5 days agoProtesters: Biden, Ceasefire now! Thousands Converge on DC to Stop US-Russia Proxy War in UkraineOn Saturday, March 18th, the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, thousands of anti-war demonstrators marched on the White House to say “Fund People’s Needs, Not the War Machine” in opposition to US military funding of the war in Ukraine. …Anti War4 min readAnti War4 min read
Jan 25Progressive Democrats Welcome a Primary Challenge to Biden in 2024Progressive Democrats Welcome a Primary Challenge to Biden in 2024 With President Biden’s approval ratings hovering at 40% and the US chasing endless war in Ukraine, Progressive Democrats of America’s foreign policy team, which I co-chair with Jim Carpenter of Milwaukee, welcomes a primary challenge from a peace candidate in…Ukraine5 min readUkraine5 min read
Dec 2, 2022Letter to the Left on UkraineTo end the war in Ukraine, peace champions must win the war of ideas. This requires tackling two often-repeated claims that serve as obstacles to a diplomatic agreement between Ukraine and Russia. …Ukraine9 min readUkraine9 min read
Oct 9, 2022Resolution: Support a Mutual Ceasefire in UkraineResolution: Support a Mutual Ceasefire in Ukraine WHEREAS, President Biden has expressed urgent and grave concerns about the continued war in Ukraine, noting we have not been closer to nuclear Armageddon since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis because Russian President Vladamir Putin’s veiled threats to launch tactical or short range…Democratic Party1 min readDemocratic Party1 min read
Feb 11, 2022UCSB, Sever Ties with the War MachineUCSB, Sever Ties with the War Machine Once the local epicenter of draft resistance and anti-Vietnam war protests, the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) now increasingly partners with the Pentagon, the world’s largest institutional emitter of greenhouse gasses. Academics research the production of soldiers who can survive on…Ucsb6 min readUcsb6 min read
Aug 2, 2021Reduce Pentagon Carbon EmissionsReduce Pentagon Carbon Emissions The dog days of summer are upon us — and the record high temperatures killing hundreds in the Pacific Northwest and bringing 118 degree heat to Siberia serve as a harbinger of even hotter, more dangerous days unless we address the elephant in the room. The…Climate Crisis4 min readClimate Crisis4 min read
Jun 19, 2021Say No to Nuclear RearmamentOur Democratic congressional delegation can either rubber stamp a dangerous escalation of the nuclear arms race that pushes us to the brink of world annihilation or in the interest of human survival reject President Biden’s suggested appropriation of billions of dollars for nuclear rearmament. To date, few have questioned President…Nuclear Weapons4 min readNuclear Weapons4 min read
Dec 24, 2020After CODEPINK Campaign, Torture Defender Mike Morell Bows Out for CIA — LA ProgressivePeace group CODEPINK is relieved to hear that Mike Morell has withdrawn his name from consideration to become director of the CIA under the incoming Biden administration. CODEPINK has been opposing his nomination for months, including just releasing a letter from torture survivors and their advocates urging President-elect Biden not…Code Pink4 min readCode Pink4 min read
Dec 21, 2020Joe, Don’t Roll Out the Red Carpet for Torture EnablersIt was painful enough to live through the U.S invasion of Iraq that caused untold devastation and human misery for no justifiable reason. Now we are again reminded of the grim Bush legacy with President-elect Biden’s nomination of Avril Haines for Director of National Intelligence. Haines, who has an inside-the-beltway…Torture6 min readTorture6 min read
Dec 20, 2020Open Letter to President-Elect Biden & U.S. Senate from Torture Victims and their Advocates Opposed to Mike Morell for CIA and Avril Haines for National Intelligence.As survivors of torture and their advocates, we urge President-elect Biden not to nominate Mike Morell for CIA Director and ask the Senate not to approve Biden’s nominee Avril Haine as Director of National Intelligence. Both Morell and Haines have troubling records on torture — a form of violence with…Torture7 min readTorture7 min read
