Lindsay Koshgarian - OtherWords
Even with U.S. health premiums set to double, senators gave essential health funds as a bonus to the $1 trillion Pentagon.
Nick Turse - The Intercept
Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
Alliyah Lusuegro - OtherWords
Amid a wave of attacks on migrants, 80 percent of Americans now say immigration is good for this country — a record high.
Sarah Lazare and Lindsay Koshgarian - In These Times
As federal agents kill and use extreme force in Chicago, their budget surges.
Hanna Homestead - OtherWords
Deploying the National Guard against D.C.’s unhoused population costs four times more than simply housing them. And that’s true across the country.
Nick Turse - The Intercept
An analysis conducted for The Intercept found that the militarization of D.C. could end up costing hundreds of millions.
Sarah Anderson, Lindsay Koshgarian - OtherWords
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” represents the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich since chattel slavery.
Dharna Noor - The Guardian
Among other concerns, the US military parade will produce as much pollution as created to heat 300 homes for a year.
Lindsay Koshgarian - Newsweek
President Donald Trump wants to spend tens of millions on a military parade that happens to be on his birthday. At the same time, he's pushing cuts to food stamps, Medicaid, child labor enforcement, and more.
Lindsay Koshgarian - OtherWords
President Trump’s “big brutal bill” slashes SNAP and Medicaid to enrich private prison and military contractor CEOs.