Pentagon Spending

Bloomberg has been doing some great reporting on the Pentagon budget. Their infographic below paints an effective picture of how weapons companies make cutting back on unnecessary Pentagon [...]

We are only a couple of weeks away from the deadline for automatic spending cuts to discretionary spending, and Senate Democrats have released an underwhelming plan to stave off one year of the [...]

I’m going to tear my hair out if I have to hear any more false complaints about what Pentagon budget cuts would supposedly do to our security—everything from making us a “second rate” power [...]

If Congress doesn’t break its stalemate by March 1st, automatic spending cuts will kick in. I was just on Capitol Hill talking to congressional staff, and it’s clear they need to hear more [...]

The so-called “fiscal cliff” has been averted—for now. While most of us were celebrating and blissfully ignoring congressional drama, the House and Senate passed a year-end deal that primarily [...]

When we asked our supporters which peace issue you most want the presidential candidates to address at the upcoming GOP and Democratic national conventions, close to 50 percent chose military [...]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKLp3d06aSU&feature=youtu.be] Last week, the House of Representatives took a small but important step toward reining in Pentagon spending. Thank you to [...]

Lockheed Martin and their defense industry pals are knocking on every door on Capitol Hill claiming to represent the best interests of Americans. With a major vote happening in the House this [...]

The National Defense Authorization Act covers a huge range of issues, authorizing all Pentagon spending for the year. As one of the few bills guaranteed to come up for a vote, anyone and everyone [...]

For decades, we have pointed out that bloated military spending takes money away from programs that have a much more positive impact on society–health care, education, the social safety [...]