How to know if your government might kill you

In our age of unmanned drones and kill lists, how does an American citizen know whether his own government might decide it’s necessary and lawful to kill him? Or in Justice Department language, [...]

Responding to the State of the Union

by Peter Deccy, Peace Action President Obama’s third State of the Union message began and ended in homily honoring our men and women in uniform.  The President referred to them as the one [...]

Thanks for calling your Senators to sign the Merkley-Lee-Udall letter to the President to bring troops home from Afghanistan

Thanks for calling your Senators to sign the Merkley-Lee-Udall letter to the President to bring troops home from Afghanistan.  A significant 27 Senators signed. While Peace Action wants to see [...]

What does the Iranian election mean for US policy?

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, [...]

Feelin Hopeful?

Me too!  I know there is a long road to go – and I know our NEW PRESIDENT OBAMA knows that too.  Peace Action will be working hard with this new government to make real changes in our [...]

President Elect Barack Obama

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uO8aTZiqZI] Obama Makes History Obama Succeeded in Redrawing Electoral Map By Robert Barnes and Michael D. Shear Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, [...]