Libya War Is No Pentagon Lifeline
Let’s shrink our military footprint.
Diagnosing a Military-Industrial Complex
What’s wrong with me, Doc?
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.
Global Day of Action on Military Spending: April 12
Actions will include a protest in front of the White House at noon.
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.
No More Deals with Unscrupulous Government Contractors
The top 100 federal contractors have racked up more than $20 billion in fines, penalties, and restitution in hundreds of instances of fraud and other kinds of misbehavior since 1995.
The Government’s Nuclear Millstone
There’s no transforming our energy future without completely overhauling the Energy Department.
The Road to Budget Sanity
Cutting military spending would make us leaner and meaner; stronger, not weaker.
Scapegoating Social Spending
Congress is about to slaughter social spending but leave a lot of sacred cows alone.
A Military Budget on the Wrong Side of History
We should support the Egyptian miracle by cutting military aid and shifting it to support what will actually help Egyptians improve their standard of living.
Egypt and Reversing the Dominoes of Domination
Let’s invest in diplomacy again by expanding the Peace Corps and making it more inclusive.
Military Industrial Humor
What we call “defense” is pretty funny.
Military Spending Cuts: Depends on what the Meaning of ‘On the Table’ Is
Let’s define budget cuts as spending less next year than this year. Nothing else should qualify.
Hill Briefing: How Would You Spend $1 Trillion?
At this congressional briefing and screening view two four-minute compelling videos which chronicle how the filmmakers – and the people they interview – would spend the more than $1 trillion already spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The filmmakers will also offer brief introductions to their work and to life in their communities.
SOTU: Really, Mr. President?
The Iraq War isn’t wrapping up, the Afghanistan War is failing, and we can’t afford either one. If we are ever going to find 15 million jobs, we need to end the wars and cut military spending.