Peace

Long-time scholar, author, professor and peace activist Larry Wittner, a member of the national Peace Action board of directors, has a new article on the state of public opinion and activism for [...]

My overall impression is there is little question the president is spinning this “end of combat operations” in Iraq because the Afghanistan war is going badly. A few other thoughts and reactions [...]

Thanks to Tom for giving Peace Action a shout out: Published on The Nation (http://www.thenation.com) House Stands Firm on Afghanistan Withdrawal Timetable Tom Hayden | July 2, 2010 One hundred [...]

Published on Thursday, April 29, 2010 by CommonDreams.org  by Judith LeBlanc and Kevin Martin Barack Obama is undoubtedly the U.S. president most committed to nuclear disarmament since Kennedy. [...]

President Obama’s being awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace has elicited all kinds of responses from peace activists, especially in the Peace Action family, which is great! We’ve gotten [...]

Today marks the anniversary of the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima.  There are over 150 events this week that you can attend by clicking here. Also, I was asked to write an opinion piece at the last [...]

–Kevin Martin, Executive Director, Peace Action The fact that Hiroshima bills itself, and takes that billing seriously, as a City of Peace speaks volumes about the human capacity for [...]

As the nation’s largest peace organization, of course we commented on the announced agreements between Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev.   Kevin Martin, the group’s executive director, [...]

We have a chance to win on two issues in the next few days: 1. Cut the funding for the outdated F-22 Jet, which both Pres. Obama and Def. Sec. gates want cut. 2. Get an exit strategy from the [...]

The U.S. House of Representatives is on the verge of voting on the final war supplemental! They have passed the rule, but it doesn’t look like they have the votes yet to pass the [...]