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Defense Contractors Don’t Need Another Covid Bailout

Defense Contractors Don’t Need Another Covid Bailout Defense Contractors Don’t Need Another Covid Bailout

Despite their claims, defense spending isn’t driving major job growth. It just makes shareholders wealthier.

Sep 16, 2020 / Mandy Smithberger

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The Pentagon’s Next Project: Automated War The Pentagon’s Next Project: Automated War

The US is pouring billions of taxpayer dollars into an enterprise that could lead to the end of the world as we know it.

Aug 27, 2020 / Michael T. Klare

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Our Military Is the Virus 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.

Jul 28, 2020 / William Astore

How to Move Biden Left

How to Move Biden Left How to Move Biden Left

Biden’s climate policy is an invitation to movements to keep pushing the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.

Jul 27, 2020 / John Nichols

We Can No Longer Afford the Military-Industrial Complex

We Can No Longer Afford the Military-Industrial Complex 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.

Jul 22, 2020 / John Nichols

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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

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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

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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

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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

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