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Defense spending
Defense spending news and analysis from The Nation
November 30, 2020
Preventing future pandemics, and addressing long-standing inequalities, will require cutting our bloated Pentagon budget.
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.
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July 14, 2020
In the long run, the Defense Department is not likely to escape the growing imperative of change.
July 8, 2020
Any effort to reduce police spending and focus on social programs should include massive cuts to the Pentagon’s bloated budget.
July 2, 2020
The Trump administration wants missiles, and pushback will require immediate action.
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.
April 17, 2020
Arms industry lobbyists are addressing this pandemic and preparing for the next by pushing weapons sales.
