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American Pop Culture Feeds the War on Peace
U.S. pop culture's honoring of soldiers above all others shapes and reinforces a deadly militarism.
Far Right Militias Are Recruiting Vets. We Must Organize Against This Trend.
Veterans already primed with the military’s racist indoctrination make up 25 percent of all militia members in the U.S.
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.
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.
Barbara Lee Unveils Plan to Cut Up to $350 Billion From Pentagon
Lee's office noted that the Pentagon's budget for fiscal year 2020 -- $738 billion -- was the "largest on record."
Bill Barr Thinks He’s in Command and Can Wage War in Our Cities
Barr now has "federal troops" on the street in D.C. with no badges or insignia.
The Green New Deal Is the Key to Ending Forever Wars
Converting the energy grid to 100 percent renewables would cost $1.9 trillion less than the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
Six Key Questions We Should Be Asking About the US’s Never-Ending Wars
For almost two decades, we have been engaged in the longest U.S. war in history.
The US Military Has a Legacy of Wars Without Victory and Weapons Without End
The only battles the Pentagon has won over the last 75 years are the ones for our taxpayer dollars.
In 2039, How Will the US Military Fight a Climate Crisis Reality?
Top U.S. security officials will be forced to address the threat of climate catastrophe very soon.