Peace Economy Project

05/29/2026

Today is the International Day of UN Peacekeepers; and this year’s theme couldn’t be more fitting: Invest in Peace.🕊️✌️💙

Real peace isn’t built with weapons. It’s built by the civilians, police officers, and military personnel who serve under the UN flag in some of the world’s most fragile places — protecting civilians, monitoring ceasefires, enabling aid, and supporting political solutions.

We believe in a world where we invest in peace before crisis, not just after. That means funding diplomacy, community infrastructure, and international cooperation, not just weapons systems.

🔗🔗 https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/press-releases/international-day-of-un-peacekeepers-highlights-the-urgent-need-to-invest-in-peace

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05/25/2026

The best way to honor those lost to war? Build a world that requires less of it.❤️

This Memorial Day, we remember — and we recommit.


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05/25/2026

Here's the latest story from the Lead Writer of the Peace Economy Project.

This story charts a course for our post-heroic world and the current Cold War.

05/19/2026

This week, we're talking infrastructure. 🏗️
Swipe to see what our priorities are costing us.

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05/14/2026

Missouri’s Supreme Court upheld a gerrymandered map drawn specifically to flip a Democratic congressional seat — at Trump’s request. Congress controls a $900B+ military budget. Who holds those seats matters enormously. The good news: 300,000 Missourians signed to put this to a referendum in November. Democracy and the peace economy are the same fight. Check your registration. Vote. Stay loud. 🔗 peaceeconomyproject.org | vote.org

05/13/2026

PEP has been tracking military spending, fighting for community investment, and amplifying the voices that never make it into the defense budget, all on a shoestring.

If this work matters to you, now is the time to show it.
👉 Donate today at peaceeconomyproject.org

05/12/2026

A simple message is enough. 📞
Escalation with Iran is moving fast — and decisions made right now, often without public scrutiny, will shape the next years of conflict. Congress has the constitutional authority to pump the brakes. They may act, if we demand it.

Read the full breakdown on the blog.
U.S. Capitol Switchboard: (202) 224-3121


https://peaceeconomyproject.org/wordpress/congress-must-act-now-escalation-with-iran-risks-war-and-americans-will-pay-the-price/

05/08/2026

What if we asked what ISN’T funded because of the MQ-25 Stingray?
Climate resilience. Public health. Affordable housing. Education.

Every military expansion is also a budget decision. 💙 New article on the blog 👇

A quiet test flight over southern Illinois rarely makes national news. No explosions, no crisis—just a sleek, unmanned aircraft lifting off, following its programmed route, and landing cleanly after two hours in the sky. But the MQ-25A Stingray, the U.S. Navy’s new carrier-based aerial refueling...

05/07/2026

St. Louis shows up for what matters — and today, we’re asking you to show up for peace. 💙 It’s Give STL Day, and a gift to the Peace Economy Project helps fund the research, advocacy, and fellowship programs building a more just future right here at home. Every donation counts. Give now at givestlday.org/organization/peaceeconomyproject 🌟