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Secretary Hagel's Cuts Don’t Translate into Less Spending

Blog - /blog/2014/02/25/secretary-hagels-cuts-dont-translate-less-spending/

- ...military programs, the Pentagon isn’t planning any major reductions in spending any time soon.

Congress Passes Clean Debt Ceiling Bill

Blog - /blog/2014/02/13/congress-passes-clean-debt-ceiling-bill/

- The battle to pass a debt ceiling suspension bill is finally over. Earlier this week, lawmakers in the House of Representatives passed a suspension of the debt ceiling until March 15, 2015. ...

Who Won and Lost in the 2014 Budget

Blog - /blog/2014/01/14/who-won-and-lost-2014-budget/

- Lawmakers have introduced a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that will finally complete the budgeting process for the federal government's fiscal year 2014.

7 Progressive Policy Wins for Human Needs Over Militarism

Blog - /blog/2025/11/18/7-progressive-policy-wins-human-needs-over-militarism/

Nov. 18, 2025 - This Election Day, progressive ideas swept the polls this month on Election Day. Across multiple elections at the state and local government levels, voters chose pro-people and planet agendas over mil...

What Do Trump’s National Guard Deployments Cost?

Analysis - /analysis/2025/what-do-trumps-national-guard-deployments-cost/

Nov. 12, 2025 - Our latest estimate shows sending the National Guard to U.S. cities has cost taxpayers nearly half a billion dollars through mid-November.

Trump’s Military Occupations of U.S. Cities Cost $473 Million and Rising

Article - /pressroom/articles/2025/11/11/cost-trump-national-guard-military-occupation/

Nov. 11, 2025 - ...military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.

SOURCES: Divest from Violence! Invest in People and the Planet

Analysis - /analysis/2025/pamphlet-divest-violence-invest-people-and-planet/sources-divest-violence-invest-people-and-planet/

Nov. 5, 2025 - ...Military’s Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Oil, Conflict, and U.S. National Interests | The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs  The Military Cost of Defending Glo...

PAMPHLET: Divest from Violence! Invest in People and the Planet

Analysis - /analysis/2025/pamphlet-divest-violence-invest-people-and-planet/

Nov. 5, 2025 - The climate crisis and militarism are two of the most urgent threats we face, and they are deeply connected. Militarism fuels environmental destruction and accelerates climate...

The 13th Largest Army in World Is Unleashing Violence in Chicago

Article - /pressroom/articles/2025/10/05/ice-immigration-chicago-trump-broadview/

Oct. 5, 2025 - As federal agents kill and use extreme force in Chicago, their budget surges.

FACT SHEET: Taxpayer Trade Offs: D.C. Occupation vs. Public Housing

Analysis - /analysis/2025/fact-sheet-taxpayer-trade-offs-dc-occupation-vs-public-housing/

Aug. 21, 2025 - Deploying the National Guard against D.C.’s unhoused population costs four times more than simply housing them. And that’s true across the country.

Trump’s Invasion of D.C. Costs Over $1 Million a Day. What Could That Fund Instead?

Article - /pressroom/articles/2025/08/21/trumps-invasion-of-d-c-costs-over-1-million-a-day-/

Aug. 21, 2025 - Deploying the National Guard against D.C.’s unhoused population costs four times more than simply housing them. And that’s true across the country.

Price Tag for Trump’s D.C. Military Surge: At Least $1 Million a Day

Article - /pressroom/articles/2025/08/20/trump-federalize-washington-dc-military-troops-cos/

Aug. 20, 2025 - An analysis conducted for The Intercept found that the militarization of D.C. could end up costing hundreds of millions.

10 Ways the GOP Budget Will Make Life Worse for Americans

Article - /pressroom/articles/2025/07/09/10-ways-the-gop-budget-will-make-life-worse/

July 9, 2025 - Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” represents the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich since chattel slavery. 

10 Terrible Ways the GOP Budget Causes Harm

Analysis - /analysis/2025/10-terrible-ways-gop-budget-causes-harm/

July 8, 2025 - ...military and deportation funding.

Trump's Unhinged Attack on Iran

Analysis - /analysis/2025/trumps-unhinged-attack-iran/

June 21, 2025 - President Trump’s unconstitutional act of war on Iran puts the U.S. and world at grave risk of another U.S. war of choice in the Middle East.

Trump’s ‘gas-guzzling’ parade will produce planet-heating pollution costs, analysis says

Article - /pressroom/articles/2025/06/13/trump-military-parade-pollution-emissions/

June 13, 2025 - ...military parade will produce as much pollution as created to heat 300 homes for a year.

Trump's Pentagon Parade Will Cost Lives and Livelihoods

Article - /pressroom/articles/2025/06/12/trumps-pentagon-parade-will-cost-lives-livelihood/

June 12, 2025 - ...military parade that happens to be on his birthday. At the same time, he's pushing cuts to food stamps, Medicaid, child labor enforcement, and more.

We Have a Choice: Weapons and War, or Food and Health Care?

Article - /pressroom/articles/2025/06/11/we-have-a-choice-weapons-and-war-or-food-and-healt/

June 11, 2025 - ...military contractor CEOs.

Global Trade at Gunpoint

Article - /pressroom/articles/2025/06/04/trump-creates-liberation-day-expanding-corporate-p/

June 4, 2025 - Program Director Lindsay Koshgarian quoted 

Trading Life for Death: What the Reconciliation Bill Puts at Stake in Your State

Analysis - /analysis/2025/trading-life-death-what-reconciliation-bill-puts-stake-your-state/trading-life-death-what-reconciliation-bill-puts-stake-your-state/

May 22, 2025 - ...Military & Security, Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net, Taxes & Revenue