Make your voice count on matters that shape our world
By Rebecca Griffin on Mon, 21 May 2012 23:31:10
It’s painfully obvious. If a government is imprisoning, torturing, and killing protesters, American weapons should never reach their hands. Then why is the administration doing a runaround on Congress and selling arms to the government of Bahrain Tell your representative to cosponsor the Arms Sales Responsibility Act to prevent arms sales to human rights-abusing governments. Read More
By Katie Heald on Sat, 19 May 2012 03:37:13
This is part three in our series on the National Defense Authorization Act vote that concluded Friday morning. Weve covered the Afghanistan vote, and some of the other issues addressed in the bill. Another topic of discussion in Congress this week was the status of our arsenal of nuclear warheads and related weapons systems. The Read More
By Rebecca Griffin on Fri, 18 May 2012 21:08:39
The National Defense Authorization Act covers a huge range of issues, authorizing all Pentagon spending for the year. As one of the few bills guaranteed to come up for a vote, anyone and everyone uses the opportunity to offer amendments to shape military policy. This means a lot of activity for us in encouraging amendments Read More
By Rebecca Griffin on Fri, 18 May 2012 20:14:05
With the vast majority of Americans, including people of all political persuasions, supporting a withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, its high time for Congress to catch up. A bipartisan group of representatives joined forces to put together an amendment to the defense authorization bill voted on this week that would have put the House of Read More
By Rebecca Griffin on Thu, 17 May 2012 22:52:19
Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) joined the fringiest of the fringe this week with the comments he chose as a rousing closer to a fundraising speech (see the above video for the full local news report): I dont know whether Barack Obama was born in the United States or not. But I do know this. That Read More
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President Obama announced a plan to keep troops in Afghanistan until 2024. Congress must tell the president that twelve more years is twelve too many.
The House will vote on amendments calling for a quicker end to the war in Afghanistan next week. These votes come right before NATO countries gather in Chicago to talk about commitments to Afghanistan’s future.
Hey, it's your democracy, right? This guide will help you step up your activism and increase your impact in building a better world -- and have fun while you do it!
Here's our watch list of key bills in Congress. Click here to read about each bill, see which legislators sponsor them, and take action to voice your opinion before the vote!
Keep a close eye on your representatives. We track the most important foreign policy votes as they happen to help keep you in the know.
The heavy US reliance on the blunt instrument of military force has generated new instability and conflict, and today Americans face a more dangerous world than a decade ago. US security is tightly woven with that of our allies as well as some of our antagonists, and in this interconnected world, we need to use the right tools. Click here to learn more.
2010 was a big year. Did your senator support the first major disarmament treaty in decades? Did your representative vote in support of military pork? Click here to find out by checking out Peace Action West's 2010 congressional voting scorecard.
