Budget Matters Blog

Category: Military & Security


Congress Boosts the War Machine and Executive Power, While Cutting Services for Working People

While the continuing resolution is a step in the wrong direction, we must stay focused on an even bigger fight ahead: budget reconciliation.   


Justice Prevails: A Grassroots Victory in the Fight against Nuclear Weapons Proliferation

A long and hard fought win offers us a pivotal moment to advocate and mobilize for the fulfillment of human needs and protection of all life - over the expansion of nuclear arms production.  


Watch what Trump does (not what he says)

Tonight President Trump will address Congress, and who knows what he’ll say. But it’s easy to get too swept up in what he says. Instead, watch what he does.  


Shut Them Down! Closing Military Bases is Long Overdue

US military bases are wasteful, harmful, and expensive - and resistance to them is justified. On February 23, 2025, people gathered for an international day of action to call for the closure of military bases around the world. 


If Pentagon contracts were a federal agency, they would be the biggest federal agency

If some theoretical well-meaning person or effort were looking for ways to save taxpayer dollars, Pentagon contracts would be the place to start. Musk has set his team of DOGE destroyers on agencies from USAID to the Department of Education - both of which are puny compared to Pentagon contracts. 


Detaining and Deporting Immigrants Is All Wrong. Immigrants Are Here to Stay.

People all over are showing up in defense for our immigrant communities. We're fighting back against Trump's most blatant hate agenda and everyone else who is giving him a helping hand.


Leave Federal Workers Alone. Cut Pentagon Contracts Instead.

In recent days, President Trump has promised that Musk would soon turn to the Pentagon. But if saving money were really the goal, the Pentagon’s contracts, worth $414 billion in FY 2022, would have been the most logical place to start. 


Wanna Make America Healthy? Cut Military Spending

If policymakers wanted to actually improve the health of Americans they would be making larger investments in expanding food security and healthcare programs– not the military.


Peace, Justice, and a People-Centered Budget in 2024 and Beyond

We’ve supported the ongoing fight for a federal budget that prioritizes people and the planet over power and profit. Next year and onward, we'll continue the fight.


Organizing and Mutual Aid are the Answers to a “Peace” Climate Summit that Was Anything But

Militarism and fossil fuel dependency are inextricably linked– yet world leaders ignored this reality when they gathered to hash out global climate goals at the so-called ‘peace’ COP. When world leaders drop the ball this badly, it’s up to us to lead the way forward.