Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/03/10/dem-leadership-pulls-covid-relief-spending-bill/
March 10, 2022 - "Yet somehow, we can afford to throw $782 BILLION to the Pentagon," says Public Citizen. "It doesn't have to be this way."
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/03/10/super-polluting-pentagon-climate-plan-greenwash/
March 10, 2022 - ...military aims for net zero by 2050 but with a carbon footprint greater than some 140 countries critics say it needs radical change
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/03/10/yanking-covid-relief-house-782-billion-military/
March 10, 2022 - "This is the definition of prioritizing the Pentagon (militarism and war) over the people," said one advocacy group.
Analysis - /analysis/2022/budget-deal-prioritizes-war-and-militarization-over-critical-needs-again/
March 9, 2022 - ...military and war than into K-12 education, affordable housing, public health, scientific and medical research, early childhood education and care, and homelessness combined.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/03/07/existential-danger-ukraine-invasion-fossil-fuel/
March 7, 2022 - Just as scientists warn we must drastically shift away from fossil fuel extraction, the Biden administration is pressing for more oil production.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/03/01/what-can-we-do-to-help-ukraine/
March 1, 2022 - Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, social media has been flooded with posts, stories and tweets about what’s going on and how it will affect the world. However, it’s vital that we reme...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/02/23/risk-of-war-financial-burden-americans/
Feb. 23, 2022 - The United States has provided $650 million in defense equipment and services to Ukraine this past year alone amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/02/11/ukraine-crisis-urgent-action-gathering/
Feb. 11, 2022 - Discussing the Ukraine crisis.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/02/10/army-draws-praise-criticism-with-net-zero-plan/
Feb. 10, 2022 - "This is a great step forward, but what is required is a more ambitious plan.”
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/02/07/america-competes-act-feeds-china-tensions/
Feb. 7, 2022 - "Prioritizing any version of the bill over all the ongoing crises that people are dealing with today in the U.S. shows that getting an edge over China is apparently our government's most urgent priori...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/01/21/30-justice-orgs-urge-congress-cooperation-china/
Jan. 21, 2022 - Amid Rising Global Tension, Groups Caution Congress From Finalizing Bill That Would Exacerbate U.S.-China Antagonism and Promote Militarism at Home and Abroad
Analysis - /analysis/2021/moral-budget-vs-war-budget/
Dec. 20, 2021 - These two bills represent diametrically opposed views of how to address the challenges of our time: a moral budget vs a war budget. Congress: Which side are you on?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/12/16/congress-778-billion-pentagon-build-back-better/
Dec. 16, 2021 - ...military spending plan they just passed suggests otherwise.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/12/15/endlessly-increasing-pentagon-budget/
Dec. 15, 2021 - “Houses Passes Defense Bill in Rare Display of Unity to Salvage Shared Priority” (news article, Dec. 8) didn’t do justice to the sheer size of the Pentagon budget. After months of in...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/12/15/senate-bloated-ndaa-delaying-build-back-better/
Dec. 15, 2021 - ...military spending bill.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/12/13/whats-in-768-billion-defense-bill/
Dec. 13, 2021 - ...military spending?
Analysis - /analysis/2021/national-priorities-project-institute-policy-studies-condemns-passage-768-billio/
Dec. 8, 2021 - The House of Representatives yesterday voted to approve a $768 billion Pentagon bill. National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies released the following statement.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/11/19/progressive-slam-shameful-25-billion-pentagon/
Nov. 19, 2021 - ...military-industrial complex, and instead heed calls to invest taxpayer dollars into true human needs."
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/10/19/senate-panel-approves-extra-29-billion-pentagon/
Oct. 19, 2021 - The Senate committee vote included $10 billion more than requested. "That's $100 billion over 10 years—or half the cost of universal pre-K, which we're told we can't afford," said one critic.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/10/15/pentagon-bloated-budget-undermines-democracy/
Oct. 15, 2021 - The Pentagon’s bloated budget is a colossal waste of resources that could be better used elsewhere. But it’s also an outrage to democracy.
