Make a difference in the challenge to confront global warming and prevent nuclear war and the development and use of nuclear weapons.
Climate change’s threats to human health and life are growing. Will you join our latest effort to roll back climate change?
As we approach Tax Day, many of us are thinking about how our tax dollars are being spent. I look at the debate in Washington, DC, and am left wondering how our schools, hospitals, and emergency responders are not spared deep cuts while our ever-expanding military is left untouched. It's time for action!
At PSR, we know that we can’t solve
the pressing human and environmental needs facing us, nor can we address the
budget deficit, if we continue to ignore the billions spent on the military.
Let’s
raise our voices together and demand meaningful reductions
in military spending. I do not resent paying taxes. What I resent is the
feeling that my taxes are not paying for my priorities.
Join me and
thousands of other people from across the country in submitting a letter to
your local papers asking for deep reductions in our military-industrial complex.
Take action now – our Letter to the Editor module makes it quick and easy for
you to take this valuable step.
Our effort within the US is a key part of a fast growing international
movement sponsoring events on April 12. For more information, please
visit demilitarize.org.
In the US, the National Priorities Project is a well-respected source
for information on budget issues.
Tell Congress to approve a budget that pushes the Administration to make a bold reduction in our nuclear arsenal.
50 years ago this week, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of a cataclysmic nuclear war. Today, you can help ensure that the lessons of this crisis are not forgotten by writing a letter to the editor.
Nuclear Famine: A Billion People at Risk
The newly generated data on the decline in agricultural production that would follow a limited, regional nuclear war in South Asia support the concern that more than one billion people would be in danger of starvation. Epidemic disease and further conflict spawned by such a famine would put additional hundreds of millions at risk. Read more »
Shock and Awe Hits Home
The military operational costs of the war in Iraq, now greater than $500 billion, have surpassed those for the entire Vietnam conflict. These escalating operational costs are alarming, yet the long-term public health costs will be much greater. Read more »
Video: Nukes, Militarism and Public Health
Interview with PSR board member Dr. Andy Kanter. Read more »
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