Congressional apathy toward our wars and schemes abroad marks a dangerous sign of democratic decay. But it’s not too late.
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Most members of Congress accept that the U.S. will sell huge quantities of weapons to the rights-abusing state. It doesn't have to be that way.
Iran is complying with the nuclear deal. Trump, on the other hand, is risking a war — and torching U.S. credibility.
If any other public agency had blown hundreds of billions of dollars, Congress would hold hearings. If it's the Pentagon, it gets $80 billion more.
The goal is to frighten people from engaging in the completely legal act of living out their values.
Sanctions haven't changed North Korea's behavior. When are we going to try something different?
Without so much as a vote by Congress, our whole planet could be destroyed.
There's a movement afoot in Congress to stop U.S. military support for the Saudi war in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia is using billions in U.S. aid to fund their onslaught of innocent civilians in Yemen, but it's not too late for Congress to stop this madness.
When the president wants to fulfill a constitutional duty — like nominating a Supreme Court justice — Congress is up in arms. When he launches a blatantly unconstitutional war, it shrugs.