Blog Archives: USA policy

Election day is soon for Americans. Every election and every race are important. The midterm elections are especially important as they effect which party controls Congress. Each elected official matters.…

  Today, June 19th, marks the very first time that Juneteenth has been a federal holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the day that the last enslaved Americans finally learned that they were…

Now that the United States presidential elections are over and have ended with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris being declared the winners, the next step is ensuring a smooth and…

The 2020 US Election is especially important. From the presidential election all the way down to local races. One of the best things that we as citizens can do to…

LPF Forgotten Heroine Series Alice McCain, August 7, 2020   <Sojourner Truth     Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (c1893)>       Sojourner Truth. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Mary Ann…

We urge LPF members to tell President Obama and your members of Congress that you oppose the U.S. engaging in any form of military action in response to the growing…

In next few months we face an important set of public dis- cussions and votes in Congress. The good news: the subject  is both straightforward and familiar,  federal budget priorities.…

Here’s a fact that may prove disturbing to serious followers of Jesus, the Prince of Peace:  more than 6,000 nuclear weapons exist in the USA today, ready for deployment. Nuclear…

The US ranked an abysmally low 82 on the recent Global Peace Index. Unless America invests in the structures to promote peace, it will continue to find itself at war.…

Much of the current world food crisis and skyrocketing grocery bills have their roots in the deregulation of US commodity markets over the past 15 years. Without these controls, speculators…