Defending Bloated Military Spending
The Pentagon is scrambling to protect its flank in these budget-cutting times.
Resolution against the Machine
One county dared to stand up to the military-industrial complex. The complex has fought back.
Palestine, Israel, and all the Countries the U.S. is at War with after 9/11
September 11 Remembered, U.S. at War Against the World, and the Ongoing Campaign Against Israeli Occupation.
Cut Deficit, Increase Militarization?
The planned cuts to the bloated U.S. military budget in the debt ceiling deal are long overdue, but lawmakers will likely slash civilian U.S. foreign policy instruments before they significantly reduce military spending.
The Defense Industry: The Albatross Hanging From the Neck of America’s Economy
The military-industrial complex is driving America to the poorhouse.
Cut Nine Military Programs, Save $77 Billion
The budget debate opens door for long-needed cuts to military spending.
The World According to Robert Gates
What will be the legacy of Robert Gates: trimming Pentagon bloat or holding the line against deeper cuts?
The End of the Sacred Cow
Over the last decade, military spending has nearly doubled. We have a bold vision about ending waste in the vast military budget, and providing a road map on how to shift security resources more effectively.
New Report Outlines Bold Changes to the Security Budget, as Gates Makes Way for Panetta
As President Obama asks Republicans to cut “sacred cows” from the budget and make security budget cuts, report discusses ways to shift our security resources.
In Afghanistan Speech, Obama Offers Token Troop Withdrawals While Maintaining the “War on Terror” Mindset
President Obama passed up an opportunity to recognize our democracy and respect the views of the vast majority of the American people with regards to the Afghanistan War.
Obama and Gates Disagree to Agree on Military Spending
Tension between President Obama and Secretary of Defense Gates over military spending may have been scripted.
Worshiping the Sacred Pig
Is Pentagon pork, which has been off the table for decades, finally on the budget-cutting menu?
A Day of Action on Military Spending
People in more than 35 countries, as well as Columbus, Dallas, Kansas City and dozens of other cities throughout the United States will participate in the first Global Day of Action on Military Spending. This global action will come one day after the release on April 11 of the 2010 figures for global military expenditures by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. In 2009, the world spent more than $1.5 trillion on the military.
GOP Unveils Radical New Budget Gutting Medicare, Medicaid — Taking from the Poor, Giving to the Rich
From start to finish, this budget is a smoke screen obscuring a dangerous far-right agenda.
The Geopolitics of Stupid
If the death of one man is a tragedy while the death of a million is a statistic then the attack on a single Qur’an is a tragedy while the attack on millions of Muslims is a foreign policy.