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Peace in Ukraine Is Too Important to Leave in the Hands of Arms Dealers
Arms makers are stoking conflicts and then pitching weapons as a path to peace.
Pentagon Leaders Admit Defense Funding “Wish Lists” Are a Bad Practice
Defense officials have been required to submit a budgetary “wish list” every year since 2017.
Pentagon’s Proposed 2024 Budget Reflects Arms Industry’s Capture of Congress
Pentagon wants $842 billion for next fiscal year. Reining in this spending is essential to the safety of the world.
Democrats Introduce Bill to Return $100B From Pentagon Budget to the Public
The lawmakers pointed out that $100 billion is enough to power every U.S. household with solar energy.
Lockheed-Funded House Appropriations Chair Vows to Protect Defense Spending
Republican Rep. Kay Granger is the number one recipient of defense sector donations in the House.
Peace Activists Take on the Pentagon’s Corporate “Merchants of Death”
Activists are planning a tribunal where they will try the worlds biggest weapons manufacturers for war crimes.
Democrats Are Making a Devil’s Bargain on Pentagon Funding. It’s Not Paying Off.
Progressives can’t win unless Pentagon spending is put on the chopping block.
Only 11 Senators Voted “No” on $858 Billion Military Budget
The amount is roughly 10 percent higher than last year's and $45 billion more than the historic sum Biden requested.
Top Recipient of War Industry Money to Head GOP House Armed Services Committee
Rep. Mike Rogers, now set to influence military budgets, took more defense sector money than any other lawmaker in 2022.
House Passes $858 Billion Military Spending Bill
Progressives rebuked the new NDAA, which authorizes an $80 billion military spending increase over the 2022 bill.