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This Week in the World: Bombs into Bracelets: Addressing the Legacy of War
From 1964-1973, the United States dropped more than 250 million bombs on Laos. This was equivalent to one planeload of bombs every eight minutes, 24 hours a day, for nine years. Tens of thousands of civilians were killed.
But the harm did not end there.
Native American Trust Fund: Massive Mismanagement
Elouise Cobell has posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her advocacy for Native American self-determination and financial independence. FCNL lobbied Congress to approve the settlement in Cobell’s lawsuit against the U.S. government to ensure Native Americans were paid for the income on land held in trust for them.The President’s Budget is Out: Here are Five Areas of Concern
Perhaps the best thing that can be said about President Trump’s budget request for Fiscal Year 2021 is that Congress will likely ignore it.This Week in the World: Trump's D.C. Takeover Shows Threat of Militarism at Home and Abroad
We are deeply alarmed by President Donald Trump’s authoritarian moves this week to deploy troops into Washington, D.C. and seize control of the district’s police.
This is unprecedented, unnecessary, undemocratic, and unjustifiable.
Analyzing Third COVID-19 Bill and Looking Towards the Fourth
Congress just passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748), a third bill responding to the coronavirus pandemic.We Cannot Afford to Sit Back as White Supremacy Wrecks Our Society
The world changed following the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black women and men. Millions of people were motivated to publicly protest these brutal murders and to proclaim that Black lives matter. Their deaths were the tipping point that roused the public’s conscience to confront racism publicly.42 Organizations Urge Support for AUMF Repeal
On March 13, a diverse group of 42 organizations from across the political spectrum sent a letter to Chairman Elliot Engel (NY-16) and Ranking Member Michael McCaul (TX-10) of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, urging them to bring up Rep. Barbara Lee’s (CA-13) legislation to repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force for prompt consideration in Committee.FCNL Joins 60+ Groups Urging Repeal of 2002 AUMF in Defense Policy Bill
House and Senate negotiators are currently working on a final policy bill that will direct the Pentagon’s efforts over the next year. On Sept. 10, FCNL joined a diverse group of organizations from across the ideological spectrum in sending a letter to House and Senate leaders of the Armed Services Committees. Together they urged them to preserve the Lee amendment to repeal of the 2002 Iraq Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) in the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA).Checking Our President on North Korea
President Trump and other U.S. leaders seem almost eager for a war with North Korea, with their tough talk and tweeted taunts. South Korean efforts to pause both military exercises and North Korean provocations while building small pockets of trust around the Winter Olympics are the first encouraging signs in months.New Iran Sanctions Risk Putting U.S. on War Path with Iran
The Senate is considering a new Iran sanctions bill (S. 722) that would put the Iran nuclear deal in jeopardy and risk putting the U.S. on path toward war with Iran.