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Will the July withdrawal from Afghanistan be a real step toward ending the war, or a photo op? If the Pentagon has its way, we won’t be leaving Afghanistan any time soon. They’re trying to fudge [...]

It’s been clear for some time that the Pentagon would push for a small withdrawal starting in July, despite President Obama’s pledge that the withdrawal will be significant. The Wall Street [...]

If the death of Osama Bin Laden doesn’t end the war in Afghanistan, what will? The United States’ declared enemy number one was killed in Pakistan last week. It’s definitely time to bring our [...]

The budget debate is in full swing on Capitol Hill, with Congress finally passing a bill to fund the government for the rest of Fiscal Year 2011, and getting ready to look at the 2012 request. [...]

Last night Congress voted to pass the final budget for 2011, and while there is a lot we are not happy about, there is one success to celebrate. Nuclear nonproliferation efforts were given an [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsG0_kaQ51E&feature=player_embedded] One theme that arises in discussion of the Afghanistan war is that Americans just don’t feel the impact enough in [...]

Today people around the world are participating in a global day of action to speak out against excessive military spending. This comes on the heels of a new report showing that global military [...]

I’m glad to announce the release of Peace Action West’s 2010 Congressional Voting Record. Last year was a big one. It had its triumphs, like when determined senators pushed through [...]

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) led a bipartisan group of 80 representatives in urging President Obama to make his promised withdrawal in July a significant one. The letter emphasizes the need to take a [...]

Representatives Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) and Walter Jones (R-NC), along with eight of their colleagues, have introduced a resolution that would require the president to withdraw all troops from [...]