Arms Spending

Move the Money Out of the Military

Move the Money Out of the Military Move the Money Out of the Military

Join The Nation and RootsAction in calling on Congress to keep military spending at sequester levels or lower and invest instead in vital programs at home.

Mar 18, 2014 / NationAction

Back to Dark Days in Haiti?

Back to Dark Days in Haiti? Back to Dark Days in Haiti?

The president of a country with no external threats, a history of military repression and an abundance of more pressing problems is rebuilding its once-banished military.

Mar 11, 2014 / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus

Pentagon

The Pentagon’s Phony Budget Wars The Pentagon’s Phony Budget Wars

Despite the uproar over reductions to defense funding, less than 1 percent of the Pentagon's beefy $550 billion budget will be cut this year.

Mar 6, 2014 / Mattea Kramer

Why Bankrolling Israel Prevents Peace in the Middle East

Why Bankrolling Israel Prevents Peace in the Middle East Why Bankrolling Israel Prevents Peace in the Middle East

Progress can’t be made toward a just settlement between Israel and Palestine until Washington quits arming one side to the teeth. 

Feb 10, 2014 / Chase Madar

Beating Swords Into Solar Panels

Beating Swords Into Solar Panels Beating Swords Into Solar Panels

Re-purposing America's war machine.

Sep 19, 2013 / Mattea Kramer and Miriam Pemberton

Our Other September 11

Our Other September 11 Our Other September 11

The tragedy of September 11, 1973 belongs not just to the Chileans. It belongs also to the military coup’s enablers—the taxpayers of the United States.

Sep 11, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Syria Plan Blows Up in Obama’s Face

Syria Plan Blows Up in Obama’s Face Syria Plan Blows Up in Obama’s Face

Anti-Assad forces battling each other as the CIA helps Hezbollah. Yes, Hezbollah.

Jul 16, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Bob Dreyfuss: What History Says About Arming the Syrian Opposition

Bob Dreyfuss: What History Says About Arming the Syrian Opposition Bob Dreyfuss: What History Says About Arming the Syrian Opposition

While the success of US engagement in the Syrian civil war remains to be seen, this is not the first time the US has attempted to shape the trajectory of foreign conflicts by armin...

Jul 8, 2013 / Press Room

Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen Cohen: Building an Off-Ramp for Conflict in Syria

Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen Cohen: Building an Off-Ramp for Conflict in Syria Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen Cohen: Building an Off-Ramp for Conflict in Syria

How to de-escalate the increasing US involvement in the country. 

Jun 18, 2013 / Press Room

Obama Tumbles Down Syria’s Slippery Slope

Obama Tumbles Down Syria’s Slippery Slope Obama Tumbles Down Syria’s Slippery Slope

Aiding Syria’s ragtag rebels means, well, backing Al Qaeda.

Jun 14, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

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