Chris Hellman - US Labor Against the War (USLAW)
BACKGROUND
Marty Nathan - PDA
NORTHAMPTON, Mass.--On Saturday, February 12, the forty-some members present at the Northampton City Democratic Committee Meeting voted nearly unanimously to adopt the Resolution to Bring the Troops and War Taxes Home, furthering the grassroots effort to stop the war and increase domestic spending on human needs.
Julie - WAND Educational Fund
Happy Valentine's Day! We are awaiting the release of the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Budget Request, expected later today. You probably heard news about this over the weekend and if so, you know that the Administration plans to have some targeted investments mixed with a 5-year "freeze" in most ...
Staff Reporter - International Business Times
There have been forty-three Afghanistan coalition military fatalities from the start of 2011 to February 12, according to tracker iCasualites.org. The total comes after more than 711 fatalities last year, a record total in a war now in its 10th year, says the organization, which compiles official data. So far ...
- NH Peace Action
With Keynote Speaker Jo Comerford,
Derrick Crowe - Huffington Post
Although neither I nor Brave New Foundation were involved in this project, I have to say how proud I am of these young people. While many of their peers were playing video games like "Call of Duty: Black Ops" and rehearsing the act of war, these kids took on the ...
Johnny Hunt - The Robesonian
When a school year comes to a close, we always take note of various things that were accomplished during that year. Among them is to acknowledge the number of students who have graduated and what they look forward to in the future. There are those who intend to further their ...
Jack A. Smith - The Peoples Voice
At 9 p.m. Eastern time Jan. 25 President Barack Obama launched his 2012 campaign for reelection as a Democratic President running with a center-right political program reminiscent of what used to be called "moderate Republicanism." The occasion was Obama's second State of the Union address, in which he assured millions ...
Mimi Davis - Charlotte Observer
I'm shocked to learn that according to Defense Department figures, the National Priorities Project has calculated that for 2011 alone Charlotteans will owe $1.6 billion to support the continuing wars in the Middle East.
David Swanson - Centre for Research on Globalization
Did you know that the U.S. public wants military spending cut? Did you know that President Barack Obama wants to increase it for his third year in a row? Actually I already know that most of you didn't know either of these things.
