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FACT SHEET: No National Security without Climate Security

How Washington’s climate spending compares to its investments in the military.

Robert Alvarez

Few public scholars in history have done more either “inside” or “outside” than our nuclear policy expert, Robert “Bob” Alvarez. Read some of his memoirs about his work.

How the U.S. Transportation System Fuels Inequality

Basav Sen

Transportation policies prioritizing private vehicle use leave the poor and people of color behind.

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Fact Sheet: A Moral Budget Versus a War Budget

Build Back Better and the National Defense Authorization Act represent diametrically opposed views of how to address the challenges of our time: a moral budget vs a war budget. Congress: Which side are you on?

Fact Sheet: Congressional Progressive Caucus Priorities

The Congressional Progressive Caucus has released a bold agenda for 2021. This fact sheet analyzes the implications of these priorities for the American people.

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Reimagining School Safety Resolution Toolkit

Karen Dolan, Uma Nagarajan-Swenson, Cecelia Scheuer

Real school safety means divesting from school resource officers and investing in restorative practices, social development, health, and counseling.

Fact Sheet: Defund Militarism in the United States

Poor People’s Campaign State Fact Sheets

2020 Candidates on Poverty, Climate, and Military Spending

2020 candidates were asked about their plans to address poverty, racism, militarism, and ecological devastation. Here’s what they said.

Tax Day 2019: Where Your Personal Income Taxes Were Spent in 2018

Lindsay Koshgarian, Ashik Siddique

How Enriching the 1% Widens the Racial Wealth Divide

What Did Ilhan Omar Say?

Several members of Congress have weighed in on comments made by Rep. Ilhan Omar. The problem is, in their outrage, they were misrepresenting what she said. We’ve got the transcript.

Sanctuary Cities Toolkit

Organizing for Sanctuary and Immigrant & Refugee Rights Through an Anti-War Lens

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Help Spread the Word: #RacialWealthGap

Chuck Collins, Dedrick Asante-Muhammad, Josh Hoxie, Emanuel Nieves

Help us spread the word about our latest report, “The Ever-Growing Gap: Without Change, African-American and Latino Families Won’t Match White Wealth for Centuries”

FAQs: The Green Climate Fund

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An easy-to-understand “user’s guide” to the Green Climate Fund – the first international fund under the United Nations established to support countries in the global South build clean energy, climate resilient economies.