News | Politics & Elections Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Vote Against Record $886 Billion for Military Spending The U.S. is hurtling toward a trillion-dollar-a-year military budget, progressive advocates warned. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout December 14, 2023 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Climate Groups Decry Schumer’s Plan to Force Vote on Manchin’s “Dirty Deal” Environmentalists say the permitting bill would expedite harmful fossil fuel projects and weaken environmental laws. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 14, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Pentagon Spending on Military Contractors May Reach $407 Billion in 2022 The total is more than the federal government spent when sending $1,400 relief checks to most Americans in 2021. By Kenny Stancil , CommonDreams January 1, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace To Deter Israeli Strikes on Gaza, US House Reps Should Prepare Floor Fight Floor fights should focus on Israeli military abuses of Palestinian civilians rather than Iron Dome funding. By Robert Reuel Naiman , Truthout October 3, 2021 Truthout
News | War & Peace Fewer Democrats This Year Supported a 10 Percent Cut to the Defense Budget Democrats who opposed the cut received nearly 4 times more money from the defense sector than those who supported it. By Donald Shaw & Stephen Semler , Sludge September 26, 2021 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Military-Industrial Complex Exerts Powerful Influence on Biden’s Foreign Policy Defense firms have spent about $127 million a year on lobbyists, and $25 million per election on campaign donations. By Jonathan King & Richard Krushnic , Truthout May 6, 2021 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Oregon Sen. Vows Amendment to Bar Trump’s Paramilitary Squads From US Streets Backlash continues over the use of unidentified agents to crack down on protests and detain demonstrators without cause. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 19, 2020 Truthout
News | War & Peace Sanders Unveils Amendment to Slash Pentagon Budget by $74 Billion The Pentagon budget is higher than the next 11 nations combined and represents over half of U.S. discretionary spending. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 26, 2020 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace Who Benefits From Escalation With Iran? Defense Contractors. Defense industry leaders saw their stock values soar following the drone killing of General Suleimani. By Tori Bateman , Truthout January 8, 2020 Truthout
News | War & Peace Here Are Some Ways Your Congress Members Can Oppose Iran War Democrats have pushed legislation to prevent Trump from attacking Iran for months, but GOP leaders pushed back. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout January 7, 2020 Truthout