Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/01/since-911-us-spent-21-trillion-on-militarism/
Sept. 1, 2021 - "Our $21 trillion investment in militarism has cost far more than dollars."
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/01/cost-post-911-security-state-21-trillion/
Sept. 1, 2021 - The war on terror has fueled 20 years of massive military and other spending.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/08/25/lets-take-profit-out-of-war/
Aug. 25, 2021 - ...federal budget each year," and over half that spending goes to military contractors -- who use that largesse to lobby for more war spending.
Analysis - /analysis/2021/national-priorities-project-commends-senate-rejection-50-billion-pentagon-grab/
Aug. 10, 2021 - ...budget resolution to add $50 billion to the Pentagon budget, 46-53. The National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies issued the following statement.
Analysis - /analysis/2021/forever-increasing-pentagon-budget-undermines-american-security/
May 28, 2021 - ...budget proposal rightly calls for major increases in domestic investment. But at the same time, its continued funding increases for the Pentagon undermine the prioritization of real security and human...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/05/22/congress-plans-climate-resiliency-for-military/
May 22, 2021 - Since 2019, Congress has repeatedly held hearings on climate resiliency for bases, but hardly ever talks about schools, public housing, or prisons.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/05/11/biden-budget-billion-israel-military-climate/
May 11, 2021 - A group of anti-war veterans said President Joe Biden's spending priorities indicate that he thinks "preserving apartheid is more important than fighting climate change."
Analysis - /analysis/2021/no-warming-no-war/climate-militarism-migration/
April 22, 2021 - U.S. Militarism brings violence to communities in this country and around the world, while degrading our environment and contributing directly to climate change. The conditions of a climate-chang...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/04/16/36-Progressive-Groups-Demand-Pentagon-Cuts/
April 16, 2021 - ...budget as a non-starter, a diverse coalition of dozens of progressive advocacy groups on Friday demanded that Biden and Congress work to reduce funding for the Pentagon in favor of increased spending ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/04/15/joe-biden-isnt-close-to-historic-president-yet/
April 15, 2021 - It’s not clear that the president even has a plan to pass the kind of legislation that would earn him comparisons to FDR.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/04/12/Pentagon-and-Tax-Cheats-Cost-More-than-Jobs-Plan/
April 12, 2021 - Is President Biden’s $2.3 trillion jobs plan too big? Conservatives are arguing that the package is too expensive and its broad reach is unnecessary.
Analysis - /analysis/2021/pouring-money-pentagon-cant-prevent-another-pandemic/
April 9, 2021 - ...budget increase continues the dangerous and short-sighted path of ballooning military spending set by President Trump, and fails to recognize the reality that our most critical challenges don't have m...
Analysis - /analysis/2021/peace-groups-urge-support-pro-act/
March 30, 2021 - Washington, DC. — On March 30, the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies joined 20 other leading peace and justice organizations in delivering a letter to U.S. Senators...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/03/24/congress-given-path-cut-pentagon-budget-80-billion/
March 24, 2021 - "We have a choice: funnel countless trillions of dollars into weapons of war and Pentagon waste, or put our resources toward efforts that will actually make the world safer for all of us."
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/03/11/military-budget-undercurrents-radio/
March 11, 2021 - ...Budget: National Priorities Project and Institute of Policy studies research analyst Ashik Siddique discusses the U.S. Federal budget, it's giant military and domestic militarization component, and th...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/03/04/real-costs-of-national-security-state/
March 4, 2021 - ...federal budget and the real costs of war, excessive military spending, and maintaining the national security state.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/02/05/rethinking-us-security/
Feb. 5, 2021 - Most Americans who either support or accept the large amount of money spent on the U.S. military probably do so because they think it makes our nation secure. But does it really?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/02/02/warren-blasts-unconscionable-740-billion-pentagon/
Feb. 2, 2021 - ...budget is about priorities," said Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/01/28/climate-change-cant-be-excuse-for-militarization/
Jan. 28, 2021 - President Joe Biden signed a suite of executive orders on climate policy, including one that enshrines climate change as a key consideration for American foreign policy and national security. Tha...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/01/15/more-military-money-more-problems/
Jan. 15, 2021 - An organized left must take stock of strategic cleavages to push for military spending cuts in the near term, and lay the groundwork for major long-term transformation of U.S. policies away from milit...
