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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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