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,...
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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...
Once Again, the Pentagon Failed an Audit (Shocker!)
by Ryan McMaken | Dec 8, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
In November, the Pentagon announced it had failed yet another audit. In spite of the fact that the Department of Defense has had years to get its act together, the Pentagon still doesn’t know how it spends or maintains its trillions of dollars’ worth of...
A Policy of Escalation ft. Dave DeCamp Ep. 240
by Patrick Macfarlane | Dec 7, 2022 | Foreign Policy, Vital Dissent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5JMeqDhrmc Patrick is joined by Dave DeCamp, News Editor at Antiwar.com, to discuss the latest in US relations with Taiwan regarding the growing tension with China, as well as the similarities of that situation with US policy regarding...
A Tribute to the U.S. Marine Corps
by John Weeks | Dec 5, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
A recent United States Marine Corps recruitment advertisement tells us: “When there are battles to win for America’s future, there is one constant: Marines.” Despite the advert being a minute-long, propagandizing call to imperial action, this line rings true. And it...
Here’s How We Make Housing Affordable Again
by Vanessa Brown Calder | Dec 1, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
There are many policies that reduce the supply of goods and services that parents and children need, and therefore lead to rising costs for family necessities like food, housing, clothing, transportation, and childcare. Policies including tariffs, regulations, and...
Kamala Harris Blunders Philippines Visit, Stirs Conflict with China
by Nickie Deahl | Nov 30, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Philippines last week in what can only be described as three days of warmongering, hypocrisy, and another huge provocation against China. Harris spent her time spouting empty platitudes of affirmation regarding U.S. defense...