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July 28, 2020
Our Military Is the Virus
It’s time to defund the military-industrial complex and the police, and to rethink how to deal with conflict without turning every response into an endless war.
William Astore
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July 27, 2020
How to Move Biden Left
Biden’s climate policy is an invitation to movements to keep pushing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
John Nichols
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July 22, 2020
We Can No Longer Afford the Military-Industrial Complex
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.
John Nichols
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July 15, 2020
The US Military Is Using Online Gaming to Recruit Teens
Gamers with the Army, Navy, and Air Force are spending hours on Twitch with children as young as 13.
Jordan Uhl
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July 14, 2020
The Beginning of the End for Ever-Rising Pentagon Budgets
In the long run, the Defense Department is not likely to escape the growing imperative of change.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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July 2, 2020
Congress Could Rubber-Stamp a Defense Spending Spree
The Trump administration wants missiles, and pushback will require immediate action.
Tristan Guyette and William D. Hartung
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July 2, 2020
Representative Barbara Lee: ‘Defund the Pentagon Budget’
The California representative is calling for reallocation from military budgets to meet human needs. And she’s got allies like Bernie Sanders.
John Nichols
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June 30, 2020
Washington Is Still Putting the Military Before Public Health
Even in a pandemic, Congress is all too happy to let companies profit from war.Mandy Smithberger
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June 26, 2020
Trump Is Trying to Remake the Military in His Own Ugly Image
The Pentagon and the president are butting heads over racism and staffing decisions.
Jeet Heer
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June 2, 2020
Time to Fundamentally Rethink What Trump Means by Security
The challenge for his successor will be how to dig out from the rubble.
Katrina vanden Heuvel