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Tlaib Slams House’s Bipartisan Passage of $901 Billion Military Spending Bill
“Imagine if our government funded our communities like they fund war,” Rep. Rashida Tlaib said.
After Gutting Medicaid and SNAP, Mike Johnson Touts $901B Military Budget Plan
The bill would authorize $8 billion more in US military spending than Trump asked for in his 2026 budget request.
More Than Half of Senate Democrats Help GOP Pass $925 Billion Pentagon Bill
It also contains anti-trans riders and no limits on domestic deployment of US troops, points out journalist Erin Reed.
5 House Democrats Join Most Republicans to Pass $832 Billion Military Bill
"If we want to actually cut spending, this is a good spot to start,” said Pramila Jayapal, who voted against the bill.
Pushing Military Spending and Neoliberal Austerity, French PM Emulates Trump
Both the left and the far right in France see the government budget plan as something of a class war budget.
Decades of Neoliberalism Entrenched US Inequality. Trump’s Budget Made It Worse.
Factoring in tariffs, the lowest 20 percent of income earners may lose $300; the top 1 percent will be $58,000 richer.
Militarists Are Carrying the Day in the Battle Between Welfare and Warfare
As budget cuts threaten to harm the rest of us, distorted spending priorities are making arms producers stronger.
NATO Members Agree to Raise Military Spending to Meet Trump’s Demands
Richard Seymour describes Trump as moving toward “more instrumental and crudely material, transactional politics.”
Why Does “National Security” Always Mean More War, Not More Health Care?
We already have the money for social programs. We just choose to spend it on war instead of on people.
We Must Build International Solidarity Against US-China Imperial Rivalry
The left faces the challenge of building solidarity with the struggles from below in both countries.