Arnd Jurgensen The White House from Washington, DC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Mr. Trumps second arrival in the White House signifies a drastic transition in the nature of U.S. politics and in its foreign policy.    We witness the turn toward brutality in the enforcement of immigration laws and the signs of glee among Trump and his supporters revelling in the violence and humiliation of its victims.   This has been even more evident with the lawless “extrajudicial e

Ann Mallen 7C0, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Ever since 7 th  grade when I first learned of Ghandhi’s nonviolent protests, I’ve often pondered the elusiveness of peace. Someone once said to me, “Humans just aren’t wired to be peaceful,” and I disagreed. Yet, I acknowledge that it’s challenging to believe in humanity’s altruism when frequent, often horrific, violence erupts.   This is why we need Dr. Benjamin A. Peters, a p

Richard Sandbrook Wikideas1, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Canada must reject participation in Trump’s “Golden Dome” missile-defence project, and soon, to minimize the fall-out from the US president. This latest version of “Star Wars” will prove ineffective, at enormous cost, against a modern missile offensive, while militarizing space. This is the conclusion of numerous experts. To adopt such a defensive shield would upset the nuclear deterrence principle of mutually assured de

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Daniel Torok, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Posted first in 2017, but still highly relevant. Yes, some people voted for Trump...

Dec. 28, 1924 – July 12, 2025 We note, with sadness, the passing of William (Bill) Parfitt , a long-time peace activist and supporter of...

The White House, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons I doubt that it comes as much of a surprise to members of Science for Peace that we...

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March 19, 1945 — April 14, 2025 Science for Peace is profoundly saddened by the recent loss of Judith Deutsch, a remarkable woman we were...

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