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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

New Mexico’s National Guard Initiative Highlights the Nation’s Skewed Priorities

Blog - /blog/2025/05/12/new-mexicos-national-guard-initiative-highlights-nations-skewed-priorities/

- On April 8, 2025, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham authorized the deployment of 60 to 70 members of the National Guard to the city of Albuquerque. 

Watch what Trump does (not what he says)

Blog - /blog/2025/03/04/watch-what-trump-does-not-what-he-says/

- Tonight President Trump will address Congress, and who knows what he’ll say. But it’s easy to get too swept up in what he says. Instead, watch what he does.  

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/

- If some theoretical well-meaning person or effort were looking for ways to save taxpayer dollars, Pentagon contracts would be the place to start. Musk has set his team of DOGE destroyers on agencies f...

Peace, Justice, and a People-Centered Budget in 2024 and Beyond

Blog - /blog/2024/12/17/peace-justice-and-people-centered-budget-2024-and-beyond/

- ...federal budget that prioritizes people and the planet over power and profit. Next year and onward, we'll continue the fight.

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/

- Militarism and fossil fuel dependency are inextricably linked– yet world leaders ignored this reality when they gathered to hash out global climate goals at the so-called ‘peace&rsquo...

After COP29, Ten Ways to Get Involved for Global Climate Justice

Blog - /blog/2024/11/26/after-cop29-whats-next-international-climate-finance/

- The COP29 climate summit concluded over the weekend with a new global target for international climate finance. The U.S. must rebalance foreign aid priorities to fund life and the well-being of o...

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/

- ...federal budget– for something we don’t need or want.  

This April, Climate and War Are Linked More Than Ever

Blog - /blog/2024/04/22/april-climate-and-war-linked-more-ever/

- It’s Earth Day today, and the U.S. and the world seem determined to ignore the climate crisis and instead invest in war. That’s a huge mistake. 

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/

- ...budgets makes some important strides forward, this discretionary proposal won’t provide security we need, in terms of costs of living, quality of life, climate change, or securing peace.

Pentagon Fails Its Sixth Audit

Blog - /blog/2023/11/21/pentagon-fails-its-sixth-audit/

- There is an entity whose job it is to prevent this sort of abuse: Congress. With each failure at the Pentagon, Congress is failing, too.

Israel, Ukraine, the Border: What's in Biden's $105 Billion Military Bill

Blog - /blog/2023/10/25/israel-ukraine-border-whats-bidens-105-billion-military-bill/

- ...budget that has been working its way through Congress this year. So, how did this thing get so big?

On July Fourth, Let’s Celebrate by Reimagining Immigration Policy

Blog - /blog/2023/07/06/july-fourth-lets-celebrate-reimagining-immigration-policy/

- It’s not too late for President Biden to set a precedent of treating migrants with care, dignity, and respect, and request that Congress cut spending on deportations and detentions.

A Peek into the Poor People's Campaign Moral Poverty Action Congress

Blog - /blog/2023/06/28/peek-poor-people-campaigns-moral-poverty-action-congress/

- Last week, hundreds of people from the Poor People's Campaign assembled in Washington DC to fight against poverty.

Parity, Schmarity: The Budget Deal Gives 56% of the Discretionary Budget to the Military

Blog - /blog/2023/05/31/parity-schmarity-military-big-winner-fy-2024-budget-deal/

- ...budget deal struck by the White House and House Republicans begins what could be a long-term shift in federal spending from domestic programs toward the Pentagon. 

Climate and Militarism Converges at Power Shift 2023

Blog - /blog/2023/04/28/climate-militarism-converges-power-shift-2023/

- Power Shift 2023 makes space for the coming together of ideas and movements, including climate and militarism.

The Biden Budget Does Some Good on Poverty and Fairness. It Could Do More if it Cut the Pentagon.

Blog - /blog/2023/03/27/biden-budget-does-some-good-poverty-and-fairness-it-could-do-more-if-it-cut-pentagon/

- ...budget continues to fund the Pentagon and war at levels that far outpace all federal programs for housing, education, public health, and more.

A Quarter of Biden’s Budget Will Go to Pentagon Contractors

Blog - /blog/2023/03/09/quarter-bidens-budget-will-go-pentagon-contractors/

- ...federal discretionary budget under the president’s proposal would go to the military, fully two-thirds would go to a combination of the military, veterans’ programs, and heavily militarize...

We Won't Trade E-Carceration for Detention: Ending Immigrant Incarceration

Blog - /blog/2022/05/26/no-digital-prisons-or-physical-cages/

- The Biden administration continues to support increased funding for ICE’s e-carceration and surveillance programs — so-called “Alternatives to Detention.” We must def...