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


A New Track for Taxpayers Against Genocide

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


Lawyer Peter Goldberger Speaks on Legality of Refusing to Pay Federal Income Taxes for Genocide

Peter Goldberger at Earlham

[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


The Cost of War Games

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


War Tax Resistance Gathering on Zoom – November 8-10, 2024

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


Dear IRS- Hear US

Dear IRS- Hear US! September 11th, 2024 | Federal Income Tax, IRS, Letters, Things You Can Do This past Tax Day, Tom Joyce in Ithaca, NY joined others to raise awareness about how much of US taxpayer money goes towards military spending that can result in moral injury. May this ongoing and consistent action inspire! Statement of War Tax Resistance – Tom Joyce… Continue reading


Dear IRS- Hear US!

This past Tax Day, Tom Joyce in Ithaca, NY joined others to raise awareness about how much of US taxpayer money goes towards military spending that can result in moral injury. May this ongoing and consistent action inspire! Statement of War Tax Resistance – Tom Joyce April 15, 2024 Since coming to this commitment as… Continue reading


Obedience, Protest, and Facing the Consequences

Randy Kehler speaking, Oct 2013

The first obligation of responsible citizenship, I believe, is obedience to one’s conscience. Obedience to one’s government, and to its laws, is very important, but it must come second. Otherwise there is no check on immoral actions by governments, which are bound to occur in any society, whenever power is abused. — Randy Kehler The… Continue reading