Blog - /blog/2017/11/17/death-and-taxes-trumps-tax-bill-and-national-defense-authorization-act/
- The priorities in Congress this week are clear: a $700 billion authorization for military spending in FY 2018, and a $1.5 trillion tax plan that bestows untold wealth upon the already jaw-droppingly w...
Blog - /blog/2017/09/13/war-afghanistan-one-step-closer-ending-senate-vote-authorization-use-military-force/
- ...wars may have failed - but it still represents progress.
Blog - /blog/2016/01/12/president-obamas-last-state-union-look-back/
- Today President Obama will give his final State of the Union address. A look back at seven years of president's budgets and our predictions about what you'll hear tonight.
Blog - /blog/2015/02/12/presidents-aumf-and-cost-war/
- We react to President Obama's proposal to Congress seeking authorization for the use of military force against ISIS.
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.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2023/11/29/Pentagon-Just-Cant-Pass-an-Audit/
Nov. 29, 2023 - Conservative lawmakers calling for cuts should start with the agency that can’t account for $1.9 trillion — not the programs Americans rely on.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2023/06/13/debt-ceiling-reinforced-double-standard-military/
June 13, 2023 - There’s no price too high for the Pentagon, even while Washington claims the wealthiest country in the world apparently can’t afford to make sure all of its people have basic access to foo...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2023/06/06/surprise-congress-hide-defense-spending-ukraine/
June 6, 2023 - Lawmakers are planning to dodge caps on the Pentagon budget by adding billions for the military in ‘emergency’ legislation.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2023/04/26/military-policing-say-no-federal-budget-violence/
April 26, 2023 - Biden’s budget would increase sky-high military spending and expand the police — and Republican proposals are worse.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2023/04/21/earth-day-consider-militarism-affects-environment/
April 21, 2023 - ...war and militarism are connected to and responsible for the biggest threat to the ecosystem and the world’s population — climate change.
Analysis - /analysis/2023/tax-day-2023/tax-day-2023-notes-and-sources/
April 17, 2023 - ...warded by the Department of Defense in FY 2022 according to USASpending.gov. Advanced Search: Time Period: FY 2022, Award Type: Contracts, Awarding Agency: Department of Defense; Time graph "Total Obl...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/06/14/only-in-top-gun-can-military-solve-all-problems/
June 14, 2022 - In real life, plowing money into shiny fighter jets while Americans struggle and the climate burns makes us less safe.
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/2022/03/10/super-polluting-pentagon-climate-plan-greenwash/
March 10, 2022 - US 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/2022/03/07/existential-danger-ukraine-invasion-fossil-fuel/
March 7, 2022 - ...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/2022/02/10/army-draws-praise-criticism-with-net-zero-plan/
Feb. 10, 2022 - ...ward, but what is required is a more ambitious plan.”
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/2021/11/19/progressive-slam-shameful-25-billion-pentagon/
Nov. 19, 2021 - "Congress must resist the demands of the 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.
