Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/06/08/defund-the-police-vijay-prashad/
June 8, 2020 - Greg Speeter, the founder of the Northampton-based National Priorities Project, used to say that the values of a society should not be judged based on its Constitution; the values are clarified by the...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/06/02/peace-referendum-advances/
June 2, 2020 - Dozens of New Haveners turned out to a virtual public hearing, invoking two new crises to press lawmakers for support for an older cause, with a referendum that calls upon U.S. Congress to reallo...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/05/06/spending-trillions-defense-unprepared-disasters/
May 6, 2020 - The Pentagon has been talking about the dangers of climate change for decades, much more candidly than Congress or the White House, said Lorah Steichen, coauthor of the new report from National Priori...
Analysis - /analysis/2020/no-warming-no-war/graphics/
April 29, 2020 - Share graphics from our new "No Warming, No War" report on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram using the hashtag #NoWarmingNoWar, or spread in your own networks:&nb...
Analysis - /analysis/2020/no-warming-no-war/why-not-green-military/
April 29, 2020 - The largest industrial military in the world is also one of the biggest polluters. Maintaining a massive military requires significant investment in carbon-intensive infrastructure and gas-guzzling eq...
Analysis - /analysis/2020/no-warming-no-war/talking-points/
April 29, 2020 - General talking points on climate and militarism from the "No Warming, No War" report.
Analysis - /analysis/2020/no-warming-no-war/
April 22, 2020 - Climate change and militarism intersect in a variety of alarming ways: Recognizing that the impacts of climate change will dramatically increase instability around the globe, this paper examines ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/04/08/we-cant-rely-on-just-the-military/
April 8, 2020 - It might seem like the Pentagon can act as some sort of savior in confronting the coronavirus, but that’s unlikely.
Blog - /blog/2020/03/24/we-need-stimulus-serves-people-over-profit/
March 24, 2020 - Rather than restoring the status quo, we have the opportunity to forge a different path that invests in real security for Americans.
Analysis - /analysis/2020/tax-day-2020/
March 18, 2020 - Tax Day is delayed several months this year to July 15, 2020, due to the pandemic. Want to know what your taxes pay for, and how much?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/03/05/save-lives-shift-pentagon-spending-public-health/
March 5, 2020 - The security of United States and the world depends on far more than throwing money at the Pentagon to deal with potential military challenges. The spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) unde...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/03/03/reallocate-defense-spending-fund-needs-at-home/
March 3, 2020 - ...budget that prioritizes weapons over the needs of those who serve.
Analysis - /analysis/2020/toll-poverty/
March 2, 2020 - ...federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour would put $328 billion into the hands of families and households, who will spend most of that back into the economy.15 Raising the minimum wage by just ...
Analysis - /analysis/2020/three-big-ideas-reducing-military-spending/
March 2, 2020 - The time has come for an end to the United States ill-conceived wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the moment is ripe for a new peace dividend. Today’s threats are mostly non-military in nature: ...
Analysis - /analysis/2020/fact-sheet-what-buy-instead-border-wall-updated/
March 2, 2020 - ...FEDERAL FUNDING TO PUBLIC K-12 SCHOOLS BY 70% The primary source of federal aid to public schools is the Title I program that provides federal funding to schools that serve lower- income students. ...
Analysis - /analysis/2020/fact-sheet-militarism-united-states/
March 2, 2020 - Militarism and violence are the hallmarks of U.S. policy at home and abroad. From war to mass incarceration and beyond, these policies amplify poverty, racism and environmental degradation. They can a...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/02/29/milwaukee-pays-high-price-for-war/
Feb. 29, 2020 - Since 2001, the total cost of America’s wars just to county taxpayers was $10.68 billion.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/02/24/nevada-county-group-urges-peace-through-budgets/
Feb. 24, 2020 - While some opponents may naturally say the money is needed to make sure the military is properly funded, the majority of military spending does not go toward U.S. military personnel.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/02/12/trump-budget-proposal-speaks-to-his-values/
Feb. 12, 2020 - When we talk about hundreds of billions or even trillions of dollars, it’s easy to get lost in the massive numbers and to lose sight of what those changes in resources could really mean in the c...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/02/12/trump-budget-not-only-immoral-also-unaffordable/
Feb. 12, 2020 - ...Budget, which makes the 2017 tax cuts permanent and guns Pentagon spending — who's asking how will Trump pay for it?
