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Today, 50 national organizations sent the following letter to the U.S. Senate on the heals of Senators’ #47Traitors letter to Iran. The Senate Republicans’ letter is not just a [...]

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares for his speech to Congress next Tuesday, more and more representatives have said they won’t go. As the list of non-attendees grows that [...]

This post was first published in The Hill a publication in D.C. targeted at Congress and other policy leaders.  Behind the controversy over Bibi Netanyahu’s speech to Congress about Iran, lurks [...]

This is nuts. We deserve a budget that reflects our nation’s priorities.  Don’t you agree? Many Americans’ priorities include essentials like: Health care, education and jobs. Given that, why [...]

They are at it again. And I’ve got to admit this new strategy to torpedo diplomacy with Iran is ingenious. Iran hawks’ latest plan is to pass a bill – while diplomacy is still in process – [...]

As you’ve probably heard, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin “Bibi” Netanyahu is scheduled to speak to a joint session of Congress in a couple of weeks.  In the next few days members of [...]

This piece was originally published in the Huffington Post.  After weeks of rumors, Iran sanctions legislation has materialized in Congress. The philosophy behind the bill is reminiscent of a [...]

It’s not too late to stop an endless war in Iraq and Syria. We’ve spent over $1.1 billion bombing Iraq and Syria since August 2014, yet Congress has not debated or authorized our latest [...]

For progressives last night, as the election results rolled in so did a sense of gloom. Many of the most progressive candidates went down to a bitter defeat. For those of you in need of a silver [...]

With the first U.S. strikes on Syria came the first tragic reports of civilians killed in those very strikes. As our country enters into another open-ended war in the Middle East it’s [...]