemorate Hiroshima Day August 6th marks the 63rd anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima. On Saturday, we’ll remember Nagasaki Day. In remembrance of all the victims [...]

For months, the Bush administration has stubbornly refused to engage in direct diplomacy with Iran until it stopped its uranium enrichment – a counterproductive policy that has heightened [...]

Journalist Seymour Hersh’s recent article in the New Yorker details covert operations by the CIA and the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) taking place in Iran and the continued escalation [...]

A new Iran sanctions bill in the House, H Con Res 362, has a clause that could be interpreted as calling for a naval blockade, which would be an act of war. While the resolution states that [...]

On Tuesday, the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee continued the push back against the Bush administration’s drive for new nuclear weapons by refusing to fund the Reliable [...]