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After a coalition of gulf nations led by Saudi Arabia bombed a funeral in Yemen in October, killing over 140 people and injuring hundreds more, the Obama administration announced that it would [...]

Yesterday, for the first time, the U.S. launched strikes against Houthi-controlled sites in Yemen, making it a now active participant in the the Saudi-led bombing campaign that it’s been [...]

Today, 22 Representatives delivered a letter to President Obama asking him to adopt a no-first-use policy on nuclear weapons. They applauded the vision he laid out in his 2009 Prague speech “to [...]

Today, Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Rand Paul (R-KY), Al Franken (D-MN), and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation, S.J.Res. 39, to block the administration’s proposed sale of $1.15 billion [...]

Today, a group of 64 House representatives sent a bipartisan letter to President Obama asking that he postpone the sale of $1.15 billion worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia until Congress has had a [...]

At least 28 civilians, including 7 children, were killed in US-led airstrikes on Thursday in the Syrian town of al-Ghandour, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. This terrible [...]

Arrogance, Denial, Nuclear Colonialism, and the Persistence of Hope by the 98% Reflections on the UN General Assembly’s first ever High Level Meeting on Nuclear Disarmament –Kevin [...]

URGENT –Make US Leadership to Abolish Nuclear Weapons a Top Ten Idea to Change America Dear Friends, Here’s a chance to really make a difference. The website Change.org is holding a contest to [...]

Key positions announced as of 12/1/08: Frequently updated at:  http://livableworld.org/news/obama_key_positions/ White House Chief of Staff: Rahm Emanuel Deputy Chief of Staff:Jim Messina Deputy [...]

Thanks to John Issacs, Council for a Livable World Obama Administration Key positions announced: White House Chief of Staff – Rahm Emanuel White House Deputy Chief of Staff – Peter Rouse Vice [...]