Peter Van Buren on Putin Paranoia
March 31, 2017
Things about America we’ve learned since November. Our nation, the republic, democracy, our very system of government is more fragile than at any other time in American history. So fragile that everything has, or is in near-immediate danger of, collapsing, after only a two month jog from near-perfect to the edge of dystopia. The cause […]
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Ron Paul: Don’t Increase the US Government’s Flow of Military Weapons to Police
March 30, 2017
Interviewed Wednesday at Fox Business by host Kennedy, libertarian communicator and three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul praised former President Barack Obama for placing some restraints on the United States government transferring military weapons to local police and criticized the potential action by President Donald Trump to resume the full flow of military weapons. Says Paul, […]
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Ask Your Rep: Put the Brakes on Yemen War
March 30, 2017
Urge your Rep to sign the bipartisan Pocan-Amash-Lieu-Jones Letter to Urge President Trump to seek authorization from Congress before escalating the war in Yemen.
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These Lawmakers Are Trying to Curb Trump’s Authority to Launch a Nuclear War
March 30, 2017
Right now, Donald Trump could start a nuclear war on a whim, and no one could stop him. Under any circumstances, the prospect of nuclear war is terrifying, the deadly consequences irreversible. Yet with a single order, the president – any president – could effectively declare a nuclear war that would wipe out entire nations, […]
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Ron Paul on Escalation Everywhere: Will Trump’s Foreign Policy Succeed?
March 29, 2017
Across the globe, there is not a single “hot spot” where the Trump Administration is not escalating conflict. Drone strikes are up over 400 percent. Civilian deaths are skyrocketing in Iraq and Syria after stepped-up US bombardment. The Pentagon says it needs thousands more troops for Afghanistan and more military participation in the horrible war […]
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Representatives Walter Jones and John Garamendi on Getting Out of Afghanistan
March 29, 2017
Representatives Walter Jones (R-NC) and John Garamendi (D-CA) appeared on CSPAN to explain H.R. 1666, a bill they co-sponsored which calls for complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
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Dick Cheney Surfaces: Claims Interfering in Elections ‘An Act of War’
March 28, 2017
Former Vice President Dick Cheney told an audience recently that Russia may have committed an “act of war” by interfering in our recent presidential election, though he also claims that Donald Trump was legitimately elected. What exactly is Russia guilty of? He doesn’t say, but it begs the question: if interfering in other countries’ elections […]
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What’s ‘Excessively Objectionable or Crude’ About This Antiwar App?
March 28, 2017
“Five years ago, I made a simple iPhone app. It would send you a push notification every time a U.S. drone strike was reported in the news. Apple rejected the app three times, calling it “excessively objectionable or crude content.”… —After 12 Rejections, Apple Accepts App So, is it the covert U.S. drone strikes, the […]
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Sen. Rand Paul: Politicians Want ‘To Send Your Kids To War With No Debate’
March 27, 2017
On Monday, the Senate voted 97-2 to cut off debate on approving the admission of Montenegro to NATO. The two Senators to vote no were Republicans Rand Paul and Mike Lee. Watch his speech to the Senate:
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American Attitudes About Israel/Lobby Programs
March 26, 2017
As presented at the “The Israel Lobby and American Policy” conference presented March 24, 2017 by the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy. Public opinion polling is important, but little of it accurately measures what the American public thinks about key Israel/lobby issues. This survey series begins to fill in that information deficit. Focused, accurate […]
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