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Military & Security
The effort to produce plutonium pits is racking up to be a costly endeavor, straining an already military-heavy federal budget– for something we don’t need or want.
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On the afternoon of March 28, 2024, an F35-B Lightning II fighter jet crashed into a hillside in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The nearly brand-new aircraft, demolished and ablaze, was previously worth roughly $109 million. Like many New Mexicans, the costly damage made me wonder, what else could that money have gone to?
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Military & Security
Globally, 2023 proved to be a record breaking year for military spending.
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Military & Security
Each year Congress gives more than 50% of its discretionary budget to the Pentagon. and one of the most wasteful uses of this money is on contract spending.
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Climate Change
No matter your specific organizational or ideological affiliation, anyone who cares about climate change today ought to understand the critical connections between war, imperialism, and the climate crisis.
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Budget Process
Polls say Americans should love the Build Back Better Act — but most are only hearing talking points about its price tag.
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Budget Process,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
Why is it controversial to spend on social programs but not the Pentagon? Or to subsidize the poor but not the rich?
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
Congress has the resources to invest in our community.
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Military & Security
Pouring more money into endless wars, nuclear weapons, overseas bases, and boondoggle weapons programs won't protect anyone.
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Military & Security
For me, the military wasn’t a way out of poverty. Instead, militarism is why so many of us are poor in the first place.