When the United States was created, the founders worked to steer clear of major pitfalls that they saw as threats to their democratic project. Rebelling against the unbridled power of a king to [...]
In late September, Representative Jim Himes (D-CT) and 54 of his colleagues in the House sent a letter to the President calling on the administration to convene international talks with all [...]
When the nuclear deal with Iran cleared its biggest hurdle in September by securing enough support in Congress to move forward, we argued that the Iran deal could serve as a model that would lead [...]
A year ago today, the Senate voted to authorize $500 million to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels to help in the fight against ISIS. One year later, the effort has become an embarrassment. [...]
Today, Congressional support for the Nuclear Deal with Iran reached a critical tipping point as Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) became the 34th Senator to back the Deal, ensuring that a vote of [...]
Yesterday, 72 organizations signed a letter to Congress urging our elected officials to support for the Nuclear Deal with Iran. With 3 weeks left in the Congressional review period for the [...]
Why do we mark the anniversaries of things? We mark them to remember what happened, and why, and to reflect on what’s changed since. But sometimes, anniversaries pass us by and we forget to do [...]
As we’ve reported on the unfolding battle in Congress over the fate of the nuclear deal with Iran, we have taken note of wave after wave after massive tidal wave of attack ads designed to strike [...]
With all the rhetoric surrounding the complicated issue of preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, critics of the nuclear deal have made some pretty out-there assertions in their attempts [...]