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Chris Hedges: Colonized by Corporations
May 14, 2012 | Posted in Idea Exchange, Social Justice, The Issues | Leave a comment
Another good read by Chris Hedges wherein he writes: “A change of power does not require the election of a Mitt Romney or a Barack Obama or a Democratic majority in Congress, or an attempt to reform the system or …
We can’t afford to wait until the bombs drop
January 27, 2012 | Posted in Idea Exchange, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict | Leave a comment
by Peter Deccy, Peace Action Last week, Peace Action launched its petition to President Obama calling on the President to prevent a military strike on Iran, by either the US or Israel. We’re presently making arrangements to deliver the petitions …
2012: Looking Forward to History
December 16, 2011 | Posted in Afghanistan, Idea Exchange, Iraq, Social Justice, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict | Leave a comment
by Peter Deccy, Peace Action Development Director The occupy movement has strengthened the demand for corporate and government accountability. It is a rare moment in history where crisis and opportunity combine to create the potential for sweeping social and political …
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Troops coming home from Iraq
December 16, 2011 | Posted in Afghanistan, Idea Exchange, Iraq, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict | Leave a comment
By years’ end, the US war and occupation of Iraq will be over. Opposing the war from the start, Peace Action participated in the February 2003 protest where tens of millions around the world voiced their opposition. Peace Action continued its …
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Congressional Victory for a Quicker End to the Afghanistan War
December 2, 2011 | Posted in Afghanistan, Idea Exchange, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict | Leave a comment
The Senate voted by voice vote this week in favor of Senator Jeff Merkley’s (D-OR) bipartisan amendment on behalf of 21 Senators to the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2012 asking the President to to submit a plan …
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Keep pushing Congress!
November 21, 2011 | Posted in Idea Exchange, Military Spending, Social Justice, The Issues, U.S. in Conflict | Leave a comment
Though a deal looks less and less likely, the Supercommittee could still agree to cut vital programs, pass an insignificant tax increase, and leave the Pentagon largely untouched. Keep calling your Senators and Representatives, because… Whatever happens, we will need …
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Call Congress: Super Committee Move the Money!
November 18, 2011 | Posted in Idea Exchange | Leave a comment
November 17, 2011, the 2-month anniversary of the start of the 99% movement, people have hit the streets in hundreds of cities across the country. This morning, thousands surrounded the New York Stock Exchange. Hundreds were arrested, many for the …
Nov 17: Power to the Peaceful 99%
November 17, 2011 | Posted in Idea Exchange, Social Justice, The Issues | Leave a comment
You can’t evict the 99%. Agnes from Community Voices Heard, an East Harlem based organization of low-income people, working to improve the lives of the community said, “Don’t get it wrong. They’re fighting for us, for my granddaughter.” After the eviction of Occupy Wall Street from Zuccotti Park early yesterday …
Move the Money! From Endless Wars to a More Sustainable, Flowering Republic!
November 7, 2011 | Posted in Idea Exchange | Leave a comment
The following is excerpted from recent speeches I gave at the Nebraskans for Peace annual conference in Lincoln, NE and the Chicago Area Peace Action annual dinner in Wilmette, IL. Move the Money! From Endless War to a More Sustainable, …
99%, OWS & Move the Money Campaign
November 2, 2011 | Posted in Idea Exchange, Social Justice, The Issues | Leave a comment
The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement and the continuing fight for economic justice is ripe with opportunities for the peace movement to be engaged, on the move and focusing attention on the impact of militarism on the federal budget. RESOURCES: …
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