Militarized Funding in Biden Budget Totals Well Over $1 Trillion (and it will grow)
Unless the administration changes its approach, these wars will continue to deprive us of the security we actually need.
The Senate’s Failed War and Border Deal is Not Security
Security for all means honoring legal immigration, creating paths to citizenship, and it means ending and preventing wars.
The End of Europe
Trump allies are plotting to take over the European Union.
What’s Going to Happen to Taiwan?
After the invasions of Ukraine and Gaza, do borders still mean anything to powerful countries?
Budget Deal Ensures Bombs Will Keep Dropping While Fewer Human Needs Are Met
All of that military funding comes at the direct cost of funding social programs and climate programs.
Rescuing Realpolitik from Henry Kissinger
Kissinger is gone. Let’s put to rest his toxic legacy as well by purging geopolitics of his antiquated notions of amorality.
Congress Divided on Funding Wars
But it’s also united on a false linkage between Russia and Hamas.
Israel, Ukraine, the Border: What’s in Biden’s $105 Billion Military Bill
The package includes $7.2 billion for direct military financing to Ukraine ($1.7 billion), Israel ($3.5 billion), and the Indo-Pacific ($2 billion).
Cluster Bombs Are as Outdated as War
The White House’s decision to transfer the bombs to Ukraine both escalates the already horrific war and legitimizes a weapon that has no place in our world.
Korean Armistice, Ukrainian Ceasefire
Pity the country that has no armistice, but pity the country that needs an armistice.
Peace in Their Time
Peace activists should be clamoring for a peace on Ukrainian terms. Since Ukraine is the victim in this conflict, it should ideally decide the timing and the parameters of any peace deal.
A Tale of Two Missions
African leaders visited Russia and Ukraine. The U.S. secretary of state visited China. Is détente making a comeback?
How Russia’s War in Ukraine Threatens the Planet
The war has cost lives and destroyed the Ukrainian economy. But it has also been a major environmental hazard.
Phyllis Bennis on Democracy Now Discussing the War in Ukraine and Israel’s Recent Attacks on Gaza
Phyllis Bennis spoke to Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! on May 9, 2023 about the United States’ role in Ukraine’s counter-offensive, and Israel’s recent attacks on Gaza
REPORT: Sending Arms or Twisting Arms: The U.S. Role in the Ukraine War
This backgrounder explores the causes of the war in Ukraine and the actions of different actors in the conflict to date.