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How Biden Can Ensure Every Federal Agency Is Fighting Climate Change

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/12/03/can-biden-ensure-every-agency-fight-climate-change/

Dec. 3, 2020 - ...federal government for the climate change action era.

Liberals rally to forestall nomination of fiscal centrist Bruce Reed as Biden budget director

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/11/21/liberals-rally-forestall-centrist-budget-nominee/

Nov. 21, 2020 - ...Budget, as they fear his relative fiscal conservatism would mean prioritizing deficit reduction over caring for people hurt by the pandemic.

Transition 2020: Biden's defense landing team under fire for lack of progressives

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/11/12/transition-2020-biden-defense-team-under-fire/

Nov. 12, 2020 - President-elect Joe Biden's transition is getting pressure from liberal lawmakers, progressive think tanks and anti-war groups to bring on a more diverse and broad-minded set of Pentagon advisers who ...

Dismantling Systems That Enable Police Terror

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/10/12/dismantling-systems-that-enable-police-terror/

Oct. 12, 2020 - If we are intent on getting justice for Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tamir Rice, Sandra Bland, and so many others, the system must be dismantled.

How Nonprofit Organizations Are Encouraging Citizen Participation in America

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/09/29/how-nonprofit-orgs-encourage-citizen-participation/

Sept. 29, 2020 - If you have been looking for organizations to support leading into this election year and going forward, here is a sample of some of the great nonprofits working with citizen participation.

40 Groups Demand Congress Probe 'Gross Misuse' of $1 Billion in Covid-19 Funding by Pentagon

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/09/25/40-groups-demand-gross-misuse-pentagon-covid-funds/

Sept. 25, 2020 - "It's unconscionable that the department would prioritize defense contractor wish lists over the health and safety of the American people."

The High Price of Police Militarization

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/09/23/high-price-of-police-militarization/

Sept. 23, 2020 - A new study highlights the “cruel, domestic” cost of America’s post-9/11 wars.

7/27 Webinar Transcript

Analysis - /analysis/2020/no-warming-no-war/no-warming-no-war-webinar-transcript/

Sept. 15, 2020 - If you want to better understand the connections between militarism, racism, and the climate crisis, read the English-language transcript of our "No Warming, No War" webinar from Monday, July 27.

Missing from mainstream media

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/09/15/missing-from-mainstream-media/

Sept. 15, 2020 - How many jobs are generated by constructive enterprises compared to weapons and warfare? The National Priorities Project shows better employment from health, education, housing, and infrastructure bui...

It’s Time to Rein in Inflated Military Budgets

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/09/14/time-to-rein-in-inflated-military-budgets/

Sept. 14, 2020 - In an era of pandemics and climate change, we need to reconsider what “national security” means.

Austerity politics aren’t going to cut out of control Pentagon spending

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/08/26/austerity-politics-wont-cut-pentagon-spending/

Aug. 26, 2020 - For those who want to see a correction to bloated Pentagon spending — and the military overreach it represents — the deficit fears deeply ingrained in American politics may seem like a nif...

Move to Trim Military Budget by Ten Percent Thwarted

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/07/23/move-to-trim-military-budget-ten-percent-thwarted/

July 23, 2020 - ...budget and barely be noticed by most current military operations, but would make a massive difference to any number of social priorities that currently receive fractions of military funding — es...

Americans Want to Reinvest Ten Percent of the Military Budget Against Coronavirus

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/07/21/americans-want-to-reinvest-10-percent-military/

July 21, 2020 - ...budget to real human needs, like containing coronavirus. This week, members of Congress should vote to follow their lead.

The beginning of the end for ever-rising Pentagon budgets

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/07/14/beginning-of-end-for-rising-pentagon-budgets/

July 14, 2020 - ...budget, legislators won’t be able to hide what side of history they are on.

Defund the Pentagon, Too

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/07/08/defund-the-pentagon-too/

July 8, 2020 - ...budget.

Democrats, Be Bold on National Security

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/07/07/democrats-be-bold-on-national-security/

July 7, 2020 - Even before the pandemic, it was clear that more money didn’t mean more real security.

Representative Barbara Lee: ‘Defund the Pentagon Budget’

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/07/02/representative-barbara-lee-defund-pentagon-budget/

July 2, 2020 - ...budgets to meet human needs. And she’s got allies like Bernie Sanders.

Defund the Police, Defund Militarization

Blog - /blog/2020/06/25/end-racism-militarism-us-now/

June 25, 2020 - ...budgets are characterized by a prioritization of militarization over human life and needs. It's time to defund.

The Militarized Budget 2020

Analysis - /analysis/2020/militarized-budget-2020/

June 22, 2020 - ...budget amounted to 64.5 percent of discretionary spending.

Dismantle the war economy

Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/06/19/dismantle-war-economy/

June 19, 2020 - ...budget and invest in meeting everyone’s basic human needs.