FCNL in the News

As the 117th Congress enters its final year, it must learn from past approaches of militarized crisis management and take urgent action in support of sustainable peace.

Nuclear fallout does not respect state lines or dates on the calendar. It is long past time to compensate Texans, New Mexicans, and downwinders of the 1945 Trinity Tests.

Once again, progressives mounted a valiant effort to kick a Pentagon policy bill into shape, only to have it swiped away before the moment of impact. That sounds familiar. Senate progressives, and their allies, are perfectly cast as Charlie Brown. The NDAA is, of course, the football. But who exactly is Lucy?

January 2021 brought the inauguration of a new president, but the violent insurrection at the Capitol laid bare the profound differences in expectations of government.

On November 15th, President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law. This $1 trillion dollar bill allocates $11 billion for infrastructure needs in Indian Country, representing the largest investment tribal nations have seen in American history.

As we mark International Migrants Day this Dec. 18, the international community – and specifically the United States – must process a legacy of imperialism that contributes to involuntary migration while simultaneously excluding migrants more effectively than any physical barrier.

Yes, a lot has changed over the last 12 months. But far too much has not. To create sustainable positive change, Congress must pass Build Back Better, making the U.S. stronger through investments in our people.

Maximum pressure and maximum suffering is a failed paradigm that’s exacerbating the pandemic.

Given the experience in Afghanistan, it’s clearer than ever the global war on terror has been an unmitigated humanitarian and strategic disaster.

Ultimately, Congress will need to repeal the law that allows these endless and ever-expanding wars: the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force.