The number of families struggling with food insecurity nearly tripled in last two years, survey finds. Marcus Baram for Capital and Main Military families are experiencing a sharp rise in…
Marcus Baram for Capital & Main On April 21, nearly two months into the Iran war, the Pentagon unveiled a $1.5 trillion budget request that promised to bolster services for…
Can the Military-Industrial Beast Be Tamed? William D. Hartung Right at this moment, we are witnessing an unprecedented shift of resources from domestic investments in the United States to the…
By Sharon Zhang This article was originally published by Truthout Separate polling found this week that Congress’s disapproval ratings have tied their all-time high of 86 percent. New polling has…
William Hartung for Common Dreams It has been reported that the Pentagon on Friday will release a proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2027 of almost $1.5 trillion, with approximately $1.15…
ScheerPost Staff In a move that is both reckless and morally indefensible, the Trump administration unveiled a fiscal year 2027 budget proposal this past Friday that dramatically increases military spending…
Jessica Corbett Common Dreams As US President Donald Trump on Thursday confirmed reporting that he’s seeking $200 billion more from Congress to continue waging his unpopular war of choice on…
Joshua Scheer The $93 Billion Pentagon Shopping Spree Washington is once again demonstrating one of its oldest and most reliable traditions: screaming about government waste while spending taxpayer money like…
By Janet Abou-Elias and William D. Hartung for Tomdispatch.com – “I love the idea of getting a drone and having light fentanyl-laced urine spraying on analysts that tried to screw…
Jessica Corbett for Common Dreams After meeting with several chief executives at the White House on Friday—while also bombing Iran with Israel and threatening Cuba—US President Donald Trump said that…
By Jake Johnson for Common Dreams The Pentagon is reportedly planning to ask Congress to approve a supplemental funding package of around $50 billion to help finance the Trump administration’s…
Posted by Joshua Scheer I was about to share this Common Dreams piece on the astounding fact that the Pentagon doesn’t even know what to do with the extra money…
Or What National Nightmares Are Made Of.
Posted by Joshua Scheer Donald Trump keeps insisting he’s a “peace president.” The record shows something closer to a global arsonist with better PR. In just one year of his…
The failure to rigorously defend working people over the last forty years against needless mass layoffs may be why so many voters right now are willing to consider a new…
