Courageous Students—and You—Should Aim Demands for Peace at Congress This Summer

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Courageous Students—and You—Should Aim Demands for Peace at Congress This Summer
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Ralph Nader is a consumer advocate and the author of 'The Seventeen Solutions: Bold Ideas for Our American Future' (2012). His new book is, 'Wrecking America: How Trump's Lies and Lawbreaking Betray All' (2020, co-authored with Mark Green).

At many college campuses, students are protesting in opposition to the Biden Administration’s unconditional backing, with weapons and diplomatic cover, of Netanyahu’s continuing serial war crimes slaughtering tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians in Gaza , most of them children and women. Hundreds of faculty members are defending these valiant youngsters and criticizing excessively harsh crackdowns by failed University presidents who are calling in outside police.

Our government is fueling an Empire producing disasters that are conducted in the name of the powerless American people, whose sovereign powers under our Constitution are delegated to Congress and the Executive Branch. The abuse of this power starts with Congress.Nothing can compare to face-to-face meetings with the lawmakers. Letters, phone calls, and emails rarely can be relied on to reach them directly – that is if you are not a big campaign contributor.

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