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

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

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...
Hands off Venezuela!

Hands off Venezuela!

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...
Deplorable: tribe’s contract for ICE detention centers

Deplorable: tribe’s contract for ICE detention centers

By Bree Crawford Prairie Band LLC landed a $30 million contract to vet and design mega detention centers for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in areas probably including Kansas. According to KSNT 27 News from Topeka on Dec. 8, Prairie Band LLC, the...
Heart-breaking but heartening: ANA fall meeting

Heart-breaking but heartening: ANA fall meeting

By Kristin Scheer On a cold November morning, the Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (ANA) and representatives from its member groups joined Ian Zabarte and other Shoshone people at the Peace Camp on sacred Shoshone land, where nuclear bombs were detonated at the...

Plutonium pit: reviving a dangerous, unnecessary nuclear pipeline

By Kimmy Igla For decades, since the closure of the notorious Rocky Flats plant for environmental crimes, the United States has not produced new plutonium pits—the radioactive cores of nuclear warheads. Now, a dangerous and costly plan is underway to restart and...

Stop the slaughter! Pray, protest at Offutt Air Force Base 12/26-27

By Brian TerrellTo commemorate “Holy Innocents’ Day,” when many Christians remember the children of Bethlehem slaughtered by King Herod who perceived the birth of Jesus as a security threat, there will be a nonviolent, prayerful witness at Offutt Air Force Base at...