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One of our greatest challenges is a Congress full of politicians who scare easily when it comes to issues of war and peace. Whether it’s out of fear or lack of motivation, they just go [...]

Every day, Peace Action West and our supporters pressure Congress to support smart foreign policies like eliminating the threat from nuclear weapons and solving conflicts through diplomacy. Every [...]

I always appreciate a chance to increase public debate, so I was pleased to discover (via a post on our Facebook fanpage) that Republican candidate Diggs Brown decided to post his response to our [...]

Progressive leaders you helped elect in 2008 have voted against funding for the war in Afghanistan, called for a quicker withdrawal from Iraq, and helped defeat wasteful F-22 fighter jets. We are [...]

Here is another update on the situation in Tehran from my contact there, whom I quoted earlier this week: It’s 1:00 am I am just coming from outside. The streets was full of people. (only [...]

Since I returned from Iran, I have done a number of media appearances talking about my trip, the Iranian election, and the need for diplomacy with Iran as opposed to sanctions and other harsh [...]

Peace Action, the nation’s largest peace organization, made the following statement at a pro-democracy rally in front of the Iranian interests section in Washington, DC attended by nearly 1,000 [...]

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By now you surely have heard about the controversial results of Friday’s election in Iran. While polls in Iran are notoriously unreliable and the election results were considered hard to predict, [...]

Today, Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) had her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for her new position as Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International [...]