Arms Spending

Increasing Pentagon Spending When People Are Going Hungry Is Madness

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

On the left, Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sits and shakes Donald Trump's hand, on the right.

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

A sign supporting the return of military troops from wars abroad is displayed in front of the White House in 2018.

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? 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 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

Woman in a knit cap holding a sign that reads

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

A Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning fighter jet is shown at the Singapore Airshow in 2014

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

Burning Man 2020

Burning Man 2020 Burning Man 2020

Top of the world, ma.

Oct 6, 2020 / OppArt / Steve Brodner

31 Days Until the Election

31 Days Until the Election 31 Days Until the Election

Vanity UnFair: Trump dismantles democracy.

Oct 3, 2020 / OppArt / Mark Bryan

Countdown to Election: 52 Days

Countdown to Election: 52 Days Countdown to Election: 52 Days

Nothing comic about Trump’s actions.

Sep 19, 2020 / OppArt / R. Sikoryak

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