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Don't Give the Pentagon $1 Trillion

Blog - /blog/2025/12/10/dont-give-pentagon-1-trillion/

- ...military spending on top of the $156 billion approved by Congress earlier this year.

Senate Chooses $32 Billion For Pentagon Over Healthcare

Blog - /blog/2025/11/17/senate-chooses-32-billion-pentagon-over-healthcare/

- In the midst of the shutdown, Senators were still busy. They approved a $32 billion increase for the Pentagon on a bipartisan basis, approving the increase by a vote of 77-20 as part of a la...

The More Americans See of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown, The Less They Like It

Blog - /blog/2025/10/24/more-americans-see-trumps-immigration-crackdown-less-they-it/

- Amid a wave of attacks on migrants, 80 percent of Americans now say immigration is good for this country — a record high.

Bringing Demilitarization into Climate Justice: Reflections on 2025 Climate Reparations Camp

Blog - /blog/2025/09/09/demilitarization-climate-justice-2025-climate-reparations-camp/

- In climate reparations camp, we learned what the U.S. owes to the world for its contribution to the climate crisis - $446 billion per year by 2035.

Want Government Efficiency? Restore Medicaid - and Audit the Pentagon

Blog - /blog/2025/07/18/want-government-efficiency-restore-medicaid-and-audit-pentagon/

- The Republicans in Congress have used a charade of government efficiency to justify funding reductions in these anti-poverty and anti-hunger programs.

5 Ways the Trump Administration Is Militarizing Our Immigration System

Blog - /blog/2025/07/16/5-ways-trump-administration-militarizing-our-immigration-system/

- ...military to help do all of it. 

GOP Budget Will Cause Human Suffering On a Massive Scale

Blog - /blog/2025/07/03/gop-budget-will-cause-human-suffering-massive-scale/

- It doesn’t have to be this way. Alternative investments that build a more secure and equitable society for everyone are necessary and possible.

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/

- Militarism is deeply intertwined in pop culture, spanning media formats of TV, movies, sports, games, and toys.

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. 

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/

- Today, President Trump revealed the broad strokes 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/

- March 5, 2025, on Christians’ Ash Wednesday, hundreds of leaders from various faiths gathered in Washington D.C. to condemn Republican proposed budget plans that would make devastating...

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/

- A long and hard fought win 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.  

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.  

Shut Them Down! Closing Military Bases is Long Overdue

Blog - /blog/2025/02/27/shut-them-down-closing-military-bases-long-overdue/

- ...military bases are wasteful, harmful, and expensive - and resistance to them is justified. On February 23, 2025, people gathered for an international day of action to call for the closure of mili...

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...

Detaining and Deporting Immigrants Is All Wrong. Immigrants Are Here to Stay.

Blog - /blog/2025/02/11/detaining-and-deporting-immigrants-all-wrong-immigrants-are-here-stay/

- People all over are showing up in defense for our immigrant communities. We're fighting back against Trump's most blatant hate agenda and everyone else who is giving him a helping hand.

Leave Federal Workers Alone. Cut Pentagon Contracts Instead.

Blog - /blog/2025/02/10/leave-federal-workers-alone-cut-pentagon-contracts-instead/

- In recent days, President Trump has promised that Musk would soon turn to the Pentagon. But if saving money were really the goal, the Pentagon’s contracts, worth $414 billion in FY 202...

Wanna Make America Healthy? Cut Military Spending

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

- ...military.

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/

- We’ve supported the ongoing fight for a federal budget that prioritizes people and the planet over power and profit. Next year and onward, we'll continue the fight.