| William D. Hartung | Any effort to reduce police spending and focus on social programs should include massive cuts to the Pentagon’s bloated budget. Distorted funding priorities aren’t the only driving force behind police violence …
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Congressional Progressive Caucus: FY2021 NDAA Explainer
Congress faces growing pressure to direct more resources toward urgent domestic and global crises, rather than continuing endless wars.
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Contradictions and Absurdities in the House’s Military Spending Bill
| Richard Eskow | There is simply no logic to it—other than the inexorable logic of war profiteering and global control. The bill is filled with moral contradictions and … absurdities.
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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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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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Bernie, Amendments, and Moving the Money
| David Swanson | Senator Bernie Sanders has … proposed to introduce legislation to move a significant amount of money from militarism to human and environmental needs …
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The Pentagon Budget Is Out of Control
| Mandy Smithberger, The Nation | At $1.21 trillion, the actual national security budget is nearly twice the size that was announced by the White House.
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United States Budgetary Costs and Obligations of Post-9/11 Wars
Since late 2001, the United States has appropriated an estimated $6.4 Trillion through Fiscal Year 2020 in budgetary costs related to post-9/11 wars …
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Poor People’s Moral Budget: Everybody Has the Right to Live
In the seven sections of the Moral Budget, we look at policies and investments for seven critical areas of the Poor People’s Moral Agenda …
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US Conference of Mayors Resolution Opposing Military Spending
“United States Conference of Mayors urges the United States Congress to move our tax dollars in exactly the opposite direction proposed by the President …”
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