military spending

War in Afghanistan Isn’t Over — It’s Taking the Form of Illegal Drone Strikes
Unfortunately Biden’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan is substantially less meaningful when analyzed in light of his administration’s pledge to mount “over-the-horizon” attacks in that country from afar even though we won’t have troop ...[Read more]
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Are the Motives of War Profiteers Driving Us to the Brink of a New Cold War?
The first Cold War made trillions for the war industry. Profiteers know a new Cold War with China would make many more. ...[Read more]
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As Bids to Slash Pentagon Budget Fail, US Military Spending Slammed as ‘Height of Absurdity’
"Americans want to see our leaders invest in solutions to today's most pressing issues—not line the pockets of wealthy arms-makers at the expense of working families," says Win Without War's Erica Fein. ...[Read more]
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Intelligence Contract Funneled to Pro-War Think Tank Establishment
The Center for Strategic and International Studies received a hefty sum from Alion Science as part of a military-related contract. ...[Read more]
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‘Outrageous’ and ‘Shameful’: House Panel Approves $37.5B Boost to Pentagon Budget
"Today, the House Armed Services Committee voted to put arms dealer profits before the needs of everyday people," said Erica Fein of Win Without War. ...[Read more]
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Slamming China Won’t Save Fossil Capitalism From Itself – CounterPunch.org
The planet is burning and the arsonists are in charge, as one environmentalist once observed. So in late June and early July, with extreme heat afflicting a quarter of the globe, it became clear that the time had come for the Biden government, and indeed ...[Read more]
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‘A Huge Outrage’: Senate Panel Approves $25 Billion Pentagon Budget Increase
"Not so incidentally, the $25 billion spending increase approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee exactly matches the cost to scale up Covid-19 vaccine production to meet global demand." ...[Read more]
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Biden’s Defense Budget Is a Big Win for Hypersonic Weapons Contractors
The US' largest defense corporations can breathe a sigh of relief: President Joe Biden’s first budget proposal not only continues his predecessor’s commitment to hypersonic weapons, but it’s also seeking a major increase in government spending. Whil ...[Read more]
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Pentagon and Tax Cheats Already Cost Taxpayers Far More Than Biden’s Job Plan
Over the past 20 years, the U.S. has spent $6.4 trillion on wars that have served only to further destabilize the Middle East, cause hundreds of thousands of deaths and enrich military contractors. If that money had been spent on infrastructure and clean ...[Read more]
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