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I’m guessing you know it’s not the Egyptian nor the American people. Israel, or at least its government? Well perhaps but let’s not go sideways here. If you said Lockheed [...]

As history unfolds in Egypt, I am in awe of the courage of ordinary citizens as they express their hopes for their country. The situation is very fluid, and it’s unclear if Egypt’s [...]

The protests in Egypt, against a dictatorship the US has supported for decades, are very inspiring. Here is an action alert from the Muslim Public Affairs Council with information on how you can [...]

Today there are a number of opportunities to directly engage with the Obama administration on a range of issues. It is an opportunity to raise  our concerns: 1) Making real cuts in military [...]

Last week, the Washington Post published an editorial on possible “defense” cuts that was about what one would expect. I noticed, however, the editorial made almost no mention of what [...]

As the massive protests that started on Tuesday in Egypt unfold, there is talk that Egyptians may be on the verge of overthrowing their autocratic government, and possibly upsetting President [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySvt8CIucZ0] This week, Republicans put forward a resolution to reduce all nonmilitary spending to fiscal year 2008 levels as part of their crusade against [...]

Obama referenced “new threats and challenges” to our national security? What are they? Do they justify spending as much on the military as the rest of the world combined? Iraq – [...]

Couldn’t agree more with the Prez about the importance of teachers, but class sizes are rising and teachers being let go all over the country. The federal budget spends just 3% of [...]

My fellow Americans, our addiction to war and militarism is killing our country and threatening the planet. (No, Obama’s not going to say that).  His actual text is here, courtesy of [...]