Update

A bipartisan group of representatives sent a letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy calling on him to fulfill his promise to bring a bill to repeal the 2002 AUMF Against Iraq to the House floor. 

Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data showing what we had feared: a devastating rise in U.S. poverty. It’s never been clearer that poverty is a policy choice.

Sixty years after a bomb planted by Ku Klux Klan members killed four little girls as they prepared for Sunday services, I visited the 16th Street Baptist Church. Standing there, I was struck by how beauty and hope can coexist alongside indescribable pain. It is this duality that propels our advocacy.

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.

The direct consequences of the United States’ overly militarized foreign policy are more evident now than ever at home—if you know where to look.

This month, the world collectively commemorated the anniversaries of the atomic blasts that caused unimaginable destruction to the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The recent release of the film Oppenheimer highlights how the creation and use of nuclear weapons have left an undeniable mark on history.

In a significant victory for communities harmed by nuclear weapons testing and production, the Senate has voted to extend and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA).

Nancy Milio’s passion for public health and advocacy led her to Quakerism and FCNL

For much of its history, the U.S. government has measured the nation’s progress by its growth. That growth came at a cost that many worldwide are now paying. It’s time for our leaders to change course. Climate assistance is urgently needed.

Last weekend, moviegoers flocked to see the new film “Oppenheimer.” Coinciding with the film’s release, is the release of a new report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). It estimates that U.S. nuclear forces will cost $756 billion over the next 10 years. The rise in these cost estimates signals an alarming trend.