It’s Council for a Livable World’s birthday! Our first board meeting was 58 years ago today, when it was decided that founder Leo Szilard would be a co-chair along with William Doering. Other board members included Ruth Adams of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Daniel Singer of the Federation of American Scientists, and others. […]
CLW endorsees react to Open Skies Treaty withdrawal
By Anna Schumann Council for a Livable World endorsees are vocal supporters of arms control and treaties that make the world more safe. A few of our 2020 endorsees currently in office had a lot to say about the announcement that the United States would pull out of the Open Skies Treaty, effective in November. […]
2020 House Elections: Democratic Advantage
By John Isaacs The 2020 congressional races continue to show positive indicators for candidates who support CLW policies and our vision of a more livable world. Currently, Democrats hold 233 seats to the Republicans’ 196, giving them a 37-seat advantage. Thus far, all signs point to Democratic retention of House control, even perhaps enlarging that […]
Council joins 60-plus orgs telling Congress not to give more pandemic funding to the Pentagon
April 22, 2020 Dear Speaker Pelosi, Minority Leader McCarthy, and Majority Leader McConnell, and Minority Leader Schumer, As Congress continues to provide urgent and vital relief to the people of the United States in response to the coronavirus pandemic, we write to urge against providing additional money to the Pentagon in this fiscal year. With the […]
It’s time for a national security reset
By John Tierney, Executive Director We’re seeing an important shift in discussions about what national security really means and whether we’ve been focusing on the threats Americans are really facing. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to change the way we work, learn and live our day-to-day lives, one thing has become increasingly clear: our government […]
