What’s News: Throwing Money at the Pentagon Won’t Make Us Safer The Pentagon maintains the largest discretionary budget of any federal executive department, yet it is the only major federal agency that cannot pass an audit. To know why President Trump’s calls from more funding will not improve national security, read Executive Director John Tierney’s […]

What’s News: One year later, the Iran nuclear deal is a success by any measure  January 16, marked a full year since the nuclear agreement between the U.S., its negotiating partners, and Iran, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), was officially implemented. The agreement has been a certifiable success in its first […]

What’s News: Trump Tweets Introduction to a Nuclear Arms Race   On December 22, President-elect Trump tweeted, “The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.” Executive Director John Tierney expressed grave concern over Mr. Trump’s tweet, condemning such rhetoric as […]

What’s News: Congress’ Council for a Livable World Board of Directors Announces New Board Members  During the recent Council board of directors meeting, the board elected State Representative Harold P. Naughton, Jr. (Hank), a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and Mr. Nicholas Paul Clark, CEO and Executive Director of Alexium International, as the […]