It’s Time to Demilitarize Our Democracy It’s Time to Demilitarize Our Democracy
The national security state has come to dominate our ostensibly “civilian” government.
Feb 1, 2021 / Mandy Smithberger and William D. Hartung
Biden Can’t Lose Sight of the Nuclear Crisis Biden Can’t Lose Sight of the Nuclear Crisis
How the new president can keep the world safe from nuclear annihilation.
Jan 19, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Can We Finally Stop Marching to Disaster? Can We Finally Stop Marching to Disaster?
Under a Biden presidency, perhaps the horrors of 2020 can force a real conversation about national security in 2021.
Dec 30, 2020 / Rebecca Gordon
Increasing Pentagon Spending When People Are Going Hungry Is Madness Increasing Pentagon Spending When People Are Going Hungry Is Madness
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.
Dec 30, 2020 / John Nichols
Biden Must Block Trump’s Arms Sale to the UAE Biden Must Block Trump’s Arms Sale to the UAE
It will escalate a regional arms race and strengthen a regime guilty of war crimes and other human rights violations.
Dec 9, 2020 / Michael Eisner and Sarah Leah Whitson
Bringing Our Troops Home Is Not Enough Bringing Our Troops Home Is Not Enough
Without expanded government support, our soldiers and veterans could find themselves in ever deeper holes when their service ends.
Dec 7, 2020 / Andrea Mazzarino
Will a Biden Administration Mean a Smaller Military Budget? Will a Biden Administration Mean a Smaller Military Budget?
Preventing future pandemics, and addressing long-standing inequalities, will require cutting our bloated Pentagon budget.
Nov 30, 2020 / William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger
The Weapons Industry Doesn’t Care Who’s President The Weapons Industry Doesn’t Care Who’s President
CEOs of arms manufacturers and their investors are confident about their prospects, regardless of which candidate wins the election.
Oct 30, 2020 / Greg Shupak
Nuclear Weapons Have Always Been Immoral. Now They’re Illegal. Nuclear Weapons Have Always Been Immoral. Now They’re Illegal.
The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has reached the 50 ratifications needed to become international law.
Oct 27, 2020 / Ray Acheson
The US Is Still the World’s Biggest Arms Dealer The US Is Still the World’s Biggest Arms Dealer
Regardless of who is elected president this November, American arms businesses will continue to export arsenals to the Middle East and around the world.
Oct 14, 2020 / William D. Hartung