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The Militarized Budget 2020
June 22, 2020
In 2019, the U.S. "militarized" budget amounted to 64.5 percent of discretionary spending.
US Over-Investment in the Pentagon Left Us Vulnerable to the Coronavirus
June 15, 2020
Congress allocates hundreds of billions of dollars to the Pentagon and militarized policing and immigration systems in the name of security, while underinvesting in priorities like health care, medical research and poverty programs that could keep us safe during this crisis.
No Warming, No War: How Militarism Fuels the Climate Crisis—and Vice Versa
April 22, 2020
Climate change and militarism intersect in a variety of alarming ways: Recognizing that the impacts of climate change will dramatically increase instability around the globe, this paper examines the role of militarism in a climate-changed world.
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Tax Day 2020
March 18, 2020
Tax Day is delayed several months this year to July 15, 2020, due to the pandemic. Want to know what your taxes pay for, and how much?
Fact Sheet: Wall Funding vs. Coronavirus
March 2, 2020
President Trump’s cruel immigration initiatives could instead fund a rational response to Coronavirus
Three Big Ideas for Reducing Military Spending
March 2, 2020
The time has come for an end to the United States ill-conceived wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the moment is ripe for a new peace dividend. Today’s threats are mostly non-military in nature: climate change, global economic inequality, and rising nationalism all do not have military solutions.
March 2, 2020
Fact Sheet: Defund Militarism in the United States
March 2, 2020
Militarism and violence are the hallmarks of U.S. policy at home and abroad. From war to mass incarceration and beyond, these policies amplify poverty, racism and environmental degradation. They can and must change.
Poor People’s Campaign State Fact Sheets
Feb. 20, 2020
Learn more about the interlocking evils of systemic racism, poverty, militarism/the war economy, ecological devastation, and the distorted moral narrative of religious nationalism in your state!