Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/04/16/36-Progressive-Groups-Demand-Pentagon-Cuts/
April 16, 2021 - Rejecting President Joe Biden's call for a $753 billion military budget as a non-starter, a diverse coalition of dozens of progressive advocacy groups on Friday demanded that Biden and Congress work t...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/09/23/high-price-of-police-militarization/
Sept. 23, 2020 - ...wars.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/09/11/oregon-fight-wildfire-helicopters-sent-afghanistan/
Sept. 11, 2020 - ...Afghanistan to fight in the 20-year-old war.
Analysis - /analysis/2020/ten-percent-pentagon-cut-would-return-us-obama-biden-levels/
Aug. 11, 2020 - As part of the annual must-pass military spending and policy bill (the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, or “NDAA”), progressive lawmakers have put forward a proposa...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/07/21/americans-want-to-reinvest-10-percent-military/
July 21, 2020 - Most people in the U.S. agree: it's time to reinvest from the bloated miitary budget to real human needs, like containing coronavirus. This week, members of Congress should vote to follow their lead.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/07/14/america-needs-transformative-foreign-policy/
July 14, 2020 - “Going bold” on the creation of a an alternative approach to defense is both good policy and good politics. The public is ready for real change, not just incremental steps. If politic...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/07/14/cut-pentagon-10-percent-invest-in-public-health/
July 14, 2020 - Tanks and ships can’t save us from our greatest dangers, so let’s pay for the things that can.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/07/07/democrats-be-bold-on-national-security/
July 7, 2020 - Even before the pandemic, it was clear that more money didn’t mean more real security.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/07/02/representative-barbara-lee-defund-pentagon-budget/
July 2, 2020 - The California representative is calling for reallocation from military budgets to meet human needs. And she’s got allies like Bernie Sanders.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/06/19/dismantle-war-economy/
June 19, 2020 - To create real security, we must slash the Pentagon budget and invest in meeting everyone’s basic human needs.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/06/16/barbara-lee-unveils-plan-cut-350-billion-pentagon/
June 16, 2020 - ...wars in the Middle East don't keep us safe."
Analysis - /analysis/2020/us-over-investment-pentagon-left-us-vulnerable-coronavirus/
June 15, 2020 - Congress allocates hundreds of billions of dollars to the Pentagon and militarized policing and immigration systems in the name of security, while underinvesting in priorities like health care, medica...
Analysis - /analysis/2020/no-warming-no-war/alternatives-greening-military/
April 29, 2020 - ...war:
Analysis - /analysis/2020/three-big-ideas-reducing-military-spending/
March 2, 2020 - ...wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the moment is ripe for a new peace dividend. Today’s threats are mostly non-military in nature: climate change, global economic inequality, and rising nationali...
Analysis - /analysis/2020/fact-sheet-militarism-united-states/
March 2, 2020 - ...war to mass incarceration and beyond, these policies amplify poverty, racism and environmental degradation. They can and must change.
Analysis - /analysis/2020/president-trumps-2021-budget-prioritizes-pentagon/
Feb. 10, 2020 - President Trump released his fourth budget proposal today, and the priorities are crystal clear. Just four agencies rate spending increases in the Trump 2021 budget: the Department of Defense, the Dep...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/01/15/phyllis-bennis-january-2020-democratic-debate/
Jan. 15, 2020 - Six Democratic presidential candidates sparred on Tuesday night in Des Moines, the last debate before the crucial Iowa caucuses. The debate, hosted by CNN and The Des Moines Register, focuse...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2020/01/10/as-we-work-t-prevent-iran-war-time-to-end-all-wars/
Jan. 10, 2020 - ...war with Iran. Preventing another war is certainly imperative. In addition, we must recognize it is past time to end the endless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. As the budget process for 2021 get...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/12/15/hartung-lessons-battling-pentagon-four-decades/
Dec. 15, 2019 - ...ward?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2019/11/05/overturning-ACA-massive-tax-cut-for-wealthy/
Nov. 5, 2019 - ...ward infrastructure, social programs and climate investments while restoring “fair taxes” on corporations and the rich. Medicare for All could be paid for with an annual $350 billion tran...
