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Too many mornings while listening to the AM news, we’re reminded that ours is a violent world where international tensions play out in tragic and senseless ways. With the news of 9 civilians [...]

The word from DC is that the Senate will vote on the war funding bill in the next couple of days. Senator Russ Feingold plans to introduce an amendment requiring the president to develop a [...]

As I wrote yesterday, the Afghanistan war funding bill continues to get loaded up with popular and much-needed funding for programs like Haiti relief and oil spill cleanup. This creates a [...]

A congressional staffer told me months ago that she feared that the war funding bill would get loaded up with “Haiti relief and jobs and puppies and sunshine,” making it difficult for some [...]

Today marks a heartbreaking milestone in the US’s misguided military engagement in Afghanistan. 1,000 American soldiers—fathers, mothers, daughters, sons—have perished in the war. It’s difficult [...]

This morning, the Iranian, Brazilian and Turkish governments announced that they had negotiated a deal to ship a substantial portion of Iran’s uranium stockpile to Turkey, in exchange for fuel [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw7YBsPay5o&feature=player_embedded] One of the richest members of Congress vs. a people-powered grassroots campaign. Who will triumph on June 8th? The [...]

Facing a tenacious primary challenge from progressive Marcy Winograd, Jane Harman (CA-36), who once described herself as “the best Republican in the Democratic Party,” has been [...]

As soon as I met Bill Hedrick in February, I knew I would be proud to throw Peace Action West’s support behind his campaign. Bill is a smart, bold progressive who is in touch with the real needs [...]

A new bill just hit Congress that demands a clear, unequivocal end of the war in Afghanistan. With your help we’ve been laying the groundwork for legislation like this. We can’t stop now. [...]