NUCLEAR INFORMATION AND RESOURCE SERVICE (NIRS) – On Tuesday (October 26, 2025) the White House announced an $80 billion deal with Westinghouse to finance construction of eight large new reactors in the U.S. But the promise of a large, direct investment in a pack of new reactors has predictably revved up talk of yet another “Nuclear Renaissance” and made it look like the Donald J.Trump 2.0 administration is making good on big nuclear power goals from a group of executive orders issued in May.
Stop talking about “protests”
PETER BERGEL – Let’s believe in our own assertion of power and redouble our efforts to demonstrate it, not only by behaving as if we were powerful, but also by claiming a powerful name for one of our mass action tactics. We are not “protesters,” we are “demonstrators,” and we are demonstrating our strength.Let’s believe in our own assertion of power and redouble our efforts to demonstrate it, not only by behaving as if we were powerful, but also by claiming a powerful name for one of our mass action tactics. We are not “protesters,” we are “demonstrators,” and we are demonstrating our strength.
America – the first antifascist nation
BOB TOPPER – The word “fascism” came into common usage in the 1920’s, but America has stood against fascist ideology from its very beginning. When Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776, he launched the world’s first liberal democracy, which assured the rights of the individual. America has always been antifascist. In WWII, over 400,000 American soldiers gave their lives fighting fascism.
Turning back from the brink of nuclear war
LAWRENCE WITTNER – Back from the Brink has emerged as an impressive coalition of organizations, individuals, and public officials working together to create a world free of nuclear weapons.
What’s next after the historic No Kings protest?
DANIEL HUNTER – Seven million turned out for the largest protest in US history, and there are growing signs of defections and defiance.
Albert Einstein and the History of the Nuclear Arms Race
LAWRENCE WITTNER – The Russell-Einstein Manifesto, issued in 1955, called on world leaders to renounce war. Einstein died shortly after the release of the manifesto, but its salience continues to this day.The Russell-Einstein Manifesto, issued in 1955, called on world leaders to renounce war. Einstein died shortly after the release of the manifesto, but its salience continues to this day.