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Defense spending
Defense spending news and analysis from The Nation
March 2, 2021
The argument that the strikes in Syria are a “defensive” measure mocks the reality of our presence there.
February 23, 2021
His radical stances on security are needed as much now as when he was in power.
February 1, 2021
The national security state has come to dominate our ostensibly “civilian” government.
December 30, 2020
Even as Bernie Sanders holds up a Pentagon spending bill to force a Senate vote on $2,000 payments, most House Democrats approve another DOD blank check.
November 30, 2020
Preventing future pandemics, and addressing long-standing inequalities, will require cutting our bloated Pentagon budget.
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October 21, 2020
Troy Aikman and Joe Buck would be right to call them out for what they are: outrageously wasteful publicity stunts.
September 21, 2020
Sanders delegates and other progressive Dems, worried about his ties to the military, want less Pentagon spending and more focus on climate change.
September 16, 2020
Despite their claims, defense spending isn’t driving major job growth. It just makes shareholders wealthier.
July 22, 2020
93 members of the House and 23 Senators just voted to cut the Pentagon budget. That’s a historic call for new priorities. Now, Democrats must amplify it.
July 14, 2020
In the long run, the Defense Department is not likely to escape the growing imperative of change.
