Bipartisanship is difficult to achieve in Congress lately. However, an unfortunate bipartisan trend is gaining ground to usher in a new Cold War with China. President Biden, the Pentagon, and many Members of Congress are pointing to China as justification for an astronomical 2022 military budget, higher—not lower—than President Trump’s final budget. On May 10, …
Physician Grigoris Lambrakis (1912-1963) was a champion athlete who worked to free Greece from Nazi occupation during WWII, served on the medical faculty at University of Athens, and was a leader in the international movement opposing nuclear weapons. His protests against the secret U.S. nuclear weapons arsenal near Athens culminated in his assassination, May 27, …
Coverage in Boulder Weekly of PSR Colorado’s lawsuit.
Article in Broomfield Enterprise covering PSR Colorado lawsuit.
Each April, PSR-LA’s Dr. Bob Dodge calculates the cost of nuclear weapons programs to our communities. This year, the total nuclear weapons drain on our economy comes to $75 billion.
President Biden’s “American Jobs Plan” creates new economic opportunity and jobs building real, concrete solutions to the climate crisis. But it faces opposition in Congress. Please call and urge your federal delegation to ACT NOW on climate, clean energy infrastructure, and justice. Call 202-224-3121 and ask for your congressperson or senator by name. The message …
The Biden administration released an overview “budget blueprint” on April 9, and it was a disappointment. PSR takes exception to many particular items that will likely be included in the full budget, expected in late May, and we intend to challenge the “topline” military spending numbers. President Trump took military spending to a very high …
On April 15, 2021, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Adam Smith reintroduced the No First Use Act (H.R.2603 & S.1219), which would officially establish that the United States policy is to not use nuclear weapons as a means of warfare first. The United States does not currently have a pledge or policy of no first …
Op-ed in the Santa Fe New Mexican by Robert Bernstein, MD, president of PSR New Mexico.
PSR is excited to welcome two new national staff members to our national staff: Mari Faines as Director of Communications and Outreach; and LaTisha Henderson as Direct Mail and Membership Manager.