2/2: “It All Starts with the Pits—Plutonium, That Is”

2/2: “It All Starts with the Pits—Plutonium, That Is”

Jan 5, 2026

By Jane Stoever Our government may return to producing plutonium pits, the cores of nuclear bombs. Peace groups have managed to demand hearings where people can weigh in on whether that’s a good idea. Kansas City, Mo., is one of five locations that will have the...

An old danger returns: The nuclear arms race is revving up

Jan 5, 2026

IPPNW leaders at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in 1985. Photo: IPPNW Steve Overman, MD MPH and Sean Arent, Washington PSR | Seattle Times Forty years after IPPNW’s Nobel Prize, the world once again needs clear voices willing to speak uncomfortable truths. Nuclear...
Hands off Venezuela!

Hands off Venezuela!

Jan 4, 2026

By Ann Suellentrop About 250 persons gathered at the River Market area in Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 3 to demand that the US stop its war on Venezuela. The speeches were about the millions of people in Venezuela who are at risk with “no precision” warfare, totally against...

End imperialist war on Venezuela

Jan 3, 2026

By Jon Rainwater Note: Jon Rainwater is executive director of Peace Action, of which PeaceWorks KC is an affiliate. Over the last 24 hours, U.S. forces unleashed a full-scale military assault on Caracas, Venezuela, and beyond. Delta Force commandos stormed a safe...