Blog - /blog/2021/04/08/will-president-biden-continue-astronomical-pentagon-spending/
- Progressives have called for an immediate ten percent Pentagon spending reduction, to be followed by greater reductions. That would take spending closer to where it was under President Obama. We'll so...
Blog - /blog/2021/03/19/18-years-invasion-iraq/
- We’ve had 18 years to learn that the costs of war are just too high. We must end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the next time our leaders inevitably argue for the necessity of war, it&rsq...
Blog - /blog/2021/03/03/bombing-syria-vs-raising-wages-when-do-rules-apply/
- The Biden administration is bending rules to drop bombs but not raise wages. That’s a mistake.
Blog - /blog/2021/02/26/syria-strike-and-americas-broken-foreign-policy/
- It’s time for a different foreign policy that respects the rule of law, respects the sovereignty of other nations, and respects human life in all nations.
Blog - /blog/2021/02/19/returning-paris-start-next-we-need-new-internationalism-climate/
- The United States' reentry to the Paris Climate Agreement is critical, but far from the sufficient. The path to a livable future requires new internationalism rooted in global cooperation, resour...
Blog - /blog/2021/02/08/tackling-prison-profiteers-will-take-more-banning-private-prisons/
- Biden’s order rolling back for-profit prisons is a good first step. Next we need to end for-profit immigration detention.
Blog - /blog/2021/02/04/after-muslim-ban/
- I’m glad Biden repealed Trump’s Muslim ban, but the work of repairing the harm is just beginning.
Blog - /blog/2021/02/01/will-space-force-take-pentagon-budget-infinity-and-beyond/
- The first days of the Biden administration brought a deeply welcome spate of reversals of Trump policies, ranging from the reversal of the racist Muslim immigration ban to the nixing of the Keystone X...
Blog - /blog/2021/01/19/open-letter-biden-administration-need-pandemic-pivot/
- It’s urgent not to return to the previous status quo. It’s time for creative thinking and bold action.
Blog - /blog/2020/11/25/building-back-better-should-be-global-challenge/
- U.S. economic recovery efforts will not succeed if the global economy remains weak and serves only a small rich minority.
Blog - /blog/2020/10/30/historic-nuclear-ban-enters-force-its-time-us-help-put-end-nuclear-age/
- The world is banning nuclear weapons. The U.S. needs to get on board.
Blog - /blog/2020/11/16/election-over-congress-must-remember-rest-world/
- Even a lame-duck Congress must remember their actions have global consequences too.
Blog - /blog/2020/12/17/us-needs-covid-relief-and-renewable-energy-not-space-force/
- Instead of wasting scarce funds on the Space Force, the Biden administration should deploy its diplomats to demilitarize space.
Blog - /blog/2020/12/22/covid-deal-welcome-stopgap-congressional-progressives-aim-much-more-2021/
- The Progressive Caucus has unveiled a legislative agenda designed to meet the scale of the pandemic catastrophe and reduce our vulnerability to future crises.
Blog - /blog/2020/10/19/overhauling-us-foreign-policy-bitter-fights-ahead/
- After Election Day, we can’t just go back to the status quo. On foreign policy especially, movements need to be ready to push a new administration hard.
Blog - /blog/2020/09/26/its-time-end-nuclear-age/
- 2020 has been hard enough. The last thing the world needs this year is nuclear weapons.
Blog - /blog/2020/10/12/imagining-years-repair-indigenous-peoples-day/
- The Years of Repair shows how we can transform moments of urgent global crisis into catalysts for demanding and achieving a restorative, progressive vision for the future.
Blog - /blog/2020/10/02/pentagon-took-money-ppe-and-bought-weapons/
- Make no mistake: The Trump administration’s heartlessness and militarism are costing lives.
Blog - /blog/2020/10/01/trumps-shout-out-proud-boys-has-antidote-end-violent-policies-uphold-white-supremacy/
- As long as violence is the primary policy solution, white supremacy will keep its grip on our nation and world.
Blog - /blog/2020/09/28/pentagon-blew-1-billion-coronavirus-relief-funds-military-equipment/
- ...military contractors and using the money to make things like jet engine parts, body armor, and dress uniforms. What could that have paid for instead?
