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Defense spending
Defense spending news and analysis from The Nation
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It’ s one of the few areas where a left-right coalition can jell.
July 9, 2019
For decades, the Pentagon has shored up its power and consumed too much of our national budget. Will we ever escape its pull?
July 1, 2019
The presidential contender is warning mayors that misguided and misdirected foreign policies cost cities vital resources.
June 25, 2019
They should take a stand at the debates against the Pentagon’s bloated budget.
May 7, 2019
Each year, Congress approves hundreds of billions of dollars for the US defense budget—but the real number exceeds $1 trillion.
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April 24, 2019
A new breed of progressive politicians and activists is challenging the bipartisan consensus—but there’s a long way to go.
April 18, 2019
Across the country, education budgets have been slashed in favor of bloated military budgets and tax cuts for the rich.
March 22, 2019
The Trump administration touts weapons spending as the best way to bolster the American economy. It’s not.
January 29, 2019
Patrick Shanahan, Trump’s new acting defense secretary, has spent an career serving the interests of Boeing’s bottom line. How will he serve the public instead?
November 27, 2018
How US military spending keeps rising even as the Pentagon flunks its audit.
