Economic Justice

Report: US Taxpayers Contribute More to Militarism Than Medicare

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Apr 10, 2024 "This year $5,109 of the average American's taxpayer dollars went to fund the military and its support systems," said the co-author of a new analysis. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Military

Colossal Fiscal Waste at the Pentagon

Julia Gledhill and William D. Hartung / TomDispatch Feb 15, 2023 Tackling Pentagon waste means battling the big weapons makers and asking more of Congress. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Military

Pentagon Refuses To Abide by Transparency Laws

Megan Rose / ProPublica Feb 2, 2023 Despite a 2016 law requiring transparency, new Pentagon rules keep many military court records secret. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Military

Hunger Burns Through the Pentagon’s Ranks

Andrea Mazzarino / Tom Dispatch Jan 19, 2023 Despite gargantuan defense expenditure, hunger is a problem for the military. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Politics

House GOP Turns Sights on Social Security and Medicare

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jan 11, 2023 House GOP puts military expenditure over welfare. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Real Reason America Stopped Winning Wars

William Astore / TomDispatch Feb 5, 2020 Trump believes America doesn’t win anymore because we're not ruthless enough, but the truth is much simpler and far less bloody. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

America’s Biggest Investment Is Nothing but a Waste

William Astore / TomDispatch Sep 16, 2019 The Egyptians had pyramids. The Romans had roads, aqueducts, and coliseums. Americans have an absurdly expensive arsenal to fuel our forever wars. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The War in Yemen

Adam Zyglis / The Buffalo News, NY Apr 24, 2019 Dig deeper

Progressives Demand Democrats Put People Over the Pentagon

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Apr 15, 2019 Left-leaning congressmembers are challenging the wisdom of deference to the military-industrial complex. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Is Barbara Lee Helping Fund Our Forever Wars?

Norman Solomon / Truthdig Apr 8, 2019 The California representative's prophetic words post-9/11 stand in stark contrast to her recent vote to boost military spending. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bloomberg Is Becoming a Marketing Tool for the Pentagon

Adam Johnson / FAIR Mar 20, 2019 You may not know it, but bloated military budgets are actually “progressive.” Or so says a recent opinion piece in Bloomberg News. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Pentagon Failed Its Audit Amid a $21 Trillion Scandal (Yes, Trillion)

Lee Camp / Truthdig Dec 18, 2018 Try as apologists in the mainstream media might, there’s no explanation that accounts for the huge amount that’s mysteriously gone missing. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )