Groundswell

Last November, many of us engaged in the elections in a more intensive way than ever before. Peace Action also ramped up its electoral work, supporting dozens of pro-peace candidates. Through our [...]

The U.S. is in the early stages of developing a new nuclear weapons system, an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) dubbed the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent or GBSD but more accurately [...]

It really does sometimes feel like election season never ends, and that certainly holds true in the coming months. We’ve identified two critical special elections where we have a chance to [...]

Trump’s Conviction, and Our Convictions of Democracy By Kevin Martin I don’t know about you, by my Trump-induced Attention Deficit Disorder is dissipating, and wow does it feel good! As our [...]

Today, the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) officially enters into force, making nuclear weapons officially illegal under international law. The treaty bans the development, [...]

The recent presidential pardons of  Dustin L. Heard, Evan S. Liberty, Nicholas A. Slatten and Paul A. Slough once again demonstrate Trump’s flagrant disregard for human rights. The Blackwater [...]

Peace Action Endorses Rev. Raphael Warnock Sign up to phonebank for Rev. Warnock Donate to Rev. Raphael Warnock While the presidential race is thankfully over, control of the Senate remains at [...]

Next week has the very real possibility of becoming a national emergency. Donald Trump routinely ignores democratic norms, lies about mail-in voting, or falsely calls the election “rigged.” We [...]

Peace Action Statement on the Entry Into Force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Kevin Martin, President of Peace Action and Peace Action Education Fund, issued the following [...]

On February 15th, 2003 up to 30 million people, many of whom had never demonstrated before, came out in nearly 800 cities around the world to protest against the impending Iraq War. It remains to [...]