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the latest news on the war in Iraq, making work work, congress, Darfur, the Middle East, School of the Americas protest coverage, and select op-eds Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: War in Iraq. Bush Says No Decision Yet on Troop Levels in Iraq – “President Bush…

Like Malcolm X said, “We didn’t land on Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Rock landed on us.” This is especially true for my family. You know us; we’re the folks that brought you that popular holiday, Thanksgiving. We are Native Americans. After watching the History Channel special on the Mayflower this week, it appears that the Pilgrims…

Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. – Isaiah 30:18-18 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

People notice peacemakers because they dress funny. We know how the people who make war dress – in uniforms and medals, or in computers and clipboards, or in absoluteness, severity, greed, and cynicism. But the peacemaker is dressed in righteousness, justice, and faithfulness – dressed for the work that is to be done. – Walter…

President Bush’s first visit to Vietnam, amidst the search for policy alternatives in Iraq following the mid-term election defeat of the Republicans, brings back, for me, memories of 1968. (Here’s the personal angle: I began serving on the staff of Senator Mark O. Hatfield in ’68, remaining there through 1976. As an early, courageous opponent…

the latest news on the School of the Americas, Iraq, education, Darfur, the congressional agenda, ethics, the Bush administration, Republican leadership, Ted Haggard Sign up to receive our daily news summary via e-mail » Full news summary: School of the Americas. Foes aim anew at Army school – “Thousands of demonstrators yesterday paraded, chanted and…

Standing outside of gated communities doesn’t usually send disquieting emotional impulses through my body. But this Sunday morning, marching outside of Fort Benning – home of a building in which Latin American military personnel have learned tactics used to massacre and torture their own people – left a venomously mournful feeling in my gut. Thousands…

Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you…

Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds. – Saint Teresa of Avila + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

This weekend, the Sojourners/Call to Renewal intern program traveled to Columbus, Georgia to participate in the annual vigil and nonviolent direct action events to close SOA/WHINSEC. Be sure to check back often this weekend for on-the-ground updates, and let us know through your comments what you think! SOA/WHINSEC is a tragedy of our military’s recent…
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