One always hopes to end the year on a high note, but politically speaking, at least, that is difficult again in 2022. One searches in vain for advances in individual liberty and setbacks for power. Sure, with the receding of the pandemic, life has returned to normal...
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Capitol Hill Retreat: Strategy After Yemen Resolution Failure
by Dan McKnight | Dec 20, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
What was widely expected to happen, did happen. Last Tuesday, under pressure from the Biden White House, Senator Bernie Sanders formally withdrew his War Powers resolution to end U.S. participation in the war on Yemen. American logistical support for the Saudi...
Washington Erases Red Lines, Escalates Proxy War with Russia
by Connor Freeman | Dec 15, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Since the Cuban Missile Crisis, the possibilities of nuclear war have never been higher. The American ruling class and NATO picked a fight with Russia on its borders and have sought to use Ukraine as a human battering ram to “weaken” Moscow, eying a larger, future...
Some Aussie Songs Against the Wars
by Kym Robinson | Dec 14, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Music can be powerful, possessing the ability to conjure emotion in a few minutes what an essay never could. Australia has a rich history of talented singers, writers, and performers creating music that is unique to the sunburned continent. Australia also has a rebel...
Under White House Pressure, Bernie Sanders Withdraws Yemen War Powers Resolution
by Dave DeCamp | Dec 14, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Tuesday night withdrew his request to vote on the Yemen War Powers Resolution that would end U.S. support for the Saudi-led war and blockade on Yemen, citing White House opposition to the bill. Sanders said on the Senate floor that he was...
Your One Phone Call Could End the World’s Worst War
by Dan McKnight | Dec 13, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
There’s action on Capitol Hill you ought to know about: a brief opportunity, and a long disappointment. Most importantly, there is a joint resolution set to hit the floor of Congress this week that would end U.S. involvement in the war on Yemen. If you don’t recall,...
America First Republicans, Vote for the Yemen War Powers Resolution!
by Scott Horton | Dec 12, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
The U.S. Senate is set to vote on the Yemen War Powers Resolution Tuesday, December 13! Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and demand your Senators support it today! Right now there is a huge opportunity for the Congress to force President Joe Biden to...
Lawmakers Prepare for Vote on Yemen War Powers Resolution
by Dave DeCamp | Dec 12, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics
A group of House Democrats on Thursday released a statement welcoming Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) plan to bring the Yemen War Powers Resolution to the floor of the Senate for a vote next week. The resolution would end U.S. support for the Saudi war and blockade on...