Biden’s Pentagon is Still Trump’s Pentagon
Biden’s recent Pentagon budget proposal would increase Pentagon and war spending from $740 billion in FY2021 to $753 billion in FY2022.
What Does Biden’s Decision to Withdraw From Afghanistan Mean?
Ending the war will take more than bringing home the troops, but it’s a start.
Pentagon and Tax Cheats Already Cost Taxpayers Far More Than Biden’s Job Plan
Biden’s American Jobs Plan calls for $2.3 trillion in federal spending over eight years. That’s a lot, but much less than we spend on our military.
Biden’s 2022 Budget Raises Military Spending Past $750 Billion
We must shift government resources away from what causes harm, and reinvest it in what can really keep our communities safe.
One Year In: How Militarism Made the Pandemic Worse
When the world needed collaboration across borders to control the pandemic, U.S. militarism led to the opposite. We must change course.
How Biden Looks at the World
The Biden administration’s approach of “multilateral restoration” has many virtues compared to the last four years of MAGA. But it has considerable shortcomings as well.
Withdrawing U.S. Troops From Afghanistan Is Only a Start. We Have to End the Air War Too.
The war is a failure. Continuing to wage it will only result in further devastation.
The Pitfalls of a ‘National Security’ Approach to Climate
As we saw in Texas, climate change is a major security risk. But it’s not the kind the military is well equipped to handle.
The National Security State Doesn’t Protect Us. Let’s Redefine Security for All.
Militarism isn’t security. Real security encompasses justice, health, housing, food, education, and civil rights.
‘If Our Goal Is to Stop Killing Afghans, We’re Going About It All Wrong’
CounterSpin interview with Phyllis Bennis on ending the Afghan War.
Trump and the Troops
The alternative to Trump is not the glorification of military service. It’s promoting the kind of service that gets fewer people killed.
15 Years After Hurricane Katrina, It’s Time to Demilitarize Disaster Relief
Instead of funneling hundreds of billions of dollars each year into militarism, we can invest in the infrastructure of care we need to keep each other safe.
Spending More on the Military Means Lining the Pockets of Top Defense Industry Executives
Until we address the Pentagon’s revolving door, private corporate interests are always going to be put ahead of public well-being and care.
Military Recruiters Don’t Belong in High Schools
Military recruiters deliberately exploit the financial and social insecurities of teenagers to enlist more soldiers.
I Was Tear Gassed in Portland — and Not Just by Feds
Police departments are over-militarized at the local level, too. Ending the 1033 program is one way to change that.