In fiscal year 2015, Pentagon and related spending will total $598 billion, accounting for 54 percent of all federal discretionary spending. That's roughly the size of the next seven largest military budgets around the world, combined.
Amid a wave of attacks on migrants, 80 percent of Americans now say immigration is good for this country — a record high.
In climate reparations camp, we learned what the U.S. owes to the world for its contribution to the climate crisis - $446 billion per year by 2035.
Deploying the National Guard against D.C.’s unhoused population costs four times more than simply housing them. And that’s true across the country.
The new law slashes vital services to pay for tax cuts for the rich and massive hikes in military and deportation funding.