The Senate version of this year’s annual military policy bill (the National Defense Authorization Act or NDAA, S.4638) includes a harmful provision aimed at expanding the draft, also known as the military Selective Service System.
The moral urgency of a ceasefire is painfully clear. But it’s crucial that Congress also recognizes that ending the war is vital for our own national security.
A lot has happened in the world since the last week of June, but I’m still hopeful. From June 27-30, I was able to attend a convention in Wisconsin as a delegate for FCNL, the 2024 Braver Angels National Convention, which renewed my hope for a united America.
The United States has an array of non-military tools to respond to security threats that are underappreciated, underutilized, and under-resourced.
Escalations between Israel and Hezbollah are rapidly intensifying, threatening regional stability and increasing the risk of direct U.S. military involvement.
As the sun set on Sunday, April 7, the Triad Muslims Center in High Point, North Carolina was packed. FCNL Diaspora Organizers Ghaisha Yahaya-Mohamed and her daughter, Zainab Adamou-Mohamed, worked with the Triad Muslim Center’s Aalia Shahzadi to host over 60 members of the local community. They gathered not just to share an iftar meal during the month of Ramadan, but to take action for Palestinians in Gaza undergoing a forced famine.
In a major win for Native survivors and communities, Congress took an important step forward last week in the journey to reconciliation and healing from the harms of the Indian boarding schools era.
Four year’s later, we’re still waiting for Congress to head our calls. We need societal change and real legislative solutions to address the crisis of police violence. Lawmakers must take long overdue action, beginning by finally passing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
On May 8, President Joe Biden vowed that he would halt offensive weapons to the Israeli government if it moved forward with an assault on Rafah.
While we celebrated the statement as a significant positive step, we noted that we must hold our government accountable for making good on President Biden’s vow.
Disagreements disproportionately turn violent in marginalized communities plagued with disinvestment, oppression, and a history of trauma. We must look to intervention models that work to prevent neighborhood gun violence.
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