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Cut Off the NSA’s Juice
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 2:47 pm | Roots Action
The National Security Agency depends on huge computers that guzzle electricity in the service of the surveillance state. For the NSA’s top executives, maintaining a vast flow of juice to keep Big Brother nourished is essential -- and any interference ... More >>
The CIA, Amazon, Bezos and the Washington Post
Thursday, 9 January 2014, 9:05 am | Roots Action
On behalf of more than 25,000 signers of a petition to The Washington Post, I’m writing this letter to request a brief meeting to present the petition at a time that would be convenient for you on Jan. 14 or 15. More >>
A Budget for People, Peace, and Planet
Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 5:07 pm | Roots Action
Representatives from a broad coalition including over a hundred peace, anti-hunger, anti-poverty, environmental and community groups called upon Congressional leaders Tuesday to increase funding for a wide range of domestic programs by cutting runaway, ... More >>
NBC War-o-tainment Show Ends
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 5:35 pm | Roots Action
Fifty thousand members of RootsAction.org signed a petition protesting NBC's war-is-fun "reality" show co-hosted by former general Wesley Clark. Activists in New York have held a weekly protest and delivered the petitions. More >>
Why Afghanistan Can't Wait
Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 1:19 pm | Roots Action
Two days ago, we spent three anxious hours in an outer waiting area of the "Non-Immigrant Visa" section of the U.S. consulate here in Kabul, Afghanistan, waiting for our young friends Ali and Abdulhai to return from a sojourn through the inner offices where ... More >>