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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Taxpayers Against Genocide (TAG) recently hosted a national webinar in response to the overwhelming support of their efforts to raise awareness of the role of the US tax money in funding genocide in Gaza. In late December, over 600 taxpayers in Northern California filed a class action lawsuit against their representatives in Congress for their… 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
There are ample reasons for resisting taxes for war. The insanity of nuclear weapons inspired many when NWTRCC was established in 1982. While there were many other reasons people were resisting paying for wars; it was a welcome opportunity to discuss matters of importance, where we place our priorities, attention and resources. Join NWTRCC for… 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
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
