5 Aug, 2021
Abolishing nuclear weapons is the people’s job
This week we again observe the anniversaries of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WW II - the only time nuclear weapons were used against human targets...
5 Aug, 2021
24 Jul, 2021
Nuclear weapons: Rising danger
After a war has ended, historians, elected officials, and faith leaders, no less than the people involved, often raise doubts over whether the outcomes were worth the many horrific costs...
16 Jul, 2021
Moral intelligence or nuclear war
One of these days, something will give — the rich, the powerful will suddenly look around cluelessly.
25 Jun, 2021
Saving the US-Iran Nuclear Agreement
Despite the best efforts of the Israeli government under Benjamin Netanyahu to disrupt the nuclear talks with Iran by attacking Iran’s nuclear computer network, the news out of Geneva is that a new agreement is close to being signed.
19 May, 2021
Who has the President’s Ear?
Each Spring our country funds its priorities for the coming year. This annual process gives us the opportunity for renewal as we address our critical needs...
2 May, 2021
The Fateful Choice: Nuclear Arms Race or Nuclear Weapons-Free World
The recent announcement by the British government that it plans a 40 percent increase in the number of nuclear weapons it possesses highlights the escalation of the exceptionally dangerous and costly nuclear arms race.
23 Apr, 2021
North Korea is Back on the US Agenda
North Korea is rattling America’s cage again. It sent a reminder call when it recently fired off multiple short-range missiles after denouncing...
28 Mar, 2021
Opposition to Abolishing Nuclear Weapons—and What Could Help to Overcome It
Given the fact that nuclear war means the virtual annihilation of life on earth, it’s remarkable that many people continue to resist...
24 Jan, 2021
Feeding two birds with one hand
As a new administration takes charge in the US, possibilities are opening. Many of our biggest...
17 Jan, 2021
The Great Evasion
The Great Evasion by Lawrence S. Wittner 971 words Published in: Ground Zero for Nonviolent Action, LA Progressive, Reader Supported...
28 Oct, 2020
The parallel universe of peace
Here’s a piece of paradoxical news that puts even the looming U.S. presidential election in perspective: Nuclear weapons are now (or soon will be) . . . good Lord, illegal...
11 Aug, 2020
Our Moral Awakening
“In May 2016, President Barack Obama became the first sitting United States president to visit Hiroshima, the city that suffered...
22 May, 2020
Memorial Day rethought
“It was 35 years ago that, as a man of 34, I ventured forth to commit my first felony…” Tom...
17 Mar, 2020
Nukes: The unmentionable election issue: Getting to zero
“Where are the Democrats? Why isn’t the present nuclear danger front and center in the Democrats’ presidential debates? I can...
12 Mar, 2020
American unexceptionalism & COVID-19
“During the SARS-1 epidemic scare in 2002-4, America invaded Iraq. If you followed science, you would know that SARS-1, was...