Tag: military budget
40 Democrats join Republicans and vote for $717 billion military spending...
The NDAA will hit Donald Trump's desk today and is "on track to become law before the start of the fiscal year for the first time since the fiscal 1997 bill."
How the war industry corrupts the US Congress
Join us in building an economy that is not dependent on killing and maiming people to boost the profits of weapons manufacturers.
How the Pentagon devours the budget
While the Trump administration is preparing to launch full-scale assaults on food stamps, Medicaid, and Medicare, it’s war on everything except the U.S. military.
The real figure for military spending by the US is 66.3%...
In case you were wondering how Europeans have health care, great trains and roads and great schools...
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Intercept report reveals Senate ignored federal court employees willing to testify against Kavanaugh
A new report from Ryan Grim for The Intercept has revealed that attorney Cyrus Sanai tried multiple times to reach out to Senators Charles Grassley and Dianne Feinstein on behalf of federal court employees also willing to speak out against Kavanaugh.
An international court is investigating the US and UK’s mass expulsion of Indigenous Islanders
Long ignored by the media, the people of Chagos struggle relentlessly to reclaim islands that the U.S. and U.K. stole for a military base.
China retaliates against Trump administration’s new tariffs; puts levies on $60 billion worth of...
Donald Trump vowed to add tariffs to $267 billion more Chinese goods if China retaliated.
The capitalist manifesto: Let poor people die
Market-happy illusionists keep spouting nonsense about a healthy economy built on today's capitalism.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, September 19
Trump slams door on refugees, China sets tariffs on U.S. goods, Kavanaugh accuser goes into hiding after threats, and more.
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