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Anti-War Group Releases Activist Guide to End Militarized Policing in US Stop Militarizing Our Communities: 5 Things You Need to Know About the 1033 Program. The activist guide was authored by Tanaya Sardesai, a student at Pomona College and a former intern at Win Without War, and centers on the Department of Defense’s 1033 program, which is responsible for supplying military weaponry to domestic law enforcement. “Foreign policy and domestic policy are intertwined,” said Sardesai. “Violence committed against communities of color abroad fuels violence against communities of color at ...

For US progressives, Joe Biden has both surprised and disappointed The president has exceeded some expectations, but also fallen short on issues ranging from student debt to the climate crisis.   In his first 100 days in office, US President Joe Biden has moved more quickly, boldly and progressively, than his earlier record in the Senate and as vice-president might have foretold. In January 2021, Biden said the US would reverse a stalled vaccination roll-out by delivering 100 million doses in his first 100 days, and ended up distributing 200 million. His $1.9tn dollar COVID relief stimu...

Miaan Group on a letter—signed by 43 partner organizations like J Street, MoveOn and Physicians for Social Responsibility—to urge President Biden to provide urgently-needed sanctions relief for the people of Iran as they combat another deadly wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 65,000 Iranians have already died as a result of the pandemic — a tragic figure made worse by the fact that sanctions have made the crisis far worse.

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Latest McCollum bill attempts to regulate aid to Israel Five other members of Congress have signed on as co-sponsors so far Preston Keres/USDA Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) speaks during a hearing at the Rayburn House Office Building, in Washington, D.C. on April 9, 2019. By Share A new bill sponsored by Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN), a longtime critic of U.S. Israel policy, seeks to add restrictions on U.S. aid to Israel. The legislation, which was first reported by The Hill on Wednesday and has not yet been formally introduced, would prohibit U.S. taxpayer funding to Israel from being used ...