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I don’t know about you, but I don’t want the U.S. selling arms to countries that turn around and use those arms against their own people. Despite the wakeup call of the Arab Spring, [...]

The deficit super committee’s deadline is fast approaching, and so far there is little information about where they are leaning in coming up with a plan to reduce the deficit by $1.5 trillion. [...]

In more than eight years of persistent and inspiring activism, you never lost sight of our goal: to bring every last American soldier home from Iraq. Today, it was gratifying to hear President [...]

Today, President Obama announced the overdue end to the war in Iraq. We were pushing for a complete withdrawal up until the last minute, with the Pentagon and some hawks pushing for a residual [...]

After human rights groups and members of Congress raised concerns about plans to sell $53 million in weapons to the Bahraini government, the Obama administration announced that they are holding [...]

Remember how inspiring it was last spring as oppressive governments toppled like bowling pins? Now it’s fall. The Pentagon has learned nothing. I was disgusted – but not surprised [...]

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 [...]

In the next few weeks, the “super committee” will decide on a plan that could shape the federal budget for the next decade. We are mobilizing our supporters to contact the super [...]

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 [...]