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Seven Things We Could Do If We Cut the Pentagon by $100 Billion

Seven Things We Could Do If We Cut the Pentagon by $100 Billion

Feb 21, 2023

We could fund programs that meet real human needs for basics like housing, food, education, and child care.

While the Nation Reels, the Pentagon Budget Keeps Ramping Up Nuclear Weapons

While the Nation Reels, the Pentagon Budget Keeps Ramping Up Nuclear Weapons

Jul 6, 2022

With a full vote for this year’s NDAA expected in July, it is not too late to turn the tide. It is time to say no to nuclear weapons.

U.S. Militarism Is a Cause of Tension in Eastern Europe, Not a Solution

U.S. Militarism Is a Cause of Tension in Eastern Europe, Not a Solution

Feb 3, 2022

U.S. actions are raising tensions with Russia rather than resolving them.

Will the U.S. Stoke War in Ukraine While the World Burns?

Will the U.S. Stoke War in Ukraine While the World Burns?

Jan 31, 2022

While the U.S. sends quick weapons shipments and maneuvers troops, other urgent problems go unsolved.

U.S. Military Contracts Totaled $3.4 Trillion Over 10 Years

U.S. Military Contracts Totaled $3.4 Trillion Over 10 Years

Oct 28, 2021

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.

Taxpayers are Subsidizing Soaring CEO Pay at Pentagon Contractors

Taxpayers are Subsidizing Soaring CEO Pay at Pentagon Contractors

Sep 22, 2021

If Congress doesn’t crack down on military contractor pay, the White House should.

COVID Shrank the Global Economy, but U.S. Military Spending is Still More Than the Next 11 Countries Combined

COVID Shrank the Global Economy, but U.S. Military Spending is Still More Than the Next 11 Countries Combined

Apr 28, 2021

The U.S. accounts for 39 percent of global military spending. That’s more than the next eleven countries combined.

Biden Is Thinking Big on Jobs. On the Pentagon, He Should Think Smaller.

Biden Is Thinking Big on Jobs. On the Pentagon, He Should Think Smaller.

Apr 21, 2021

An increase in the military budget won’t make us safer or more prosperous.

Biden’s Pentagon is Still Trump’s Pentagon

Biden’s Pentagon is Still Trump’s Pentagon

Apr 16, 2021

Biden’s recent Pentagon budget proposal would increase Pentagon and war spending from $740 billion in FY2021 to $753 billion in FY2022.

The Real Meaning of ‘Collateral Damage’

The Real Meaning of ‘Collateral Damage’

Oct 5, 2015

U.S. bombs hit a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan, leaving at least 22 dead.

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