Dwight Was Right: Congress Must Say No to Military Contractors
The world Eisenhower warned about has materialized. We need more members of Congress to stand up to the arms industry and fight for social investments instead.
Financing Medicare for All Isn’t All That Complicated
Paying for Medicare for All without raising taxes is possible if we commit to slashing military spending and Pentagon waste.
We Have The Money For A Green New Deal. We Just Waste It On Useless Wars.
For just over 10 percent of a single year’s military spending, we could build enough green electricity for every household in the country.
Just 11 percent of the Military Budget Could Fund Renewable Energy for Every US Home
Youth are demanding a Green New Deal and a sustainable economy. We can start by drastically reducing military spending and shifting defense funds toward renewable energy.
The U.S. Spends More on Its Military Than 144 Countries Combined
The numbers are stark increases from last year’s differences.
We Need These Amendments to the 2020 NDAA
While we debate the enormous Pentagon budget, let’s also keep an eye on these four critical amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act.
Something We Can Agree On: Close Some Overseas Bases
A group of national security experts from left, right, and center says cutting some of America’s 800 far-flung outposts will save money and make us safer.
The $717 Billion Defense Bill That Just Breezed Through the Senate Should Be a National Scandal
Democrats and Republicans rubber-stamped a severely bloated war budget.
Plan to Cut Pentagon Waste Eliminates an Office Designed to Do Just That
Rather than returning the savings to the taxpayers, the plan means to plow those savings back into the Pentagon budget.
The Pentagon Can’t Keep Track of the Billions it Already Gets
For years, it has been the only federal agency that can’t pass an audit.
The Little Agency That Could Have Tamed the Military-Industrial Complex
The Pentagon’s Office of Economic Adjustment mostly missed its chance to wean communities off America’s dependence on defense economics.
VIDEO: Trump’s Proposed Military Budget Could Send 1 Million Kids to College — for Free
There’s a huge opportunity cost to America’s enormous military budget.
Climate Change is a Bigger Threat Than Any Military — Our Budget Should Reflect That
Facing financial ruin and the ruins of South Texas, some hawks want to throw more money at the military. That’s ludicrous.
Building a New Movement Against Militarism
As Dr. King noted 50 years ago, you can’t fight militarism unless you also fight racism and materialism.
Talk on Demilitarizing the Economy
Miriam Pemberton, Associate Fellow at the Instutite for Policy Studies, will examine how the U.S. militarized economy was created, where we are now, and how to change course.