At 98, former Hiroshima mayor Takashi Hiraoka continues to speak out about Japan’s changing approach to peace and military power. Reflecting on his experiences before, during, and after World War II, Hiraoka urges younger generations to protect Japan’s commitment to peace and prevent the horrors of war from being repeated.
Despite geopolitical tensions and internal divisions, the latest NATO summit reaffirmed the alliance’s resilience and its commitment to maintaining U.S.-led security cooperation. The summit highlighted increased European military spending, continued support for Ukraine, and NATO’s evolving role in a shifting global order marked by growing strategic competition with Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea.
In a speech marking America’s 250th birthday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani reflects on the nation’s history, celebrates its diversity, and calls for renewed commitment to democracy, equality, and the ongoing struggle for justice.
Friends, During IPB’s Tax Day Global Days of Action on Military Spending webinar, David Vine gave an unexpected, forceful, and compelling talk. He went beyond urging that we do all that we can to oppose Trump’s ghastly plan to increase military spending by $500 Billion Dollars while slashing funding for everything from education and climate to health … Read more
NPT Conference Tectonic Geopolitical Changes: Which Way to Peace and A Nuclear Weapon-Free World On the Eve of the NPT Review Conference International Civil Society Demands an End to Wars & a Nuclear Weapons-Free World Join the conference via live stream. Three weeks before the conference, we already have an in person full house at … Read more
Speech by Joseph Gerson for the Bikini Day Commemoration – Annual Gensuikyo Conference, in Shizuoka, Japan, on February 27, 2026 (Delivered Online Due to Snow).
As headlines focus elsewhere, the world edges closer to nuclear catastrophe. With the Doomsday Clock at 85 seconds to midnight, the failure to extend arms control treaties and renewed threats of nuclear escalation put global survival at risk.
Drawing on inherited Holocaust trauma, the author warns that America’s present moment echoes a dangerous past. From ICE raids and militarized crackdowns to Nazi-evoking slogans and the refusal to investigate state violence, fear is being normalized and history is beginning to rhyme. “Never Again” was not a slogan but a warning—and it only matters if we listen before the scream echoes again.
A CPDCS co-sponsored webinar explored the situation in Gaza and the West Bank, the future of the Trump so-called peace plan, and its broader Middle East geopolitical context.
A reflection on resisting authoritarianism through grassroots democracy and historical truth, highlighting Hidden Brookline’s community-based, anti-racist project and its short film uncovering the hidden history of slavery in the Northeast.