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This Independence Day, before the barbeque and fireworks, I walked on over to Dolores Park and chatted with people about what the 4th meant to them. For most it was a time of family, friends, and [...]

Peace Action West’s congressional scorecard, which grades every member of Congress on issues like Iraq, Iran and human rights, is getting the attention of the media and members of Congress. I [...]

Last week, I spoke on a panel following a preview performance of Liza Raynal’s “American Joe" at the Marsh theater in San Francisco. In this one-woman show, Liza shares her and her family’s [...]

The July 4th holiday is approaching, the sixth Independence Day celebration since the invasion of Iraq. As we are intensifying our campaign to end the occupation, I am reminded of the duty we [...]

Lara Logan, chief foreign correspondent for CBS News, has sparked a great deal of conversation with her recent appearance on The Daily Show.  Logan expressed frustration at not being able to [...]

On Friday, we officially launched our campaign, No Soldier Left Behind: Rebuild Iraq, Rebuild America, with a conference call featuring special guests Dan Spokojny and Darcy Burner. Dan Spokojny [...]

An election year is an important time to evaluate whether our representatives in Congress are fulfilling their roles and earning our valuable votes.  Finally, after lots of caffeine and [...]

It is encouraging to see that the presidential candidates have both correctly determined that our nuclear weapons policy deserves significant attention. Both candidates have spent time [...]

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The US government has set a deadline for the end of July for negotiating an agreement between the US and Iraqi government, but the deal is facing strong opposition from lawmakers in both the US [...]