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A key House Committee protects the Pentagon by slashing domestic spending, but staffers acknowledge this is just the beginning of the budget debate.
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Today, May 17, marks the 100th day of the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay prison. For more than a decade, people have been held without charge or trial. You can take action today to encourage Congress to close Guantanamo.
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The Pentagon is looking at further reductions in deployed nuclear weapons and eliminating one leg of the triad.
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Senators question Pentagon spending.
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Joe Volk served as FCNL's executive secretary from 1990 until 2011.
We at FCNL lost a friend and colleague last month. Bob Edgar died at his home in Burke, VA on April 23. He was 69. Bob served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1974 to 1986. He represented the 7th congressional district of Pennsylvania.
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For both fiscal and ethical reasons, it is time Congress cancelled AUMF and reclaimed oversight of US military engagements
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Despite all the warnings, the press reports that profits at Pentagon contractors are still strong.
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Instead of focusing on relief for frequent fliers, Congress needs to pass legislation to help the people who are most hurt by this budget mess.Ask your senators to act.
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In 2011, Matt Southworth led a group on a fact-finding trip to Afghanistan to better understand the dynamics of the conflict. He, and Professor Michael T. Snarr of Wilmington College, have written about the lessons they learned in Quaker Higher Education, a publication of the Friends Association for Higher Education.
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This week, a majority of senators voted for legislation intended to prevent felons, domestic abusers and potentially violent people with mental illnesses from buying guns to hurt themselves, loved ones or others. But 45 senators were able to block the legislation from moving forward. What happens next depends on us.
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