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Americans Overwhelmingly Support Cutting The Pentagon To Support Our Real Needs: 07/20/2020

Lindsay Koshgarian - Common Dreams

A 10 percent cut to the Pentagon could come from a multitude of places, including: ending our never-ending wars in the Middle East, reducing our reliance on nuclear weapons, and turning off the spigot to arms contractors.


America Needs A Transformative Foreign Policy: 07/14/2020

William Hartung - Forbes

“Going bold” on the creation of a an alternative approach to defense is both good policy and good politics. The public is ready for real change, not just incremental steps. If political office holders don’t seize this moment, we can expect a continuing decline in the safety, security, and prosperity of ...


The Beginning Of The End For Ever-Rising Pentagon Budgets: 07/14/2020

Katrina vanden Heuvel - The Washington Post

The Pentagon is not likely to escape the growing imperative of change. And thanks to amendments to this year's NDAA, including demands for a 10 percent cut to the military budget, legislators won’t be able to hide what side of history they are on.


Cut The Pentagon 10 Percent, Invest In Public Health: 07/14/2020

Lindsay Koshgarian - OtherWords

Tanks and ships can’t save us from our greatest dangers, so let’s pay for the things that can.


Defund The Pentagon, Too: 07/08/2020

William Hartung - The Nation

Any effort to reduce police spending and focus on social programs should include massive cuts to the Pentagon’s bloated budget.


Democrats, Be Bold On National Security: 07/07/2020

Joe Cirincione & Erica Fein - Defense One

Even before the pandemic, it was clear that more money didn’t mean more real security.


Representative Barbara Lee: ‘Defund The Pentagon Budget’: 07/02/2020

John Nichols - The Nation

The California representative is calling for reallocation from military budgets to meet human needs. And she’s got allies like Bernie Sanders.


Taking A Cleaver To The Pentagon Budget: 07/01/2020

Jonathan Tasini - Working Life Podcast

Ashik Siddique, research analyst at the National Priorities Project, talks about where the Pentagon could be cut—and how the slashing could go far, far deeper.


Rethinking The Military Budget Amid The Coronavirus Crisis: 06/30/2020

Savannah Wooten - The National Interest

The U.S. government’s refusal to prepare for the coronavirus is exposing the sham of American “exceptionalism” in real-time.


Defunding The Police Means Defunding The Pentagon, Too.: 06/28/2020

Meg Gio - Medium

US war profiteering is taking taxpayer dollars away from critical domestic social services.