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It’s tempting to say no comment is necessary about this absurd story in Crain’s Chicago Business that some Loop (downtown Chicago) office workers are being told to dress down and [...]

“If you like Iraq and Afghanistan, you’ll love Iran.” That’s what General Anthony Zinni says about bombing Iran. So why is Congress pushing us closer to military confrontation? Click here to tell [...]

Last Friday, 87 House members sent a letter to President Obama stating support for a plan to accelerate the end of combat operations in Afghanistan (as announced by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta [...]

The big picture With much fanfare, the Pentagon gave a preview of their Fiscal Year 2013 budget rollout late last month. The budget is informed by the earlier announcement of a new 21st century [...]

Earlier this month, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta revealed that the US plans to end combat operations in Afghanistan in 2013, far ahead of schedule.  The New York Times called it a “a major [...]

All Americans have the right to hear the truth from our government and military leaders so we can make informed decisions about whether to invest lives and tax dollars in military entanglements. [...]

In a pleasant departure from his hyperbolic defense of high levels of military spending. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced this week that the US and NATO are hoping to end “combat [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Q9LdLN42WJ4] The Senate spent much of this week debating the 2012 Defense Authorization bill, plowing through a slew of [...]

Two new documentaries that offer important insight into the experience of soldiers in Afghanistan are making the rounds. “Where Soldiers Come From” tells the story of childhood [...]

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 [...]