By Em Jacoby Last night, like many Sunday nights, my household of five headed to the near South Side of Chicago to partake in a community meal program with wraparound services for those experiencing food and housing insecurity. The weather recently turned from oppressive heat and humidity to cool rain. It had rained relentlessly for… Continue reading
This week marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11. There has been much reflection about the wars and the direction the U.S. has taken since that time. For many war tax resisters the costs of war in terms of economic investment and the human toll are often on our collective mind. A little over 3 weeks… Continue reading
By Susan Van Haitsma Do war tax resistance and gardening often go together? In my observation, yes! Many of the people I’ve met through NWTRCC over the years have cultivated not only peace and justice with their life work—they have cultivated the soil, too. Longtime war tax resister, Clare Hanrahan, is one such “avant-gardener,” as… Continue reading
For a limited time if you donate $100 or more, NWTRCC will send you the War Tax Resister’s Guidebook written by Ruth Benn and Ed Hedemann. The newest edition of the guidebook, published by the War Resisters League, has updated information on changes in IRS policies over the decades. The comprehensive Guidebook addresses many questions… Continue reading
It seems like everyday there is a new reason to engage in war tax refusal; it seems there are more people joining the ranks. News pundits and citizens alike have been equating the costs of war with the lack of social services throughout the US. Not surprisingly the initial costs of the war with Iran… Continue reading
11/30/2023 01/06/2026 Office of the IRS I have been trying to write this letter for the better part of a year two and a half years. I have spent that time nearly daily reaching out to my elected representatives through multiple channels; while receiving less than a dozen form letter responses, clearly copy-pasted between the… Continue reading
A senior adviser in the Trump administration said that there is a 90% chance of war with Iran in the next few weeks. Starting a war with Iran has been a frequent talking point with this administration especially in the past month since overthrowing the head of state in Venezuela. Pentagon officials were able to… Continue reading
On Thursday February 5th (1pm Eastern/ 10am Pacific), NWTRCC will host an introduction to W-4 resistance. This new online session will address one of the most frequently asked questions of war tax resisters (WTR) by both those new and experienced in this practice- How do I fill out my W-4 form? In the session we… Continue reading
The word “ungovernable” stuck in my mind after reading a review by Frida Berrigan of activist/historian Jeremy Varon’s recent book Our Grief Is Not a Cry for War. The book is a history of the movement to stop the war on terror, from right after the 9-11-2001 attacks on the U.S. to the invasion of… Continue reading
Editors Note this piece was writen by Paul Popinchalk and first appeared in The Catholic Radical, January 2025 a publication of the Worcester Catholic Worker that will be helping host the NWTRCC November 7-9 Conference. Paul will be speaking on a panel on resistance along with Claire Schaeffer-Duffy a member of the Saints Francis &… Continue reading
NWTRCC will be hosting an introduction to war tax resistance (WTR 101) workshop on Saturday September 27th at 12 pm Eastern/ 9 am Pacific time. The session will be co-facilitated with members of the Pace e Bene tax resistance affinity group. Some of the topics included will be myths about WTR, navigating NWTRCC’s website, looking… Continue reading
Activism against nuclear weapons got me my second arrest and pushed me further into war tax resistance. It was the late 70s into the 80s, the time of Reagan’s military build-up, nuclear threats, and No Nukes: The MUSE Concerts For a Non-Nuclear Future to inspire activism.* Over the years artists of all genres have used… Continue reading