Dear Friends of Peace, Justice, and the Environment, Our cities are languishing in debt; our communities cannot afford to provide essential services and maintain infrastructure; and our states and municipalities […]
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Barbara Lee Unveils Plan to Cut Up to $350 Billion From Pentagon
Demanding that Congress “prioritize our safety and our future, not more war,” Rep. Barbara Lee unveiled a resolution to cut $350 billion from Pentagon budget …
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Bailouts for Weapons Firms, Tent Cities for Vets: Covid Reveals U.S. Military Priorities
| H. Patricia Hynes | How is it that a country that spends nearly $1 trillion each year on the military, national security … and weapons … needs charity for its veterans?
Read moreABCs of Getting a Local Campaign Started
Because Congress, so far, is not listening and continues to throw money at the Pentagon and to ignore the urgent need to change priorities, the whole point of our Move […]
Read moreBeyond the ABCs: The Experience of New Haven, Connecticut
It’s worth studying the experience of New Haven CT which illustrates what can be done at a more advanced stage. Thanks to years of consistent work by local peace and […]
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Resolution Passed by Milwaukee in 2019
By Supervisor Shea File No. 18-736 A RESOLUTION Urging the United States Congress to reduce its fiscal outlays to the United States Department of Defense and reallocate those funds to […]
Read moreNew York City Council Proposed Res. No. 747-A
New York City Council Proposed Res. No. 747-A Introduced Feb. 2019 Resolution calling on the federal government and its legislators to move significant funds away from the military budget to […]
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Federal Spending: Where Does the Money Go?
The 2021 United States Federal Budget was released on Feb. 5 by President Donald J. Trump. According to the Office of Management and Budget, the 2021 budget total is $4.839 trillion.
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Summary of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act focuses on maintaining the strength of our defense enterprise as our nation grapples with a health crisis …
Read moreECONOMIC CONVERSION: Taking Steps Towards a New Sustainable, Demilitarized and Just Economy
The more a country spends on the military as a share of its economy: the slower the economic growth; the higher the unemployment; the slower the productivity growth; the less innovation; the greater its contributioin to global warming …
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