Election day is soon for Americans. Although this is once again a presidential election year, every election and every race are important. Each elected official matters. One of the best…
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Voting Information Websites Roundup – Midterms Edition
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.…
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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…
Read More30 Days of Vigilance
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…
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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…
Read MoreBlack American Women Pioneers for Suffrage
LPF Forgotten Heroine Series Alice McCain, August 7, 2020 <Sojourner Truth Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (c1893)> Sojourner Truth. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Mary Ann…
Read MoreSay No to Another War in the Middle East
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…
Read MorePeacemakers Wanted!
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.…
Read MoreNuclear Weapons: Status Quo, Reduction, or Elimination?
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…
Read MorePeace is profitable: time for the US to invest
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.…
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