Peace Action West News

As you know, Peace Action formed over 60 years ago as The Committee for a SANE Nuclear Policy to abolish nuclear weapons.  We have come a long way.  The world produced over 125,000 nuclear [...]

Today, 50 national organizations sent the following letter to the U.S. Senate on the heals of Senators’ #47Traitors letter to Iran. The Senate Republicans’ letter is not just a [...]

Just when you thought Congress couldn’t get any more dysfunctional … Today, 47 Senate Republicans directly contacted Iranian leaders threatening to spike any agreement Iran signs. [i] Some legal [...]

Today, as P5+1 and Iranian negotiators sweat the details in Switzerland, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu finally addressed a joint session of Congress on the dangers of a reaching a [...]

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for his speech to Congress next Tuesday, more and more representatives have said they won’t go. As the list of non-attendees grows that [...]

This post was first published in The Hill a publication in D.C. targeted at Congress and other policy leaders.  Behind the controversy over Bibi Netanyahu’s speech to Congress about Iran, lurks [...]

This is nuts. We deserve a budget that reflects our nation’s priorities.  Don’t you agree? Many Americans’ priorities include essentials like: Health care, education and jobs. Given that, why [...]

This piece was originally published in the Huffington Post.  After weeks of rumors, Iran sanctions legislation has materialized in Congress. The philosophy behind the bill is reminiscent of a [...]

For progressives last night, as the election results rolled in so did a sense of gloom. Many of the most progressive candidates went down to a bitter defeat. For those of you in need of a silver [...]

Here’s the statement we sent out to the press right after the airstrikes began in Syria today. For Immediate Release: 9/22/2014 Contact: Jon Rainwater, jrainwater@peaceactionwest.org [...]