AJ Vicens - Mother Jones
The war on terror has fueled 20 years of massive military and other spending.
Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
"Our $21 trillion investment in militarism has cost far more than dollars."
Amy Goodman - Democracy Now
Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, says Biden’s speech was honest about the costs of war and the need to get out, but she says it’s “clearly not true” that the U.S. is winding down the war on terror.
Jaisal Noor - The Real News Network
The $21 trillion the US spent on foreign wars and domestic militarization since 9/11 could cover the cost of eliminating student debt, the Green New Deal, vaccines for the Global South, and much more, says Lindsay Koshgarian of the National Priorities Project.
Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
"They want billions more for war even as we withdraw from Afghanistan. We have to stop this amendment."
Eric Galatas - Public News Service
Less than a decade remains to avoid potentially catastrophic impacts of a warming planet, according to the latest report from the world's top scientists.
Eric Galatas - Nebraska News Service
The Pentagon has known for years that climate change poses one of the greatest threats to national security, yet over the past two decades Americans have seen $6.4 trillion of their tax dollars funneled into foreign wars.
Sam Pizzigati - OtherWords
Military spending, Lindsay Koshgarian of the IPS National Priorities Project points out, currently "takes up more than half of the discretionary federal budget each year," and over half that spending goes to military contractors -- who use that largesse to lobby for more war spending.
Jake Johnson - Common Dreams
"We've spent billions on war. Now, let's spend to bring Afghans to safety."
Lorah Steichen - In These Times
Bipartisan saber rattling and spiraling Pentagon budgets threaten to undermine global climate action just when we need it most.
