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Today, Reuters reports that diplomacy and development programs face a “death of 1,000 cuts” in Congress: House Republicans have proposed whacking another $8.6 billion from the budget for the [...]

  The media and the public are understandably paying a lot of attention to the brutal repression of the rebellion in Libya and the US and allied response. However, while debate rages about [...]

Few Afghanistan policy watchers anticipated any significant revelations in the Obama administration’s review of the war in Afghanistan.  Administration officials repeatedly downplayed the review [...]

The disaffection of Ohio’s working class. by George Packer October 13, 2008 “You can’t make the assumption that because people are suffering economically,” a union official said, that “they’ll [...]

The Cabinet: Energy Secretary By Coral Davenport, CQ Staff Energy policy is at a crossroads, considering the major strategic and economic decisions ahead for the next Congress and administration. [...]

Peace Action is not endorsing anyone in this Presidential election but I, as well as Feminists all over the country, are torn between two historic candidates.  Both who appear qualified and [...]

Yesterday, as part of our Peace Voter campaign, I had the pleasure of attending an Obama rally at University of Maryland.  Obama’s visit came just before the Potomac Primary today. As I usually [...]