Council for a Livable World was proud to join 13 other organizations in urging Members of Congress to vote “no” on H.R. 2021. The full text of the letter follows: April 8, 2019 We are writing as a coalition of groups on the left and the right to urge Members of Congress to vote “no” […]
Council joins 41 organizations in signing letter urging repeal of 2001 AUMF
The Council for a Livable World is proud to sign a letter to House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Eliot Engel and Ranking Member Michael McCaul, expressing support for H.R. 1274 repealing the Authorization of Use of Military Force. The bill is intended to spark discussion on “endless wars.” The bill, proposed by Rep. Barbara Lee, […]
Open Letter to Congress: Pentagon Doesn’t Need a Budget Boost
Council for a Livable World joined 16 other organizations in signing an open letter to Members of Congress asserting that the Pentagon budget does not need to get any bigger, and must be more accountable The full text of the letter follows: March 8, 2019 Dear Representative/Senator: As organizations representing Americans across the […]
Pentagon Undergoes an Audit (Maybe)
By Meyer Thalheimer Last week, Pentagon officials announced that the Department of Defense (DoD) is about to begin its first ever agency-wide audit, claiming that audits will begin in 2018 and then will occur annually, with reports issued every November 15. If this were to actually happen, it would be a milestone for the DoD, […]
How Our Laws Are Made — Or Not
By John Isaacs In textbooks and civic classes, we learn congressional procedures for approving legislation. There are multiple steps in the process — whether it is a tax bill, military budget, health care, financial reform, education policy or climate change. However, as Congress becomes ever more dysfunctional, the civic class curriculum should be tossed out. […]
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