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Since 9/11, The US Has Spent $21 Trillion On Militarization

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/29/since-911-us-spent-21-trillion-militarism/

Sept. 29, 2021 - ...US has spent more than $21 trillion on militarization, surveillance, and repression, all in the name of security, according to the Institute for Policy Studies’ report, State of Insecurity:...

Dems Who Opposed Pentagon Cuts Received Nearly 4x More Donations From Weapons Makers

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/24/dems-oppose-pentagon-cuts-receive-weapons-donation/

Sept. 24, 2021 - The latest passage of the NDAA "is particularly strong evidence that Pentagon contractors' interests easily take precedence over national security and the public interest for too many members of Congr...

Progress on Pentagon Cuts Must Continue

Analysis - /analysis/2021/progress-pentagon-cuts-must-continue/

Sept. 23, 2021 - Two votes on cuts to the Pentagon budget today showed more members of Congress are willing to take a stand against a bloated Pentagon budget that has fueled endless wars and obscene profits for milita...

Bite-Size Me: Why Democrats Fear Transformation

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/21/bite-size-me-democrats-fear-transformation/

Sept. 21, 2021 - ...spending supersized and their domestic spending bite-sized.

Is The Pentagon's Budget Too Big?

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/20/is-pentagon-budget-too-big/

Sept. 20, 2021 - ...defense budget is more than $700 billion dollars. How efficiently are those dollars being spent? Congress keeps appropriating more to the Pentagon. But some lawmakers say it's time for a differen...

After 9/11, the enemy America fought for 20 years was none other than itself

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/14/after-911-enemy-america-fought-itself/

Sept. 14, 2021 - A study was carried out by the Washington-based Institute for Policy Studies (IPS). Lindsay Koshgarian, director of the institute's "National Priorities Project," points that the direct and indirect c...

Why are Americans paying $32m every hour for wars since 9/11?

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/09/why-are-americans-paying-32m-every-hour-war-911/

Sept. 9, 2021 - I was the sole member of Congress to vote against the war in Afghanistan. Congress has yet to stand up against endless militarism

The War on Terror Militarized America More Than Ever

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/09/war-on-terror-militarized-america-more-than-ever/

Sept. 9, 2021 - The War on Terror projected American power abroad with devastating consequences. But it also wrought suffering and waste at home, with consequences we’re still living with today.

Money spent on war on terror prompts thoughts of what might have been, what could be

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/08/money-spent-on-war-prompts-thoughts-what-could-be/

Sept. 8, 2021 - ...us estimates of military spending against a global war on terror spurred on by the 9/11 attacks of 2001.

Imagine If We Had Spent the Last 20 Years Fighting Climate Change Instead of the War on Terror

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.

The US Has Spent $21 Trillion on Militarization Since 9/11

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/03/us-spent-21-trillion-on-militarization-since-911/

Sept. 3, 2021 - ...used it for human needs rather than killing people abroad.

According to reports, the US’s ‘War on Terror’ cost $21 trillion and resulted in the deaths of about one million people.

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/02/reports-war-on-terror-cost-21-trillion/

Sept. 2, 2021 - ...US war in Afghanistan during his first speech since the end of the two-decade military campaign there on Tuesday. Now, two recent reports show that the cost to the US and the rest of the globe is cons...

'War on Terror' Cost U.S. $21 Trillion, Its Conflicts Killed Nearly One Million, Reports Show

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/02/war-on-terror-cost-21-trillion-killed-million/

Sept. 2, 2021 - The U.S. has spent $21 trillion on foreign and domestic militarization" since the fateful 2001 attacks that spawned the Afghanistan intervention, marking a new era of U.S.-led conflict across the glob...

The Cost of the Post-9/11 Security State Is $21 Trillion, Report Finds

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/01/cost-post-911-security-state-21-trillion/

Sept. 1, 2021 - ...spending.

Biden Defends Ending “Forever War” in Afghanistan & Criticizes Using War as Tool for Nation-Building

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/09/01/biden-defends-ending-forever-wars-afghanistan/

Sept. 1, 2021 - Phyllis Bennis, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, says Biden’s speech was honest about the costs of war and the need to get out, but she says it’s “clearly not true&rdquo...

Even as Afghan War Ends, GOP Attempts to Add $25B to Military Budget

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/08/31/as-afghan-war-ends-gop-adds-25-billion-military/

Aug. 31, 2021 - "They want billions more for war even as we withdraw from Afghanistan. We have to stop this amendment."

Let's Take The Profit Out Of War

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/08/25/lets-take-profit-out-of-war/

Aug. 25, 2021 - ...spending goes to military contractors -- who use that largesse to lobby for more war spending.

America's Climate Security Dilemma

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/07/20/americas-climate-security-dilemma/

July 20, 2021 - ...us about creating a more inclusive foreign policy, environmental security can’t be framed in military terms. 

Advocacy groups urge Pelosi, Schumer to keep Pentagon funding out of infrastructure bills

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/07/15/advocacy-urge-pelosi-pentagon-infrastructure/

July 15, 2021 - More than 40 advocacy groups are urging congressional leadership to keep any Pentagon funding out of the upcoming infrastructure packages.

45+ Groups Say 'Future of Our Planet Depends on Ending New Cold War' Between US and China

Article - /pressroom/articles/2021/07/08/45-Groups-Say-No-to-China-Cold-War/

July 8, 2021 - ...use and Congress.