My life in the decade of war: Farah Muhsin
To mark the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, we have been collecting photo stories from around the country showing how people’s lives have changed over the decade the US has been at [...]
My life in the decade of war: Kelly Campbell
To mark the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, we have been collecting photo stories from around the country showing how people’s lives have changed over the decade the US has been at [...]
My life in the decade of war: Zaher Wahab
To mark the 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan, we have been collecting photo stories from around the country showing how people’s lives have changed over the decade the US has been at [...]
Bay area: join us for October events
Peace Action West is cosponsoring some great events this month around the military budget and ending the war in Afghanistan. We hope you can join us. Friday, October 15: March and rally for Jobs [...]
My life in the decade of war: Rep. Lynn Woolsey
When the war in Afghanistan began ten years ago this week, four of my five grandchildren weren’t even born yet. The US has now been at war for their entire lives. Over that time, I have given [...]
Urging Congress to stop arms sale to Bahrain
Despite much rhetoric about supporting democratic uprisings in the Middle East, the US government has been relatively low key in pressuring the government of Bahrain to stop its violent crackdown [...]
Need inspiration?
The 10th anniversary of the war in Afghanistan is next week, on October 7. Have you been thinking of which story you’d like to share in our online slideshow, “Your life in the decade [...]
Aid in action: alleviating famine in Somalia
Last month, we asked you to demonstrate your support for the international affairs budget by pitching in to fund Oxfam America’s work to deal with the food crisis in East Africa. Together, along [...]
What our international affairs budget buys us
Most people understand, in a basic sense, that diplomacy and development are important. However, we don’t often hear how agencies like the State Department and USAID are operating around the [...]
Senate adds funding for foreign affairs. What's next?
A few months ago, I wrote about how the House of Representatives eviscerated the foreign affairs budget in the 2012 budget process. Throughout the summer, we mobilized to pressure the Senate to [...]
