Election 2008

At the beginning of 2009, Peace Action West will be ready to hit the ground running with a progressive agenda and a vision for a new direction for US foreign policy. Our work will be even more [...]

This election year, one of the most important things we can do to change our foreign policy is to change the people who make it. The Peace Action West Voter Fund will be updating you throughout [...]

Stephan, me and Ann at Espresso Royale in Minneapolis I continued my western states tour this week with a visit to Minneapolis, Minnesota.  In addition to some great meetings that are [...]

American political culture is truly bizarre. From accusations over Obama’s religion to the overprotection of McCain’s "valiance," it’s hard not to wonder at our [...]

As Sen. Obama has been busy making major pronouncements about Iraq, Sen. McCain has not been one to be outdone. You may have read Sen. Obama’s New York Times op-ed, and as you also probably [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

In the next week, we will be kicking off No Soldier Left Behind, a new phase of our campaign to end the US occupation of Iraq. We are ratcheting up our work to promote a comprehensive plan to end [...]

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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