National Priorities Project

Instead of funneling hundreds of billions of dollars each year into militarism, we can invest in the infrastructure of care we need to keep each other safe.

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.

Until we address the Pentagon’s revolving door, private corporate interests are always going to be put ahead of public well-being and care.

Military recruiters deliberately exploit the financial and social insecurities of teenagers to enlist more soldiers.

The US should prioritize humanitarian aid over military aid. The former makes for a safer future for all, while the latter makes the world more volatile.

The pandemic has exposed the inadequacies of America’s healthcare system. For proof, look no further than its failure to protect its citizens from COVID-19.

The major challenges flaring up today demand strong public investment in community well-being and resilient infrastructure, not more militarization.

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.

Why are we spending billions on a system set up only to amplify harm, especially in the context of a global public health crisis?

This is a dress rehearsal for the climate crisis, and right now we’re failing.

Instead of greenwashing the military, let’s close unneeded domestic and overseas bases, end all U.S. wars, and cut weapons manufacturing.

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.

In the face of another global financial crisis, the coronavirus stimulus is an opportunity to finally reorient our economy to serve people over profits.

As the coronavirus crisis morphs into a full-on global pandemic, the sorry state of the United States’ social safety net is fully exposed.

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

As fears of a coronavirus pandemic grow, the exact agencies best suited to protect Americans from disease outbreaks are starving for funds.

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.