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Senate Rejects Sanders’s Resolution to Block $650M Weapons Sale to Saudi Arabia
The White House issued a statement supporting the sale despite Biden’s promises to help end the war in Yemen.
House Passes $778 Billion Military Bill as Other Priorities Stall
The bill contains nearly twice as much annual funding as Democrats' flagship social spending and climate bill.
Biden Administration Rejects Calls for Ban on “Killer Robots”
Dozens of countries have expressed support for a global ban on the use of autonomous weapons systems.
As Build Back Better Is Gutted, Defense Act Is Deemed a “Must-Pass” Bill
Packed with $740 billion worth of militarism, the NDAA reads like a Christmas list from the most terrifying child ever.
Dems and GOP Fight About Domestic Spending — But Not About Huge Military Budgets
Journalist Jeremy Scahill says there's a bipartisan consensus when it comes to the military budget and intervention.
Corporate Democrats Quiet as Military Budget Far Exceeds Cost of Biden’s Agenda
Military budgets over the next decade may cost roughly double the combined price tag of Biden's big agenda items.
US Killed Dozens of Syrians During Airstrike in 2019, Then Tried to Cover It Up
A new report by The New York Times found that the U.S. may have killed as many as 70 Syrian civilians in one airstrike.
Why Did the DoD Abandon a Report Tracking 139 Military Mental Health Programs?
The Defense Health Agency inexplicably stopped an unprecedented project to improve 139 military mental health programs.
Let’s Turn Rising Generations Into War Resisters Rather Than Veterans
No amount of moralizing or drum-beating can ever inspire people like me to fight a war for US war-makers again.
Report Outlining How to Cut $1 Trillion From Defense Budget Is Just a Start
A rational defense policy could yield far more in the way of reductions.