Demand an End to US Support for the War in Yemen

Demand an End to US Support for the War in Yemen

Demand an End to US Support for the War in Yemen

You can also spread the word about a historic nationwide prison strike and attend a protest to demand the Senate reject Brett Kavanaugh.

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This week’s Take Action Now focuses on the war in Yemen, a nationwide prison strike, and protests to stop Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.

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NO TIME TO SPARE?

Earlier this month, 40 boys ranging in age from 6 to 11 were killed in Yemen when a US-made bomb was dropped on their school bus. The war in Yemen has resulted in at least 10,000 civilians killed, 8 million brought to the brink of starvation, and the largest cholera outbreak in modern history, yet the United States continues to provide support to the Saudi Arabia-led coalition responsible for much of this catastrophe. Senator Chris Murphy has introduced an amendment to the 2019 defense spending bill that would effectively cut off this aid. Use Win Without War’s tool to call your senators today and ask that they support Senator Murphy’s much-needed amendment.

GOT SOME TIME?

Prisoners across the country are sitting-in, refusing to work or eat, or otherwise resisting today on the first day of what could be the largest prison strike in US history. The strike comes after seven inmates were killed in riots in South Carolina in April, casualties that inmates say came about because of overcrowding, brutal conditions, and guards that failed to intervene. It also comes after revelations that California prisoners were fighting the state’s wildfires drew attention to the hundreds of thousands of prisoners across the country working for states or corporations for mere pennies an hour. Read about the strike and the prisoners’ demands, keep up-to-date using the hashtags #August21 and #PrisonStrike, then share with your networks or call your representatives to voice your support.

READY TO DIG IN?

The Senate will begin holding hearings on Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court in just two weeks—and we need all hands on deck if we’re going to stop his confirmation. This Sunday, August 26, join a Unite for Justice action near you to demand that the Senate reject Brett Kavanaugh.

We cannot back down

We now confront a second Trump presidency.

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Armed with a remarkable 160 years of bold, independent journalism, our mandate today remains the same as when abolitionists first founded The Nation—to uphold the principles of democracy and freedom, serve as a beacon through the darkest days of resistance, and to envision and struggle for a brighter future.

The day is dark, the forces arrayed are tenacious, but as the late Nation editorial board member Toni Morrison wrote “No! This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.”

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Onwards,

Katrina vanden Heuvel
Editorial Director and Publisher, The Nation

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