Paul Shannon

Paul Shannon is Program Associate of the Peace & Economic Security Program of the American Friends Service Committee, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II is seen during the Poor Peoples Moral Action Congress forum for presidential candidates at Trinity Washington University on Monday, June 17, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Views
Friday, March 19, 2021
Poor Peoples Campaign's "Moral Budget" Offers Guide to New Budget Priorities
At the end of a year we will never forget, it is time to take a hard look at the budget priorities we will fund with the taxes we pay on April 15. The Pandemic is acting like a searchlight, shining a light on matters of life and death that we must address with our federal budgets. It has shown us...
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Sunday, December 06, 2015
War and Fortress America: Dangerous Answers
We are staggered by the brutal murders in San Bernardino. We’re amazed and depressed that in its immediate aftermath Congressional Republicans voted against the banning of weapons sales to potential terrorists. And we worry that racist and xenophobic pressures to keep war refugees from our shores,...
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