Nuclear Weapons

–Executive Director Kevin Martin In just over a month, peace activists and allies from other social justice movements from around the country and around the world will gather in Chicago [...]

I was in Iran in 2009 when a family invited me into their home for dinner. Over kebabs and rice, I chatted about school and video games with their 6-year-old son. He and his mother sang us a song [...]

Published: Friday, March 30, 2012, 10:52 AM     Updated: Friday, March 30, 2012, 11:26 AM  By Plain Dealer guest columnist  View full sizeMichael Kamber, The New York TimesU.S. soldiers salute as [...]

Last week, Katie and I spent the week in Washington, DC, bringing Peace Action West’s priorities to Capitol Hill and connecting with other organizations from around the country that are doing [...]

By Judith LeBlanc Peace Action and the American Friends Service Committee have initiated a network of peace, faith, economic and racial justice groups to convene a Counter Summit for Peace and [...]

Whew! Hard to keep up with all the great articles being published by grassroots leaders in the Peace Action network. Here are two for you today, both on the lunacy of a war with Iran: National [...]

MARCH 19, 2012 by LAWRENCE S.WITTNER On February 8, 2012, Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA) took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to introduce the Smarter Approach to Nuclear [...]

From Massachusetts Peace Action Communications Director Cole Harrison (and his last point is that we can use this for other transit ads around the country!): Mass Peace Action is posting [...]

Today, the Obama administration released their budget request for 2013. Here’s a look at the multi-billion dollar early Valentine’s Day gift to the nuclear weapons complex squirreled [...]

“We need more nuclear weapons programs like Lady Gaga needs another outfit.” That’s what Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) said yesterday, as he introduced a bill that would put a huge dent [...]