By: Molly Rush Six European air bases deploy and train personnel in the use of US B61 nuclear bombs. No one has the “medical, human and logistical means that could manage the […]

By: Neil Cosgrove Two observations must be made right away about the title of Jill Lepore’s These Truths: A History of the United States. The first involves the use of the indefinite […]

By: Thomas Hoffman Despite her being only 16 years old, Greta Thunberg, the founder of the Student Strike for the Climate Movement, has the clearest vision of the problems we face. When […]

By: Wanda Guthrie Karen Feridun, founding member of Berks County Gas Truth and Better Path Coalition will be in Pittsburgh May 15 and 16th. Don’t miss her presentations! Karen will speak on […]

By: Molly Rush This statement was presented during the Stop Banking the Bomb Action in Downtown Pittsburgh. The action was in response to a PNC Bank shareholders’ meeting. JoyceRothermel (On right) is […]

Veolia. Many Pittsburghers would be hard pressed to tell you what that is, if asked, but the result of their work is well known to the city’s residents. Veolia was the private […]

• The right to life, liberty and security of all persons. • The right to recognize the work of human rights defenders who act in a nonviolent way to end inequality and […]

THE THOMAS MERTON CENTER • Supports the uniqueness, wholeness, dignity and freedoms of all people • Enthusiastically advocates for the rights of all people as they may fully participate and contribute to […]

An extraordinary new biography and memoir of Daniel Berrigan, At Play in the Lions’ Den, by fellow peace activist and close friend, Jim Forest (recipient of the TMC Merton Award) is an […]

In the midst of the depressing political situation in the United States, with a President who is borderline fascist, some hopeful developments took place in the Congressional elections in November 2018. We […]