Tulsi Gabbard Is Right: War and Nuclear Proliferation Are Local Issues Tulsi Gabbard Is Right: War and Nuclear Proliferation Are Local Issues
The presidential contender is warning mayors that misguided and misdirected foreign policies cost cities vital resources.
Jul 1, 2019 / John Nichols
2020 Democrats Must Address Our Addiction to Military Spending 2020 Democrats Must Address Our Addiction to Military Spending
They should take a stand at the debates against the Pentagon’s bloated budget.
Jun 25, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think
Each year, Congress approves hundreds of billions of dollars for the US defense budget—but the real number exceeds $1 trillion.
May 7, 2019 / William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger
When Will Washington End the Forever War? When Will Washington End the Forever War?
A new breed of progressive politicians and activists is challenging the bipartisan consensus—but there’s a long way to go.
Apr 24, 2019 / Feature / David Klion
Stop Defunding Our Public Schools Stop Defunding Our Public Schools
Across the country, education budgets have been slashed in favor of bloated military budgets and tax cuts for the rich.
Apr 18, 2019 / Belle Chesler
Pentagon Spending Is a Poor Job Creator Pentagon Spending Is a Poor Job Creator
The Trump administration touts weapons spending as the best way to bolster the American economy. It’s not.
Mar 22, 2019 / William D. Hartung
A Former Boeing Executive Is Now Running the Pentagon A Former Boeing Executive Is Now Running the Pentagon
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?
Jan 29, 2019 / William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger
Exclusive: The Pentagon’s Massive Accounting Fraud Exposed Exclusive: The Pentagon’s Massive Accounting Fraud Exposed
How US military spending keeps rising even as the Pentagon flunks its audit.
Nov 27, 2018 / Feature / Dave Lindorff
The Military Is the Ultimate Special-Interest Group The Military Is the Ultimate Special-Interest Group
More money than ever is going towards the least-efficient sector of the economy.
Nov 1, 2018 / William D. Hartung
Trump’s Space Force Is Putting Us All in Danger Trump’s Space Force Is Putting Us All in Danger
Putting weapons in space is a phenomenal money waster and a threat to global security.
Sep 25, 2018 / William D. Hartung