Military Spending
Jan 27, 2012Nuclear Weapons
Jan 25, 2012Doing right by nuclear testing's "downwinders" - Salt Lake Tribune ...
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Jan 25, 2012Poll on Public Priorities: Deficit Rising, Terrorism Slipping - Pew Research Center ...
Read MoreAfghanistan / Pakistan
Jan 5, 2012Noam Chomsky: The U.S.-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement is ‘part of a global program of world militarization' - Waging Non-Violence ...
Read MoreIraq News
Jan 4, 2012Iraq War was the US' greatest foreign policy disaster - Kansas City Star ...
Read MoreMilitary Recruitment / Military Service
Dec 18, 2011Occupy Movement
Oct 28, 2011Occupy Oakland and the Militarization of America's Police - Esquire Politics Blog ...
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Make Democracy Work!
You CAN influence your elected officials. Find out who they are. Meet with them, as our own Nina McLellan is doing here with Sen. Sherrod Brown. For President, Ohio Senators and Congresspeople,view contact information. Let them know what you think. Personal contacts are best, followed by individualized letters, emails and faxes. Cut and paste freely from this website.
What are the best ways to influence Congress? According to a poll of Congressional staffers, here they are, in order of effectivenss:
Constituent Visits
Consituent Representative Visit (someone like you who represents constituents)
Individualized Letters
Individualized Email
Individualized Faxes
Phone Calls
Lobbyist Visit
Form Letters
Form email
From the Congressional Management Foundation