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Tomorrow, voters in Oregon’s first district will vote in a special election to decide who will fight for their priorities in Washington, DC. In 2012 we will see major fights in Congress to roll [...]

In less than two weeks, voters in Oregon’s first congressional district will decide who will be their voice in Washington, DC. Suzanne Bonamici is the peace candidate in this race and she [...]

It’s important that progressives get an early start in 2012, a year where we have an opportunity to make a real impact in November. Kick off the year by joining Peace Action West-endorsed [...]

In 2001, when Congress authorized an open-ended “war on terror,” there was only one member of Congress brave enough to stand up and say “no.” That’s why it’s [...]

With hawks pushing for maximum military spending and the war in Afghanistan raging, we urgently need voices for peace in Congress. In the November 8th special primary election, you have an [...]

We’ve seen growing opposition to the war in Afghanistan in Congress this year, with record numbers of representatives and senators speaking out in favor of withdrawal. Many members of Congress [...]

In the next few weeks, the deficit “super committee” will develop a deficit reduction plan that could set the direction of the federal budget for the next decade. There are 12 people in the room [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]