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Ten Things We Could Fund Instead of a Military Parade

Blog - /blog/2025/06/09/ten-things-we-could-fund-instead-military-parade/

- Here are ten programs President Trump has cut (or threatened to cut) that we could save for about $45 million or less.trill

A Brief Introduction to the Ties Between Militarism and Pop Culture

Blog - /blog/2025/06/02/brief-introduction-ties-militarism-and-pop-culture/

- ...of TV, movies, sports, games, and toys.

President's 2026 Budget is a Bonanza for Weapons and Prison Contractors

Blog - /blog/2025/05/02/presidents-2026-budget-bonanza-weapons-and-prison-contractors/

- ...of his budget request to Congress for 2026. This request does not meet the nation’s needs. 

‘Budgets Are Moral Documents’: Hundreds of Faith Leaders Condemn Republican Spending Proposals

Blog - /blog/2025/04/07/budgets-are-moral-documents-hundreds-faith-leaders-condemn-republican-spending-proposals/

- ...of leaders from various faiths gathered in Washington D.C. to condemn Republican proposed budget plans that would make devastating cuts to social programs and provide up to $346 billion...

Justice Prevails: A Grassroots Victory in the Fight against Nuclear Weapons Proliferation

Blog - /blog/2025/03/12/justice-prevails-grassroots-victory-fight-against-nuclear-weapons-proliferation/

- ...offers us a pivotal moment to advocate and mobilize for the fulfillment of human needs and protection of all life - over the expansion of nuclear arms production.  

If Pentagon contracts were a federal agency, they would be the biggest federal agency

Blog - /blog/2025/02/12/if-pentagon-contracts-were-federal-agency-they-would-be-biggest-federal-agency/

- ...of DOGE destroyers on agencies from USAID to the Department of Education - both of which are puny compared to Pentagon contracts. 

Wanna Make America Healthy? Cut Military Spending

Blog - /blog/2025/01/29/wanna-make-america-healthy-cut-military-spending/

- ...of Americans they would be making larger investments in expanding food security and healthcare programs– not the military.

Organizing and Mutual Aid are the Answers to a “Peace” Climate Summit that Was Anything But

Blog - /blog/2024/12/09/organizing-and-mutual-aid-are-answers-peace-climate-summit-was-anything/

- ...ward. 

Take 7: The Pentagon Fails Another Audit

Blog - /blog/2024/11/25/take-7-pentagon-fails-another-audit/

- With big publicity around efforts to cut government spending, we’ll find out whether the incoming administration and Congress are willing to hold the Pentagon accountable. 

A New ‘Nuclear Era’– The Same Negligent Spending

Blog - /blog/2024/10/02/new-nuclear-era-same-negligent-spending/

- ...costly endeavor, straining an already military-heavy federal budget– for something we don’t need or want.  

The Costs of U.S. Militarization in the Philippines: Abuse of People and the Planet

Blog - /blog/2024/09/05/costs-us-militarization-philippines-abuse-people-and-planet/

- ...of hand in fueling wars abroad–even the ones that haven’t begun.

Defund the JSF Program, Refund Our Communities!

Blog - /blog/2024/07/05/defund-jsf-program-refund-our-communities/

- 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 ...

U.S. Military Spends More than the Next 9 countries in 2023

Blog - /blog/2024/04/30/us-military-spends-more-next-10-countries-2023/

- Globally, 2023 proved to be a record breaking year for military spending. 

Militarized Funding in Biden Budget Totals Well Over $1 Trillion (and it will grow)

Blog - /blog/2024/03/11/militarized-funding-biden-budget-totals-well-over-1-trillion-and-it-will-grow/

- ...ward, this discretionary proposal won’t provide security we need, in terms of costs of living, quality of life, climate change, or securing peace.

The Cost of the Holiday Season: Increasing Funds for Border Enforcement Will Separate Families and Take Away From Human Needs

Blog - /blog/2023/12/06/cost-holiday-season-increasing-border-enforcement-separate-families-take-away-human-needs/

- ...of what extra funds to border enforcement - part of a foreign aid package in the Senate - will do for immigrant communities.

On Veterans Day, Let’s Care for Veterans and Our Communities

Blog - /blog/2023/11/09/veterans-day-lets-care-veterans-and-our-communities/

- ...often come up short, the U.S. has a good thing in its veterans’ programs. Veterans deserve this level of care and dignity - in fact, we all do. 

Breaking Down Your Tax Bill

Blog - /blog/2023/04/19/breaking-down-your-tax-bill/

- Our tax dollars should make life better, not go to waste. But the average taxpayer had to shell out over $1,000 for military contractors alone last year.

20 Years On, What Did the Iraq War Truly Cost?

Blog - /blog/2023/03/23/20-years-what-did-iraq-war-truly-cost/

- ...war claimed more than lives and treasure — it claimed a future’s worth of lost opportunities. Now, younger generations are demanding them back.

Pentagon increases in 2022 could almost fund Build Back Better

Blog - /blog/2022/06/24/pentagon-increases-2022-could-almost-fund-build-back-better/

- ...of issues fought to fund the president's signature plan, which included major new invvestments in clean energy, child care and preschool, health care, and financial help for struggling families. It ul...

Will the U.S. Stoke War in Ukraine While the World Burns?

Blog - /blog/2022/01/31/will-us-stoke-war-ukraine-while-world-burns/

- ...of other dire problems are being relegated to lower priority status in the meantime. It’s time for the U.S. to evolve - to look for diplomatic solutions, and start to address all of the world&rs...