Emma Lecavalier

Biden has reversed some high profile Trump policies. One he hasn’t signaled much change on, though, is the vast overreach of the Pentagon.

Millions of people are still unemployed, facing eviction or foreclosure, and scrambling to get enough to eat.

A look at the dangers posed to students by law enforcement and how to invest in real school safety for our nation’s children.

The call to cut military spending should be paired with a demand for the investments that are worth making — and a critique of the wars that aren’t.

To cut 10 percent of the Pentagon budget, let’s end our Middle East wars, reduce reliance on nuclear weapons, and turn off the spigot to arms contractors.

Military spending is at historically high levels, and increasing under Trump. A ten percent cut is an overdue correction to the bloated Pentagon budget.

Tanks and ships can’t save us from our greatest dangers, so let’s pay for the things that can.

In the face of both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, we urgently need to shift from a culture of war to a culture of care.

There are few clearer ways to see an administration’s choices than its budget. Here’s what we found in the president’s.

The president’s 2021 budget aims to cut funding for an already struggling State Department by $1.5 billion, and slash humanitarian aid by nearly 40 percent.

Progressive proposals are always met with affordability questions. Those same questions must be put to conservatives, starting with Trump’s 2021 budget.

Congress won’t pass the president’s 2021 budget proposal as is, but it’s clear Trump wants to boost military spending while divesting from everything else.

Moderators at the Democratic debate asked if Medicare for All would bankrupt the country, but failed to ask about the cost of the last two decades of war.

The military budget for 2021 must involve a tougher negotiation that results in real changes to Pentagon and presidential war powers.

The United States spent over 800 billion dollars on the war in Iraq, while social services and infrastructure crumbled at home.

The military action to kill Iranian Major General Qassim Suleimani was dangerous, illegal and possibly untruthful.

We could easily fund health care for all by ending military boondoggles and fruitless wars. Here’s how.

Cutting military spending would allow policymakers to prioritize programs like Medicare for all that improve the lives of average Americans. Here’s how we get there.

Paying for Medicare for All without raising taxes is possible if we commit to slashing military spending and Pentagon waste.

We’ve identified more than $300 billion in annual military savings alone that we could better invest in priorities like Medicare for All.