
The U.S. Unveils Its New Bomber, But the Real Future is Next Door
The future of manufacturing lies in building infrastructure that runs on clean energy and transport, not weapons development.
The future of manufacturing lies in building infrastructure that runs on clean energy and transport, not weapons development.
This tax season, I’d rather fund green jobs and disease control than jets that spontaneously combust. Wouldn’t you?
Our tax dollars don’t have to be feeding executive-suite greed and grasping.
Democrats are slashing the Build Back Better bill from $3.5 trillion to $1.75 trillion over ten years. Meanwhile, Pentagon contractors have received $3.4 trillion over the past decade.
If Congress doesn’t crack down on military contractor pay, the White House should.
More Afghan-like tragedies will be inevitable until we squeeze the personal profit out of prepping for war.
Until we address the Pentagon’s revolving door, private corporate interests are always going to be put ahead of public well-being and care.
Some 8,000 U.S. contractors have died abroad since 9/11, compared to 7,000 U.S. troops.
As long as the top executives of our privatized war economy can reap unlimited rewards, the profit motive for war in Iran, or anywhere, will persist.
The Trump tax plan will likely lead to a corporate income tax cut of $135 billion in 2018 alone.
This year, average taxpayers paid twice as much to corporate military contractors than to caring for all veterans combined.
The billionaires who backed Trump are making out a lot better than Putin.
Sanders would find plenty to get rid of in America’s bloated defense budget.
As funding for military contracts shrinks, major defense contractors have started to edge their way into the business of implementing health care reform.
Even House Republicans can’t stomach spending $17,000 on a helicopter drip pan.