Action Spotlight
Cut Social Security & Veterans' Benefits? Cut the Pentagon Instead!
President Obama has endorsed cutting Social Security and veterans' benefits by using the "chained CPI" to lower the cost-of-living adjustment. The Congressional Budget Office says cutting Social Security and veterans' benefits in this way would save the government $163 billion over ten years. But there are much better ways for the government to save $163 billion. Email President Obama and Congress >Demand Release of Bahraini Human Rights Defenders
A man imprisoned for life for supporting democracy in Bahrain has been on hunger strike for more than two months and is widely feared to be near death. Meanwhile, the Formula One race is about to take place in Bahrain, over the protests of democracy activists.
Urge the Obama Administration and Congress to demand the release of Bahrainis imprisoned for supporting nonviolent protests for democracy by using the form below.