Defund the Trump Agenda
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
When Will They Ever Learn?
April 30, 2025, marked the 50th anniversary of the end of the U.S. war in Vietnam. The poem here recently surfaced in our files and is so appropriate for remembering…and for today. When will they ever learn? Hung Wen, North Vietnam: 1972* By Karen Lillis During an air raid an old man drops to his… Continue reading
Tangled Up in Red
I got all tangled up trying to write a blog about producing the WRL pie chart in light of the federal budget process chaos currently discombobulating Washington. As so often happens with new administrations, there was no Trump budget proposal to analyze in time for our tax day flyer, just lots of bluster from the… Continue reading
Letter to the IRS from Erica W
April 15, 2024 To whoever reads this: The United States’ unconscionable support of Israel to kill over 33,000 Palestinians, including 10,000+ children, in the last six months, breaks my heart. The US’ unconscionable participation in war, and in arming other nations for war, continues to break my heart. My calculations indicate that I owe $1,152…. Continue reading
Letter to our Congressman
HAROLD A. & BARBARA AKRON, PENNSYLVANIA Palm Sunday, 2025 Ways and Means Committee c/o Representative Jason Smith, Chairperson U.S. House of Representatives 1011 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 We conscientiously object on religious grounds to the payment of that portion of our federal income taxes that supports war making and militarism—43% of the… Continue reading
Tax Day Events, Action Ideas, and Press Release
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
Mixed Signals
Recent news of the disclosure of war plans on the Signal app has unleashed a flurry of commentary on U.S. war planning. The text chat disclosed specific operational details of the U.S. plans against the Houthi militia two hours before airstrikes were conducted. Over 2 dozen of the major planners of war were involved in… Continue reading
MAGA Tax Plans and War Tax Resisters
We war tax resisters have a new challenge in front of us: the potential demise of the IRS. Just when they were ramping up the collection system after a decade of Congressional budget cuts and the pandemic lockdown, a new regime has swept into Washington hell-bent on shrinking the government. Or at least the parts… Continue reading
Moral Compromise
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
Preparing the Way for Tax Day
Tax Day is almost a month away and there has been a flurry of activities to prepare people to resist paying taxes for war. This week NWTRCC will be hosting another introduction to war tax resistance (WTR 101) on Wednesday March 12th at 8:30 pm EST. Last month we hosted the largest gathering with over… Continue reading
Upcoming War Tax Resistance Events
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
Seeds Sprout On A Bright Cold Day
“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” One of the greatest opening lines. Are we there, 41 years later? In real life, 1984 was a year during Reagan’s presidency, and a lot of us thought we might be headed into the book’s vision of dystopia at that time. Or… Continue reading
