Recent Blog Posts
Bringing War Tax Resistance to Campaign Nonviolence and UN International Day of Peace!
During the hot dog days of August, I am kept busy prepping for the dedicated Week of Actions around the UN Day of International Peace on September 21. Peace folks in San Diego have been part of the national actions...Continue reading→
Loving Life on the Margins: An Interview with Suzanne Belote Shanley & Brayton Shanley
Earlier this year, Suzanne Belote Shanley & Brayton Shanley published a book about the history of the Agape Community, which they cofounded in 1982 in Ware, Massachusetts. The community is dedicated to prayer, voluntary simplicity, and gospel-centered nonviolent witness. War...Continue reading→
War, conscience, and war tax resistance as a movement
Maybe because I was in Massachusetts over the weekend, the Colrain house seizure story from 1989 – 1993 was on my mind today. And then I remembered something I had neglected to do, which was to post a talk by...Continue reading→
Negotiations Continue for FY 2020 Defense Bill
As this Blog is being prepared for publication conferees from the US House of Representatives and Senate are in negotiations finalizing the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The $733 billion House version was passed along party lines...Continue reading→