Anti-nuclear activism

Living in the Shadow of Human Extermination

Living in the Shadow of Human Extermination Living in the Shadow of Human Extermination

My hometown houses enough nukes to destroy all life on the planet—but it can represent something better than a nuclear holocaust.

Jun 25, 2021 / Frida Berrigan

Daniel Ellsberg

Daniel Ellsberg Isn’t Stopping Now Daniel Ellsberg Isn’t Stopping Now

As he approaches his 90th birthday, the Pentagon Papers whistleblower is still working for peace and justice.

Mar 26, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Mikhail Gorbachev

Here’s What Leaders Facing Global Crises Can Learn From Mikhail Gorbachev Here’s What Leaders Facing Global Crises Can Learn From Mikhail Gorbachev

His radical stances on security are needed as much now as when he was in power.

Feb 23, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Climate Change Isn’t the Only Fire We Should Be Worried About

Climate Change Isn’t the Only Fire We Should Be Worried About Climate Change Isn’t the Only Fire We Should Be Worried About

If climate change threatens human life as we know it, so does another potential form of “fire”—nuclear weaponry.

Feb 12, 2021 / Rebecca Gordon

Biden Can’t Lose Sight of the Nuclear Crisis

Biden Can’t Lose Sight of the Nuclear Crisis Biden Can’t Lose Sight of the Nuclear Crisis

How the new president can keep the world safe from nuclear annihilation.

Jan 19, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Woman in a knit cap holding a sign that reads

Nuclear Weapons Have Always Been Immoral. Now They’re Illegal. Nuclear Weapons Have Always Been Immoral. Now They’re Illegal.

The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has reached the 50 ratifications needed to become international law.

Oct 27, 2020 / Ray Acheson

Our Nation Needs a Wake-Up Call to the Nuclear Threat

Our Nation Needs a Wake-Up Call to the Nuclear Threat Our Nation Needs a Wake-Up Call to the Nuclear Threat

A new book sounds the alarm.

Jul 7, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight

The Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight The Doomsday Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight

We’re facing two existential dangers simultaneously: nuclear war and climate change.

Jan 28, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Stumbling Toward Doomsday

Stumbling Toward Doomsday Stumbling Toward Doomsday

With the Doomsday Clock now set to 100 seconds to midnight, elder statesmen and scientists urge action.

Jan 23, 2020 / James Carden

Berlin Wall

From the Hope of 1989 to a New Cold War From the Hope of 1989 to a New Cold War

Thirty years after the Berlin Wall’s collapse, alternatives do exist to the deep divisions in Europe.

Nov 12, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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