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Make your voting plan today!

October 9, 2024 Comments Off on Make your voting plan today!

Election day is only weeks away on Tuesday, November 5th! With such limited time to prepare, it’s time to make a voting plan if you don’t already have one.

Why Isn’t the Nuclear Threat a 2024 Campaign Issue?

September 27, 2024 Comments Off on Why Isn’t the Nuclear Threat a 2024 Campaign Issue?

Op-ed in Common Dreams by Robert Dodge, MD, PSR Board Member.

The Extortionist’s Doctrine

September 26, 2024 Comments Off on The Extortionist’s Doctrine

Article in the Boston Review by Elaine Scarry, PhD, PSR Board Member.

Tell your U.S. Rep: vote in favor of justice for radiation victims

September 25, 2024 Comments Off on Tell your U.S. Rep: vote in favor of justice for radiation victims

Send an email to urge your U.S. Representative to re-initiate and expand RECA.

AI in Nuclear Weapons

September 25, 2024 Comments Off on AI in Nuclear Weapons

AI is a disruptive and powerful technology that is being rapidly integrated with U.S. military infrastructure. PSR Fellow Jack Kelly examines some of the likely AI integrations with nuclear weapon systems, exploring several of the destabilizing threats that are likely to be introduced to the US nuclear arsenal.

Are you registered to vote? Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5

Are you registered to vote?

September 23, 2024 Comments Off on Are you registered to vote?

Election Day is approaching, and there’s no better time to check your registration and make sure all of the information is up to date.

Health Heroes Awards 2024

September 23, 2024 Comments Off on Health Heroes Awards 2024

On September 13, Physicians for Social Responsibility hosted our annual fundraiser and awards event in Washington, DC. More than 100 PSR members and friends gathered to recognize Health Heroes. 

Indigenous Week of Action in DC to support RECA

September 23, 2024 Comments Off on Indigenous Week of Action in DC to support RECA

Radiation survivors from the Navajo Nation, Laguna Pueblo, Acoma Pueblo and Hopi tribe are in Washington, DC, September 24th to 26th to urge Congress to re-initiate and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).

Protest sign reading "No Money for Nuclear Weapons"

PSR joins calls to halt nuclear weapons spending by imagining One Hour Without Nuclear Weapons during the ICAN Week of Action!

September 23, 2024 Comments Off on PSR joins calls to halt nuclear weapons spending by imagining One Hour Without Nuclear Weapons during the ICAN Week of Action!

From September 16 – 22, the ICAN Global Week of Action Against Nuclear Weapons Spending took place. Activists from around the world gathered to urge governments to stop spending on nuclear weapons.

See you at Climate Week NYC?

September 23, 2024 Comments Off on See you at Climate Week NYC?

PSR’s Paige Knappenberger and Brian Campbell are attending this year’s Climate Week. This year marks the very first time that Climate Week has formally recognized health as a program theme.