Mar 09, 10
Iraq’s First Successful Election
Iraqi voters refused to be intimidated despite insurgent attacks designed to keep them away from polling places. At least 36 people were killed. Ten million voters showed up at 10,000 polling places to vote for over 6,000 candidates in Iraq’s...
Mar 02, 10
The 3,000 plus days of the War in Afghanistan
In the last 8 years there have been 918 US soldier deaths in Afghanistan and 4,380 in Iraq according to the most recent tally from the US Defense Department. By some counts, there have been 1,649 coalition deaths in Afghanistan, which includes 1,...
Feb 22, 10
What's at stake in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project?
On February 23 the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument for Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, a constitutional challenge to laws that make it a crime to provide material support to designated terrorist groups, including "support"...
Feb 18, 10
What will make us safer?
On Tuesday, February 17, 2010 a secret meeting was held in the White House to discuss US nuclear policy. Military leaders and policy makers agree that the US needs a 21st century nuclear security strategy that prevents hostile groups like Al Qaeda...
Feb 11, 10
Antibiotic Effectiveness Impacted by Overuse in Food Animal Production
On February 9 and 10, CBS Evening News with Katie Couric aired a two-part series on the use of antibiotics in food animal production.
On many industrial farms, food animals are fed low doses of antibiotics over long periods of time in order to speed...
Jan 28, 10
Obama focused on domestic issues, but emphasized need to eliminate nuclear weapons
In last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama addressed the concerns of Americans about the domestic issues that most immediately affect them: the economy and how to get it moving again; controlling government spending; improving...
Jan 26, 10
What does this mean for future campaigns and our democracy?
On January 21 the Supreme Court made a decision that will change elections forever. In a 5-4 ruling, the Court removed the limits on corporate spending in political campaigns , paving the way for unlimited corporate influence in our elections....
Jan 08, 10
Grassroots Programs Reshape Education
In the midst of an economic meltdown that has hit hard at families and services nationwide, there is actually good news on the education front. The federal government is finally promoting real, meaningful educational reform, the kind that hasn...
Dec 17, 09
How Renewing our Agreement with Russia Keeps Us Safe
“As our two countries possess the overwhelming majority of the world’s nuclear weapons, we have special responsibility to reduce their number. I believe we should be prepared to enter into a new arms control agreement with Russia....
Dec 08, 09
Largest U.S. RN Union Ever to Promote Safer Care, RN Rights
On Monday, December 7, delegates from the nation's most prominent direct-care RN organizations will gather in Phoenix for the founding convention of the new 150,000 member National Nurses United, the largest RN union and professional association in...
