Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/04/19/Biden-jobs-plan-is-hardly-radical/
April 19, 2021 - FEATURING LINDSAY KOSHGARIAN – President Joe Biden is moving full steam ahead with a political agenda that has split the difference between his ambitious campaign platform and his centrist ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/04/18/earth-day-wish-demilitarize-santa-barbara/
April 18, 2021 - We spend trillions of dollars on endless wars, nuclear weapons and some 800 overseas U.S. bases — none of which defend us against climate disruption, against flash flooding in Montecito or wildf...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/04/16/taxpayer-spending-militarism-doesnt-support-troops/
April 16, 2021 - ...military budget in 2021. Does that money make us any more secure?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/04/16/36-Progressive-Groups-Demand-Pentagon-Cuts/
April 16, 2021 - ...military budget as a non-starter, a diverse coalition of dozens of progressive advocacy groups on Friday demanded that Biden and Congress work to reduce funding for the Pentagon in favor of increased ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/04/15/joe-biden-isnt-close-to-historic-president-yet/
April 15, 2021 - It’s not clear that the president even has a plan to pass the kind of legislation that would earn him comparisons to FDR.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/04/12/Pentagon-and-Tax-Cheats-Cost-More-than-Jobs-Plan/
April 12, 2021 - Is President Biden’s $2.3 trillion jobs plan too big? Conservatives are arguing that the package is too expensive and its broad reach is unnecessary.
Analysis - /analysis/2021/pouring-money-pentagon-cant-prevent-another-pandemic/
April 9, 2021 - ...military spending set by President Trump, and fails to recognize the reality that our most critical challenges don't have military solutions.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/04/09/Congress-Urged-to-Reject-Bidens-Pentagon-Budget/
April 9, 2021 - President Joe Biden on Friday is reportedly expected to request a $715 billion budget for the Pentagon for fiscal year 2022, a slight increase from the previous year and a far cry from the substantial...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/04/09/biden-trillion-budget-hike-social-programs/
April 9, 2021 - President Biden on Friday proposed a $1.5 trillion annual budget for fiscal 2022, $118 billion higher than the regular 2020 appropriations, featuring a significant 16 percent boost in nondefense spend...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/04/01/no-f35s-in-madison-fight-goes-on/
April 1, 2021 - We’re joined by environmental activists Steven Klafka with Safe Skies Clean Water Wisconsin and Lance Green from Sustainable Madison Committee for an update on ongoing effort...
Analysis - /analysis/2021/peace-groups-urge-support-pro-act/letter/
March 30, 2021 - As organizations dedicated to promoting progressive foreign policy, we believe that a peaceful future must include fair treatment for the workers whose labor makes safe and thriving societies possible...
Analysis - /analysis/2021/peace-groups-urge-support-pro-act/
March 30, 2021 - Washington, DC. — On March 30, the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies joined 20 other leading peace and justice organizations in delivering a letter to U.S. Senators...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/03/30/peace-organizations-deliver-letter-support-pro-act/
March 30, 2021 - On March 30, the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies joined 20 other leading peace and justice organizations in delivering a letter to U.S. Senators in support of...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/03/24/congress-given-path-cut-pentagon-budget-80-billion/
March 24, 2021 - "We have a choice: funnel countless trillions of dollars into weapons of war and Pentagon waste, or put our resources toward efforts that will actually make the world safer for all of us."
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/03/11/military-budget-undercurrents-radio/
March 11, 2021 - ...Military Budget: National Priorities Project and Institute of Policy studies research analyst Ashik Siddique discusses the U.S. Federal budget, it's giant military and domestic militarization componen...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/03/04/real-costs-of-national-security-state/
March 4, 2021 - ...military spending, and maintaining the national security state.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/02/27/national-security-state-doesnt-protect-us/
Feb. 27, 2021 - After the nation watched white supremacists take over the Capitol building, the failure of the national security state to appropriately recognize and address the threat became a national scandal. But ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/02/22/could-biden-climate-policy-invite-more-militarism/
Feb. 22, 2021 - Climate change poses an existential threat. That doesn’t mean we should further empower an already bloated Pentagon.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/02/05/rethinking-us-security/
Feb. 5, 2021 - ...military probably do so because they think it makes our nation secure. But does it really?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/02/02/warren-blasts-unconscionable-740-billion-pentagon/
Feb. 2, 2021 - "A budget is about priorities," said Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren.
