Trump’s $1.5 Trillion ‘Dream Military’
Or What National Nightmares Are Made Of.
The ‘Peace President’ Who Bombed 10 Countries and Wants $1.5 Trillion for War
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…
Do the Democrats Have the Guts to Outflank Trump on Defense Industry Looting?
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…
Netanyahu Says He Wants To End U.S. Military Aid to Israel in the Next 10 Years
In a surprise announcement, Benjamin Netanyahu told The Economist magazine that Israel plans to stop receiving U.S. military aid in the next 10 years.
Majority of Democrats Join Senate GOP to Pass Trump’s $900 Billion Pentagon Wish List
Sen. Ron Wyden said the bill “increases military spending by tens of billions of dollars and fails to include guardrails against Donald Trump and Hegseth’s authoritarian abuses."
‘Genocide is not an Oakland value:’ inside Oakland’s grassroots campaign to end military shipments to Israel
Oakland International Airport has become a key hub for transporting military cargo to Israel during the Gaza genocide. Now, over 30 groups and thousands of Oakland residents have come together…
Military Budget Bill Would Ramp Up Israel Aid to Fill In ‘Gaps’ When Other Countries Impose Embargoes Over Genocide
By: Stephen Prager Original for Common Dreams A little-reported provision of the latest military spending bill would direct the US to create a plan to fill the “gaps” for Israel…
Less for Health Care, More for the Pentagon
Even with U.S. health premiums set to double, senators gave essential health funds as a bonus to the $1 trillion Pentagon.
Doomed, Not Domed?
The Wrath of the Con Man.
What’s In a Name?
The “Defense” Department Has Always Been About War.
The Department of War Is Back!
But Victoryless Culture Remains.
House Passes Defense Spending Bill that Includes Repeal of Iraq Wars Authorizations
The Legislation provides nearly $900 billion in funding to the Department of War.
Ellen Brown: Unaudited Power: The Military Budget Nobody Controls
The Department of Defense’s $885.7 billion budget for 2025, approved by the House of Representatives, dwarfs the military spending of China ($296 billion), Russia ($84 billion), and the next eight…
Entering a Golden Age for War Profiteers
By William D. Hartung / TomDispatch When, in his 1961 farewell address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned of the dangers of the unwarranted influence wielded by a partnership between the…
Peace and Development Are Better Than Austerity and War
As military rhetoric and spending by the US and its allies continue to intensify, it is clear that the world must stand up and carve out an alternative path –…