Arms Spending

photo of a US tank; US training ukrainian military how to use it, it will be delivered there

Want to Cut the National Budget? Start With Military Spending. Want to Cut the National Budget? Start With Military Spending.

The biggest driver of overspending is an unrealistic, self-indulgent, and militaristic national defense strategy.

Mar 28, 2024 / Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung

President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to Fridley, Minn., as part of his administration’s “Investing in America” tour on April 3, 2023.

Bidenomics and Its Discontents Bidenomics and Its Discontents

The White House believes American workers have seldom had it so good. And lots of prestigious economists agree. But the voters aren’t buying. Maybe they know something?

Mar 27, 2024 / James K. Galbraith

Smoke rises over the Gaza Strip from Israeli bombardment, as seen from southern Israel.

The Single Most Important Thing President Biden Can Do for the Climate Is Enforce an Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza The Single Most Important Thing President Biden Can Do for the Climate Is Enforce an Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza

War and warming: US support for Israel’s war in Gaza is deepening the climate crisis—and making it impossible to solve.

Mar 25, 2024 / Jeff Jones and Eleanor Stein

Jonathan Glazer holds an Oscars statuette

Hit Dogs Holler: What the Backlash Against Jonathan Glazer Says About Israel’s Defenders Hit Dogs Holler: What the Backlash Against Jonathan Glazer Says About Israel’s Defenders

The Zone of Interest was never a film of purely historical relevance. But when the director made that obvious in his Oscar acceptance, supporters of Israel’s war in Gaza erupted.

Mar 22, 2024 / David Klion

President Joe Biden joined Israel's prime minister for the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting, in Tel Aviv on October 18, 2023.

The War on Gaza Comes With a Label: “Made in the USA” The War on Gaza Comes With a Label: “Made in the USA”

Any national leader with a strong sense of justice, of right and wrong, would do whatever was necessary to stop a genocide like the one now unfolding in Gaza.

Mar 21, 2024 / Priti Gulati Cox and Stan Cox

The husk of the Hotel Odessa can be seen in the port city in the morning. Russian cruise missiles hit the hotel on September 25, 2023.

Dispatch From Odessa: Ukrainians Have No Plan B Dispatch From Odessa: Ukrainians Have No Plan B

Everyone in Odessa seems to think that Ukraine is on its way to total victory. What if that’s not possible?

Mar 21, 2024 / Paul Hockenos

Recent Troops in Afghanistan

A Bigger Military Budget Won’t Make Us Safer A Bigger Military Budget Won’t Make Us Safer

National security is best advanced not by endlessly preparing for war, but by fostering peace.

Mar 20, 2024 / William Astore

Security or Segregation?

Security or Segregation? Security or Segregation?

Life along the separation wall between Palestine and Israel.

Mar 20, 2024 / OppArt / Wei Chao

An American flag above the Washington Monument is seen split nearly in two in June 2018.

The Looming Imperial Crisis That Could Topple American Hegemony The Looming Imperial Crisis That Could Topple American Hegemony

Washington now finds itself facing three complex global crises, each demanding its undivided attention.

Mar 15, 2024 / Alfred McCoy

The USA Dropped 266 Million Bombs During the “Secret War” in Laos

The USA Dropped 266 Million Bombs During the “Secret War” in Laos The USA Dropped 266 Million Bombs During the “Secret War” in Laos

80 million pieces of unexploded ordnance continue to kill and injure people all around the country. Photos taken at The Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise (COPE) Center...

Mar 12, 2024 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

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