Burning Issues: Is Our Military Big Enough?
IPS defense expert Miriam Pemberton explains that the United States military remains the most powerful on earth by far in this segment of Campaign for America’s Future “Burning Issues” video series.
The People’s Budget: Pushing Us Toward a Peace Economy
Hundreds of thousands of jobs are tied to the fortunes of Pentagon spending, but the People’s Budget has the means to overcome this dependency.
Where Would Bernie Make His Big Budget Cuts?
Sanders would find plenty to get rid of in America’s bloated defense budget.
Rand Paul Has a Point: How Much Defense Spending is Enough for GOP?
The next GOP debate could find even more substance by making candidates answer Paul’s question to the conservative movement.
Rand Paul Is Right on Defense
The most refreshing aspect of this week’s Republican presidential debate was theclash between Rand Paul and Marco Rubio over the appropriate level of Pentagon spending. As my colleague Miriam Pemberton…
The Budget Deal: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
As Congressional dysfunction seemed to be barreling us toward a government shutdown, comes the news of an 11th-hour deal, announced Monday at midnight.
To unleash the harms, rein in the watchdogs
We’re now getting another taste of what the ongoing assault on the federal government’s watchdog function is doing to all of us.
Pope Francis and the Military Industrial Complex
In his address to Congress, Pope Francis talked about causes of war.
Accounting for the Pentagon
The debate over defense spending isn’t what it looks like.
The Pentagon Budget Is Bigger Than It’s Ever Been
Boosting the Pentagon’s budget amounts to robbing domestic programs we desperately need.
