Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/10/17/peace-activists-demand-us-cancel-f35-fighter/
Oct. 17, 2022 - "To the people in the countries the F-35 is sold to and produced in, it's time we demand a reinvestment into life, not war," asserted Pink Floyd rocker and peace activist Roger Waters.
Analysis - /analysis/2022/tax-day-2022/tax-day-2022-notes-and-sources/
April 15, 2022 - Tax Day shows how your individual income taxes were spent. These are one type of taxes withheld from your paycheck, and they pay for a vast array of government programs.
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...
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/2021/10/19/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/2021/09/11/911-at-20-our-moral-obligation-after-2-decades-war/
Sept. 11, 2021 - First, Washington needs to stop killing people. Next, we have to challenge our nation's assumptions and priorities.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/08/millennial-lawmakers-fresh-takes-foreign-policy/
Sept. 8, 2021 - Millennials who were just kids on 9/11 are now old enough to hold office. Research shows they're likely to see the world much differently than older generations because of their formative age at the t...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/07/imagine-last-20-years-fighting-climate-instead-war/
Sept. 7, 2021 - At the dawn of the new millennium, we directed our national resources in the exact wrong direction. But it’s not too late to turn things around.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/01/america-price-tag-two-decades-war-6-trillion/
Sept. 1, 2021 - The wars' financial costs will continue to accrue for years even now that the last U.S. soldier has left Afghanistan.
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.
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: ...
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/2020/01/16/why-trump-only-candidate-with-budget-proposal/
Jan. 16, 2020 - Every presidential candidate ought to produce a basic outline of a federal discretionary budget to give taxpayers some idea of how they intend to spend.
Analysis - /analysis/2019/poor-peoples-moral-budget/poor-peoples-moral-budget-full-report/
Dec. 11, 2019 - In April 2018, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival released a Moral Agenda and Declaration of Fundamental Rights. The demands contained within that document p...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/08/09/deficit-hawks-enabling-next-us-war/
Aug. 9, 2019 - The U.S. budget is rigged to hold essential domestic programs hostage to the Pentagon's war chest.
Analysis - /analysis/2019/tax-day-2019/tax-day-2019-notes-and-sources/
April 11, 2019 - Tax Day shows how your individual income taxes were spent. Those are a portion of the taxes withheld from your paycheck, and due this year on April 15.
Analysis - /analysis/2019/tax-day-2019/
April 11, 2019 - Tax Day is April 15, 2019. Want to know what your taxes pay for, and who pays what?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/03/12/Trump-Budget-Cut-Spending-Except-Pentagon/
March 12, 2019 - The budget request President Trump released on Monday represents a conservative vision taken to the extreme. It would shoot military spending skyward while dismantling domestic programs piece by piece...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2018/08/15/Trump-Snubbed-McCain-The-Media-Snubbed-Us/
Aug. 15, 2018 - If the media deems a petty snub more controversial than a massive, war-mongering spending bill, you can be sure Congress will follow. The bill passed by huge bipartisan margins in both the House and S...
Analysis - /analysis/2018/tax-day-2018/
March 22, 2018 - Tax Day is April 17, 2017. Want to know what your taxes pay for, and who pays what?
