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Progressives Demand a Pentagon Chief Outside of Military-Industrial Complex
Antiwar groups describe Michèle Flournoy's record as unacceptable and disqualifying.
Looming Failure of Stimulus Exposes GOP’s Double Standards on the Deficit
Republicans only mention the deficit when talking about public benefits -- not when discussing tax cuts or the Pentagon.
The US Chose Endless War Over Pandemic Preparedness. Now We See the Effects.
Spending trillions on the annual military budget has stolen money that could have been used for pandemic preparedness.
The Pentagon Took CARES Act Cash for Making PPE and Then Used It to Buy Weapons
About $1 billion in stimulus funds for making masks and other protective equipment went to weapons manufacturers.
Sanders Lambasts GOP Senate for “Totally Inadequate” COVID Relief Bill
Sanders noted the bill would not prevent teachers and other public employees from losing their jobs due to budget cuts.
Trump Is Throwing Billions at the Pentagon But Wants Us to Believe He’s a Dove
Hounded by his own scandals, Trump admitted the profit motives behind U.S. militarism, but he’s still funding it.
Pentagon Weighing $2.2 Billion in Cuts to Military Health Care
This comes after both chambers of Congress approved a $740 billion Defense Department budget.
COVID Is Soaring in the Military — and It’s Aiding the Virus’s Global Spread
Everywhere that infected Americans socialize, shop, arm and fight, this virus is popping up.
“F-35s Don’t Help Families Pay Their Bills”: GOP Slips Pentagon Into COVID Bill
The GOP's HEALS Act is replete with massive gifts to the Pentagon and defense contractors.
Sanders Files Amendments to Force Pentagon to Pass Audit, Mass Produce Masks
“National security also means doing everything we can to improve the lives of our people,” Sanders said in his speech.