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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.

Blog Posts

The More Americans See of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown, The Less They Like It

Alliyah Lusuegro |

Amid a wave of attacks on migrants, 80 percent of Americans now say immigration is good for this country — a record high.

Bringing Demilitarization into Climate Justice: Reflections on 2025 Climate Reparations Camp

Alliyah Lusuegro |

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.

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Recent Publications

FACT SHEET: Taxpayer Trade Offs: D.C. Occupation vs. Public Housing

Hanna Homestead

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.

10 Terrible Ways the GOP Budget Causes Harm

Lindsay Koshgarian

The new law slashes vital services to pay for tax cuts for the rich and massive hikes in military and deportation funding.

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