By Karl Meyer I see two alternative visions that I call War Tax Protest and Resistance and War Tax Refusal. I distinguish these two basic approaches by an analogy with the behavior of electrical energy. Copper is a material that allows, but resists, the passage of electric currents. The process of resistance generates heat and… Continue reading
By Fay Salichou [Editor’s Note: This blog post was originally published on the website of Conscience: Taxes for Peace not War in the United Kingdom. A recording of the session can be found below.] On 3rd May 2025, we took part in a powerful global conversation hosted by the National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee… Continue reading
By David Gross [Editor’s Note: David Gross wrote the following article for his website after presenting on a panel about resisting taxes in the Trump era at NWTRCC’s May 2025 conference. It is reprinted here with permission. A recording of the entire session can be found below.] Yesterday I was on a panel concerning “Resisting… Continue reading
In a recent Boston Globe column (“Resisting Trump: The Revival of Tax Protest,” April 10), Alex Beam points to a time-honored way of resisting violence and war: refusing to pay for it. He highlights the activism of the Pioneer Valley in western Massachusetts, and central to that activism were Juanita and Wally Nelson, two peace… Continue reading
Tax Day is right around the corner! Here are few resources you may find helpful: A link to the most up-to-date list of Tax Day actions: https://nwtrcc.org/tax-day-action-2025/ If you are hosting an event that is not on this list, there is a form to add your event at the bottom of the list. Tips for… Continue reading
Post by Joshua Wrolstad [Editor’s Note: NWTRCC is a big tent organization that is composed of people with various political beliefs. We welcome blog post submissions on war tax resistance from many points of view. The publication of personal opinions expressed in these posts should not be construed as an endorsement by NWTRCC, which makes… Continue reading
Tax Season has been very busy for the NWTRCC office. Last week we held a War Tax Resistance 101 on Zoom and had over 200 people in attendance. An overriding concern for most attendees was the chaos being caused by the Trump Administration. There are more upcoming war tax resistance events on the horizon. Some… Continue reading
[Editor’s Note: The following remarks were made by Peter Goldberger at a National Lawyers Guild war tax resistance workshop over Zoom on April 4, 2024. Goldberger addresses three subjects: the legality and ethics of counseling illegal activity; the particular risks faced by legal professionals contemplating participating personally in tax resistance; and the argument by certain… Continue reading
Friends, As I write this, the fate of the 2024 presidential election is still unknown. Unfortunately, one thing we can always count on, whether it’s a Democrat or Republican in office, is that the US will continue to spend about half of our federal taxes on war and military! In fact, the US spends over… Continue reading
When single-sheet zines cease slinking from the printer, I stop biting my nails. With a little shuffle of feet and paper, I begin to fold and cut pages at my desk. Completing little 8-page booklets brings a small satisfaction on an otherwise unremarkable workday. A coworker I trust stops to chat as he does every… Continue reading
Review Lawrence Rosenwald Autobiography of a Political Objector Max Sandim’s Memoir; Forward by Randy Kehler; Edited by Ed Hedemann & Ruth Benn ($15) Published in May 2024 Max Sandin’s memoir begins with a story told by the late Randy Kehler, who met Sandin in 1963, in New York, on a bus taking them to the… Continue reading
NWTRCC’s November 2024 conference will be on Zoom the weekend after the election. (Click here register.) We often meet the first weekend in November, but we know that many of our members will be canvassing and doing other pre-election activities. Friday Night Social Mary Sprunger-Froese of Colorado Springs will gather us together with three songs… Continue reading
