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 Tuesday, Oct. 8th - National Teach-In

Tue, 10/01/2013 - 18:01
 Tuesday, Oct. 8th - National Teach-In on Syria & US Policy in the Region 6:30 to 7:30 pm EST Live Streaming at  http://www.busboysandpoets.com/videos/live-streaming The civil war continues in Syria. Although a threat of a US. missile attack against Syria was averted, the raging civil war continues. The massive outpouring of anti-war sentiment from the people in every corner […]
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Tuesday, Oct. 8th National Teach-In on

Thu, 09/26/2013 - 15:50
Tuesday, Oct. 8th National Teach-In on Syria & US Policy in the Region 6:30 to 7:30 pm EST Live Streaming at http://www.busboysandpoets.com/videos/live-streaming With developments unfolding rapidly, it is still uncertain how things will play out in Syria. A few weeks ago our nation was on the brink of yet another deadly military mistake. At the […]
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Who is going to the UN this week?

Mon, 09/23/2013 - 19:10
Who will be at the United Nations (UN) this week? President Obama, Iranian President Rouhani and Peace Action!  Why? This week the UN General Assembly convenes its annual meeting and the first ever General Assembly sponsored High Level Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament will be held. The UN is the most important international institution which brings […]
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WMDs – it’s not just about Syria

Fri, 09/20/2013 - 17:04
Syria, Iran, and a more peaceful, democratic foreign policy For the past few months, Peace Action has helped convene an ad hoc national coalition that successfully stopped a U.S. attack on Syria, at least for now. While this was quite a victory, much remains to be done. There is a chance congressional warmongers may try […]
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President Obama: Stealing Time from The Faulty Plan (His Own)

Tue, 09/10/2013 - 22:03
President Barack Obama is clearly trying to get out of the corner he has painted himself into regarding Syria. The bottom line of the president’s speech on Syria tonight is he doesn’t have the votes for war, even in the Senate which was thought to be more pro-war, so he is backing off. He’s asked […]
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Excellent Talking Points on Syria from our colleague Phyllis Bennis…

Mon, 09/09/2013 - 13:15
…at the Institute for Policy Studies here in D.C., she has been a key ally working with Peace Action in building a coalition to stop a U.S. attack on Syria and offer better alternatives. Institute for Policy Studies www.ips-dc.org     WHY WE SHOULDN’T ATTACK SYRIA Talking Points by Phyllis Bennis 9 September 2013   […]
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Get Your Senators to Support Diplomacy with Iran

Mon, 07/29/2013 - 16:03
Our action alert is below, and here is a terrific op-ed by Peace Action West’s Rebecca Griffin on the prospects for successful U.S. – Iran diplomacy. Last month, the Iranian people elected a new president, Dr. Hassan Rouhani.  Dr. Rouhani won on the first ballot as Iranian voters demanded change. They rejected the hardliners competing […]
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Egyptian coup should trigger broad re-examination of U.S. militarization of the Middle East

Wed, 07/17/2013 - 15:55
Op-ed published today by The Hill, an influential, widely read Capitol Hill publication by Kevin Martin and Josh Ruebner The Obama administration has engaged in astounding linguistic jiu-jitsu to avoid calling the Egyptian military’s ouster of President Mohamed Morsi what it most obviously is: a coup. The president refuses to dub Morsi’s overthrow a coup […]
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Take Action: Get Congress to Support Diplomacy with Iran

Fri, 07/12/2013 - 15:44
Let me first thank you for the phone calls to cut the budget for the B-61 nuclear warhead.  We lost the amendment vote by a surprisingly small margin 196-227.  Click here to see how your Rep. voted and please contact them to “thank or spank.” Now to nuclear issues in Iran.  A month ago, the […]
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Priorities and Opportunities in the Second Half of 2013

Thu, 07/11/2013 - 11:39
The following came out of our mid-year staff retreat, comments or questions are most welcome! Priorities and Opportunities for Peace Action/Peace Action Education Fund program, organizing, advocacy and political work for the second half of 2013 -Move the Money/ Cut Pentagon Spending Campaign: Planning is underway to do the next round of Move the Money […]
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Afghanistan Victory! Results of House National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Amendments

Mon, 06/17/2013 - 16:30
Peace Action was one of the few organizations to oppose the invasion of Afghanistan and we have been working ever since to end America’s longest war. Last week, the House of Representatives took a big step in bringing all troops home.  While considering the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the House passed an amendment that […]
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Results of House National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Amendments

Thu, 06/13/2013 - 13:25
Please click here for results of NDAA. Amendments should be debated in the order listed below, though some will not be debated and voted “en bloc” (a bunch of amendments voted in one vote together that will pass).  Also, because of some members schedules they might debate out of order.  The only other votes scheduled […]
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