Action Alert

To remember the victims of the conflict in Gaza one year ago today, and to encourage the lifting of the blockade on Gaza, a group of 50,000 Palestinians and their international allies will lead a [...]

THANK YOU to the thousands of you who have already called the White House, and my heartfelt apologies if you had trouble with our toll-free number. Today peace groups across the country are [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh_sxilhyV0] Rep. Barbara Lee’s speech in 2001 before voting against the use of force resolution for Afghanistan. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) was the [...]

On October 7, 2001, America went to war with Afghanistan in response to the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York. Operation Enduring Freedom began with air strikes centered on the capital of [...]

This week marks 8 years in Afghanistan, and President Obama is thinking of doubling down on war. Republicans are bombarding him with pressure to send as many as 45,000 troops. Is the President [...]

President Obama is “skeptical” about the need for more troops in Afghanistan.  General McChrystal says we must send more of our young men and women to Afghanistan or risk “mission failure.” We [...]

Thousands of you flooded Congress’ inboxes with opposition to sanctions on Iran—thank you! (If you haven’t yet, click here to write to the House, and here for the Senate). After Labor Day, [...]

Secretary of Defense Gates just can’t take no for an answer when it comes to new nuclear weapons. A Global Security Newswire article today shows a behind the scenes, high stakes battle [...]

Thanks to your help, we flooded Congress with opposition to the F-22 fighter jet, and both the House and Senate voted to cut wasteful funding for planes even the Pentagon doesn’t want [...]

Flickr photo via Rob Shenk. More fighter jets. President Obama hasn’t asked for them, Defense Secretary Gates doesn’t want them, but our representatives in Congress are planning to waste money on [...]