accuracy.org

Board of Directors:

Beth Schulman, President, is the Senior Strategist for Institutional Advancement at Public Campaign’s Every Voice Center. For over three decades, she has helped develop and nurture progressive policy and media organizations.

Pia Gallegos is a trial lawyer representing plaintiffs in discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, whistleblower and overtime class action cases. She also represents activist organizations in not-for-profit and issue advocacy law.

Robert McChesney, Presente! is the author of six books on media and politics, Professor of Communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, host of the weekly talk show, Media Matters, on WILL-AM radio, and cofounder of the media reform organization Free Press.

Deborah Toler, a former Senior Research Analyst at the Institute for Food and Development Policy (Food First), has worked in Africa and has written extensively about international trade and development issues.

Matthew Hoh is a disabled Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War and former Afghan War State Department Officer. In 2009, after being appointed to the Foreign Service, Hoh resigned his post in Afghanistan over the Obama administration’s escalation of the Afghan War. He is now an analyst and commentator on foreign and military policy issues as a senior fellow with the Eisenhower Media Network.

  • Protests at Debate

    Melkonian is director of the Long Island Alliance. Beck and Rappazzo are students at Hofstra University. They are participating in protests and other events this afternoon and evening, stressing the importance of peace issues.

  • A Push for Closure of “War on Terror” Air Force Hub – Interviews Available

    While U.S. activists will present the petition at the Pentagon, it will also be presented in Berlin by German activists along with two American veterans of the “war on terror.” They are Cian Westmoreland, a former Air Force technician who worked on the drone program in Afghanistan, and Matthew Hoh, a former Marine who was…

  • “Debates” — or “Televised Joint Appearances”?

    “While no Memorandum of Understanding has been made public this year, a leaked 2012 MOU between the Obama and Romney campaigns outlined: ‘The moderator will not ask follow-up questions or comment on … questions asked by the audience or the answers of the candidates.'”

  • Torture Whistleblower Awardee Blasts Election Direction

    “John displayed both courage and integrity in speaking the truth to the American public about U.S. government-sponsored torture, no matter how inconvenient and costly the truth may have been.”

  • As Clinton and Trump Hail Militarism, A Peace Conference Gathers

  • Obama at UN, in Time of Perpetual War, a No War Conference

    “The requested funds will enable the U.S. ‘defense’ establishment to expand purchases of ammunition, fuel, equipment, and combat vehicles. It will also enable the DOD to allocate money to airfields, training centers, and ranges, as well as finance at least ’28 joint and multi-national exercises which annually train more than 18,000 U.S. personnel alongside 45,000…

  • 9/11 Widow: Obama Stance on Terrorism Act “Appalling”

    “Moreover, given the events that have transpired in NY/NJ in the past two days — we find the President’s continued opposition to JASTA [Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act] downright dangerous and disturbing. The fact that President Obama has held onto JASTA and not delivered his veto — thereby delaying the override vote — can…

  • U.S. Violation of Syrian Ceasefire Prompts Emergency UN Meeting

    Foreign correspondent and book author Erlich said today: “The U.S. bombed Syrian government soldiers and a Syrian military base, with estimates off 62-90 dead and over 100 wounded. The U.S. says the attack was accidental.

  • Missing the Wells Fargo Story: Employees and Customers Blew Whistle, Were Ignored

    The hard work was done by the customers, by the employees, and by Los Angeles county, that brought the suit in 2015, building on these whistle– blowers. You see almost no credit for that, in the coverage. Instead these federal agencies held absolutely not a single individual accountable, there were no admissions, there were absolutely…

  • Farmers Union Condemns Bayer/Monsanto Deal

    “For the last several days our family farm and ranch members have been on Capitol Hill asking members of Congress to conduct hearings to review the staggering amount of pending merger deals in agriculture today. We will continue to express concern that these megadeals are being made to benefit the corporate boardrooms at the expense…

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