Publications
Apr 30, 2008: Anti-Nuke Youth: The Next Generation
Through its nationwide outreach program, Facebook, and You Tube, the Council is serving as a bridge between established activists and the next generation of activists, making “serious investments” to inspire and empower youth, writes WireTap magazine.
May 7, 2007: May 2007 Council Newsletter
Summary: This month's newsletter includes A New Nuclear Bomb Program, An Early Look at the 2008 Senate Elections, Iran and Congress, Congress Asserts Its War Powers on Iraq, and Resurrecting a Test Ban Treaty.
Apr 5, 2007: Futility of Attacks on Council Endorsed Candidates
Summary: During the last several elections, some of the candidates endorsed by Council for a Livable World and its PeacePAC affiliate have faced attack ads criticizing them for taking support from Council and its members. Post-election analysis and interviews with the candidates and their campaign staffs indicate that these attacks were almost always ineffective.
Feb 26, 2007: March 2007 House Cover Letter
Summary: With great sadness, I report the passing of Father Robert F. Drinan, S.J. on January 28th, at the age of 86. Advocates of peace, justice and human rights throughout the world mourn the loss of this great leader. Father Drinan was the Chairman of PeacePAC since its inception in 1981.
Nov 14, 2006: 2006 Council Brochure
Summary: Council for a Livable World was founded in 1962 by eminent nuclear physicist Leo Szilard and other scientists who worked in the pioneer days of atomic weapons. The goal of these men and women, who knew firsthand the nature of nuclear weapons, was to warn the public and Congress of the threat of nuclear war and lead the way to rational arms control.
Nov 14, 2006: November 2006 Cover Letter
Summary: Congratulations to all Council for a Livable World donors for your extraordinary help to our endorsed Senate candidates in the 2006 election. Your checks totaling over $1.5 million helped elect more Senators committed to ending the war in Iraq and working for a world free of weapons of mass destruction.
Nov 14, 2006: 2006 Senate Election Analysis
Summary: The 2006 election changed the direction of our country. The voters rejected the failed policies of George W. Bush in Iraq and elected to the U.S. Senate thoughtful and effective advocates of responsible national security priorities. These excellent additions to the Senate significantly increase the number of Senators prepared to work for a world free of weapons of mass destruction.
Nov 14, 2006: 2006 Congressional Election Analysis
Summary: The 2006 election was a Democratic landslide of historic proportions. At the time of this writing, Democrats have won at least 30 Republican-held seats, while 9 close races remain undecided. The big prize is Democratic control of both houses of Congress. Not a single Democratic incumbent was defeated, an amazing rejection of President Bush and Republican policies.
Oct 1, 2006: 2006 House Race Wrap-up
Summary: We stand on the verge of an historic election. In a few weeks, voters will go to the polls across the country to determine who will control Congress for the next two years. There is a very real chance that the Democrats will prevail, and the extreme right wing of the Republican Party will lose the dominance that it has enjoyed in the House of Representatives for the last twelve years.
Oct 1, 2006: Winning Back the U.S. Senate
Summary: The Closest Senate Races Where Contributions Can Be Most Effective
Oct 1, 2006: House Candidates Who Oppose the Iraq War
Summary: For the first time in a generation, there is a better than even chance that the voters will expel the right wing Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives. This will be an event of enormous consequences, breaking the conservative monopoly of the federal government.
Sep 1, 2006: The Iraq Eight
Summary: We can win these eight Senate contests this November. If that happens, it will change American policy in Iraq and help force the withdrawal of American troops from that quagmire. But you must help. Select the candidates you prefer and write your checks to them. They all need money for the final push. In every one of these elections, an opponent of the Iraq war confronts a supporter. No contests could be clearer. We must defeat these Iraq war supporters and change the direction of the nation, the Congress and even the candidates for President in 2008.
Jul 1, 2006: July 2006 Cover Letter
Summary: While politicians are sometimes criticized for paying too much attention to public opinion polls or distorting them for their own purposes, a sober analysis of non-partisan polls can give us some idea of how voters across the country are feeling. The polling firm Diageo and the political publication Hotline produce one such poll. By periodically asking registered voters the same group of questions, they are able to discern broad trends in the nation’s thinking.
May 1, 2006: May 2006 Christian Science Monitor ad on Iran
Summary: A recent article in the New Yorker (4/17/06) revealed that “The Bush Administration, while publicly advocating diplomacy in order to stop Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon, has increased clandestine activities inside Iran and intensified planning for a possible major air attack,” including the use of nuclear weapons against suspected underground nuclear sites. The Center for Arms Control & Non-Proliferation agrees with the 13 prominent physicists who recently signed a letter to President George W. Bush urging him not to launch a nuclear attack against Iran.
