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It was “the strongest signal to date” that members of Congress won’t support the status quo in Afghanistan. And it happened because of you. Last night, thanks to your phone calls and emails and [...]

It’s happening now. After weeks of stalling and amidst growing dissent from the public and Congress, the House will vote on $33 billion for escalating the war in Afghanistan. Call your [...]

Last week, Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY), chair of the State & Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that she would cut $4 billion requested for State Department and USAID [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mkJW2yf1Y8&feature=player_embedded] “If Americans pulled back and started paying attention to this war, it would become even less popular.” In the now [...]

Incredibly, it’s true. The Government Accountability Office just discovered (pdf) that the agency charged with managing the US nuclear stockpile is pretty much making up the numbers as they [...]

Not surprisingly, the vast majority of the media coverage around Michael Hastings’ incendiary profile of General Stanley McChrystal has focused on the junior high antics and petty name-calling of [...]

I was 17 the first time I took a stand against nuclear weapons. The US was planning to build the neutron bomb near my hometown in Colorado, and I was outraged at the risk the bomb plant posed to [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au7CF_k63KI&feature=player_embedded] While we have seen hours of footage of members of Congress (rightfully) beating up on BP CEO Tony Hayward about [...]

It’s sad to say that every time I sit down to write to you about Afghanistan, there is more bad news to report. At least 26 NATO soldiers were killed in Afghanistan last week. General McChrystal [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t07d8QLIDK0&feature=player_embedded] On the eve of the anniversary of Iran’s tumultuous presidential election and its violent aftermath, many Iran [...]