Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/10/17/peace-activists-demand-us-cancel-f35-fighter/
Oct. 17, 2022 - ...war," asserted Pink Floyd rocker and peace activist Roger Waters.
Analysis - /analysis/2022/fact-sheet-no-national-security-without-climate-security/
Sept. 29, 2022 - ...of the 21st century. Decades of inaction have led to worsening and more frequent extreme weather events, with associated loss of life and property. And yet in Washington, “national security&rdqu...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/06/30/this-country-want-money-from-pentagon-reallocated/
June 30, 2022 - CounterSpin interview with Lindsay Koshgarian on People Over Pentagon
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.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/06/13/people-over-pentagon-proposal-would-take-100-billi/
June 13, 2022 - "The Lee-Pocan bill disproves the claim that there's not money to feed the hungry, care for the sick, cut child poverty, or protect the planet," said one proponent.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/04/18/healthcare-covid-response-military-top-2021-tax/
April 18, 2022 - ...of them are higher than they were at the top of the Vietnam War. It's a cost that keeps going up and up."While the IRS does not provide individual receipts to filers, Koshgarian noted taxpayers can ge...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/04/18/tax-day-2022-where-texans-federal-tax-dollars-go/
April 18, 2022 - ...often depends on if you owe money to the government.
Analysis - /analysis/2022/tax-day-2022/tax-day-2022-notes-and-sources/
April 15, 2022 - ...of taxes withheld from your paycheck, and they pay for a vast array of government programs.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2022/03/29/biden-wants-163-times-to-military-than-pandemic/
March 29, 2022 - "Failing to fund the global fight against Covid-19 is a choice to extend the pandemic," said one public health expert.
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/2022/02/23/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.
Analysis - /analysis/2021/moral-budget-vs-war-budget/
Dec. 20, 2021 - ...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 - ...costs too much, but comparing it to the military spending plan they just passed suggests otherwise.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/12/15/senate-bloated-ndaa-delaying-build-back-better/
Dec. 15, 2021 - "Don't tell me we can't afford to fight poverty, cancel student debt, pass paid leave, and defeat the climate crisis," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal after senators approved the $786 billion military spend...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/11/19/progressive-slam-shameful-25-billion-pentagon/
Nov. 19, 2021 - ...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 - ...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 - ...of resources that could be better used elsewhere. But it’s also an outrage to democracy.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/10/03/climate-crisis-vs-military-spending/
Oct. 3, 2021 - ...of any of the threats the U.S. faces, including the military.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/30/21-trillion-20-years-war-no-human-infrastructure/
Sept. 30, 2021 - ...of centrist Democrats are trying to block or whittle down a $3.5 trillion human infrastructure bill that covers the next ten years because, they say, the nation can’t afford it.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/29/since-911-us-spent-21-trillion-militarism/
Sept. 29, 2021 - ...of security, according to the Institute for Policy Studies’ report, State of Insecurity: The Cost of Militarization Since 9/11.
