“We can make cuts to the military budget without compromising our national security. The Unified Security Budget shows how to cut Pentagon spending to the levels required by sequestration, but still invest in programs that strengthen national security.” – Miriam Pemberton, Institute for Policy Studies
We can save $440 billion over a 10-year period without compromising national security.
Narrows Funding Gap Between Offense and Prevention to Strengthen Security, Reduce Deficit, Create Jobs
A shocking IPS report about the U.S. government’s mismanagement of a dangerous bomb-grade nuclear material that they now want to bury straight into the ground.
Dick Cheney and House Republicans claim military spending cuts will hurt the country, but most of the pain will be in military contractors’ pockets.
Experts skeptical about aerospace industry study on military spending and jobs. “Defense contractors are notoriously bad jobs creators,” said IPS Research Fellow Miriam Pemberton.
The Honduran military not only ousted a president. It has militarized society by elbowing aside the police.
Silence on the part of veterans is often a symptom of “moral injury.”
A detailed analysis of the actions and impact of sections relating to nuclear weapons in the National Defense Authorization Act for 2013.
“The President followed his bold action in defying Congress to get his consumer protection bureau going by announcing a new military strategy that is timid in the extreme,” said Pemberton.
If the military maintains a strong commitment to clean energy, it can play a unique role in the development of reduced carbon emissions sources.
The struggle over Jeju Island in South Korea is heating up, with civil society activists standing up against a powerful military.
The U.S. is embarking on a military sea change that will replace massive deployments, like Iraq and Afghanistan, with stealthy night raids, secret assassinations, and death-dealing drones.
Whistleblowers have unearthed the widespread use of Agent Orange by the U.S. military in Korea.
The wave of democratic movements in North Africa and the Middle East has swept away some persistent illusions about the Arab world.