Arms Spending

A person playing call of duty with a headset on

The US Military Is Using Online Gaming to Recruit Teens 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.

Jul 15, 2020 / Jordan Uhl

An aerial view of the Pentagon

The Beginning of the End for Ever-Rising Pentagon Budgets 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.

Jul 14, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

USS Florida

Congress Could Rubber-Stamp a Defense Spending Spree Congress Could Rubber-Stamp a Defense Spending Spree

The Trump administration wants missiles, and pushback will require immediate action.

Jul 2, 2020 / Tristan Guyette and William D. Hartung

Representative Barbara Lee: ‘Defund the Pentagon Budget’

Representative Barbara Lee: ‘Defund the Pentagon Budget’ 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. 

Jul 2, 2020 / John Nichols

Armored vehicle in the desert

Washington Is Still Putting the Military Before Public Health Washington Is Still Putting the Military Before Public Health

Even in a pandemic, Congress is all too happy to let companies profit from war.

Jun 30, 2020 / Mandy Smithberger

Donald Trump

Trump Is Trying to Remake the Military in His Own Ugly Image 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.

Jun 26, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Trump in front of an American flag

Time to Fundamentally Rethink What Trump Means by Security Time to Fundamentally Rethink What Trump Means by Security

The challenge for his successor will be how to dig out from the rubble.

Jun 2, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Anti-War Groups Push Biden and the Democrats to Rethink Foreign Policy

Anti-War Groups Push Biden and the Democrats to Rethink Foreign Policy Anti-War Groups Push Biden and the Democrats to Rethink Foreign Policy

Faced with a pandemic, an economic meltdown, and the climate crisis, more than 50 groups argue that it’s time to reset priorities.

May 26, 2020 / John Nichols

‘America Needs a Coronavirus Cure, Not More War’

‘America Needs a Coronavirus Cure, Not More War’ ‘America Needs a Coronavirus Cure, Not More War’

Progressive democrats look to reduce the defense budget.

May 21, 2020 / John Nichols

How the Military-Industrial Complex Is Using the Coronavirus

How the Military-Industrial Complex Is Using the Coronavirus How the Military-Industrial Complex Is Using the Coronavirus

Arms industry lobbyists are addressing this pandemic and preparing for the next by pushing weapons sales.

Apr 17, 2020 / William D. Hartung and Benjamin Freeman

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