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  • Keeping Food on the Table

    Background | October 6, 2020
    As a nation, we should be talking about to learn from and strengthen effective programs such as SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, not how to cut them.
  • What Netanyahu Got Wrong

    Update | October 21, 2016
    Today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke before a joint meeting of Congress. Below is a quick reaction on what Netanyahu got wrong, and some of the problems with the substance, timing, and how the speech was arranged in the first place.
  • D.C. Solar Farm Offers Preview of Clean Energy Future

    Update | April 19, 2022
    We caught our first glimpse of Oxon Run Solar Farm as our rental car pulled into the parking lot. FCNL General Secretary Bridget Moix, Clarence Edwards, and I took in the 15-acre site. Situated between a gas station and a trash-strewn riverbank, it is home to 7,200 solar panels sitting in neat little rows with their faces raised to the southwestern sky. Oxon Run Solar Farm appeared to me as a bright spot of hope amidst its polluted and polluting neighbors.
  • Passage of Bill Named After Emmett Till Makes Lynching a Federal Hate Crime

    Update | March 23, 2022
    After more than 200 attempts to establish lynching as a federal hate crime since 1900, Congress finally passed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act (H.R.55) by unanimous consent on March 7, 2022.
  • Cluster Bombs Kill Indiscriminately: The U.S. Must End Their Use

    Update | September 30, 2022
    Since its adoption in 2008, 123 nations have joined the Convention on Cluster Munitions. The United States isn’t one of them.
  • Prioritizing Environmental Justice as We Transition Into Green Economy

    Update | October 3, 2022
    With the historic  passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August, a significant amount of funding has been issued for developing green technologies that are set to advance the U.S. economy.
  • New U.S. Weapons Deal for Saudi Arabia Sends Message of Impunity For Human Rights Violations

    Update | October 17, 2023
    A massive new $500 million weapons sale to Saudi Arabia threatens to have disastrous implications for human rights. It’s critical that our lawmakers take action to stop the cycle of impunity for Saudi Arabia’s abuses.
  • As Shutdown Risk Looms, Advocacy for Investments in Peace and Diplomacy Remain Critical

    Update | September 14, 2023
    The clock is ticking. Congress has returned to Washington, D.C., with just a handful of working days remaining to pass legislation to fund the government or face a shutdown on Oct. 1.
  • Q&A: Naming the Unacceptable

    Background | March 15, 2023
    Joe Volk served as FCNL’s executive secretary from 1990 to 2011. With the 118th Congress now sworn in, we caught up with Joe to learn more about lessons from the past that can be applied to today’s political climate.
  • Top 10 Poorest States in the U.S.

    Update | September 17, 2024
    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the national poverty rate was 12.7% in 2023, up from 12.4% in 2022. These states and territory have the highest percentages of poverty in the country: Puerto Rico, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New York and Tennessee.