Diverse, Anti-War Coalition Launches Grassroots Campaign Ahead of First-Ever Senate Vote on Arms Sales to Israel Washington, DC — On Monday, Demand Progress and a coalition of 56 other progressive, faith-based, humanitarian, and foreign policy advocacy groups launched the No More Weapons for Israel’s War campaign. This month, for the first time ever, the U.S. … Continued
At Virtual Briefing, UNRWA Officials Discussed Lebanon War Pressures, Response to Personnel Allegations Washington, DC — On Wednesday, officials from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and Oxfam joined a virtual briefing hosted by Demand Progress, Oxfam, the Friends Committee on National Legislation and Rep. André … Continued
WASHINGTON, DC — Demand Progress joins a group of 53 U.S. organizations have sent a letter to Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Todd Young (R-IN), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Mike Lee (R-UT), as a follow up to the Senators’ January 23, 2024 letter to President Biden, urging them to introduce a Yemen War Powers Resolution. A War Powers Resolution … Continued
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Majority Leader Schumer and a bipartisan group of Senators released a “Roadmap for Artificial Intelligence Policy in the United States Senate. The framework is meant to guide how congressional committees address AI in forthcoming bills. In response to the newly shared guidance, Demand Progress Director of Corporate Power Emily Peterson-Cassin issued the … Continued