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Hiroshima/ Nagasaki 75 Years: A Call to Action

June 3, 2020 Sofia Rose Wolman

This August, 75 years will have passed since the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Around the world we mark these anniversaries each year — remembering the lives lost and altered forever on August 6 and 9, 1945, raising awareness about the many […]

Mushroom cloud of 'Gadget' over Trinity, seconds after detonation

Stop the Nuclear Arms Race!

May 28, 2020 Jerald Ross

by Jerry Ross Today we face the gravest risks to peace since the run-up to either of the World Wars, and certainly as great a danger of nuclear holocaust as the darkest days of the Cold War. Yet too many people deny the reality of […]

World Peace and Justice Conference Gathers Online During Pandemic

May 26, 2020 Joseph Gerson

Calls on Nations to: Abolish Nuclear Weapons; Resist and Reverse the Climate Crisis; Work for Social & Economic Justice by Joseph Gerson It’s not often that organizations as diverse as the Poor People’s Campaign, the International Trade Union Confederation, […]

President Donald J. Trump, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping . (Photo: Patrick Semansky,Liu Bin, AP)

China, COVID-19, and the 2020 Presidential Election

May 21, 2020 Cole Harrison

by Duncan McFarland First published in the “CCDS Mobilizer” In 1950 the anti-communist right led by Senator Joseph McCarthy attacked progressives in the government over “Who lost China?” In 2020, will a major issue in the presidential election campaign be “Who’s soft on China?” Regardless, […]

Organizing for Peace in a Time of Pandemic and Uprising

May 20, 2020 Coleman Harrison

by Cole Harrison Our nation, and the world, has been plunged into a life and death struggle with a deadly virus, and then has been rocked by the biggest mass movement for justice since 1968. For 20 years, we’ve engaged in seemingly endless wars on […]

Protecting Public Health Requires COVID-19 Treatments to Be Patent Free

May 20, 2020 Jonathan King

Originally published in Truthout The U.S. biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries are furiously mobilizing to develop vaccines and drug therapies against COVID-19, as rapidly as possible. As of May 12, more than 1,400 clinical trials were underway to evaluate potential COVID-19 drugs and vaccines. Unfortunately, the fully […]

Car Rally calls for solidarity and an end to sanctions

May 8, 2020 Juliana DeSimone

May 1st, also known as “May Day,” is typically an occasion for demonstration and advocacy in support of some of the most marginalized members of society. With this year’s social distancing restrictions, a rally seemed impossible. Mass Peace Action, however, rose to the challenge and […]