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No More Gitmos!

During his first days in office, we celebrated President Obama’s decision to swiftly fulfill his campaign promises as he signed an executive order to shut down Guantanamo Bay, close the CIA’s secret overseas prisons, and ban torture.   But in the government’s response to a federal court on Friday, President Obama’s team embraced the Bush [...]

Remind Obama to Keep His Promises for Peace

As Barack Obama is sworn in as President of the United States of America next week, we – as progressives, activists, and organizers – are more mindful than ever of the promises Obama made during his election campaign – as well as the great challenges he has ahead of him.  After nearly six years of [...]