A dollar by dollar look at how our taxes enrich military contractors — at the expense of things that actually make us secure.
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The Pentagon Just Can’t Pass an Audit
Conservative lawmakers calling for cuts should start with the agency that can’t account for $1.9 trillion — not the programs Americans rely on.
We Need a Smaller Pentagon
Can you imagine the audacity to fail a multi-trillion dollar audit of public funds, and then ask for even more of those taxpayer dollars?
Only In Top Gun Can The Military Solve All Our Problems
Somewhere at a theater near you, Top Gun: Maverick is serving up a feel-good drama about a plucky U.S. Navy pilot who dispatches some unnamed bad guys before he gets the girl.
About That $900 You Gave Pentagon Contractors
Most of us want our tax dollars to be wisely used — especially around tax time.
Joe Biden’s Unconscionable Military Buget
The Biden administration recently released its final budget proposal for the fiscal year 2022.
Cut the Pentagon 10 Percent, Invest in Public Health
It feels like the world is falling apart.
It’s Our Choice: Medicare for All, or Endless War?
If you’re following the presidential race, you’ve heard plenty of sniping about Medicare for All and whether we can afford it. But when it comes to endless war or endless profits for Pentagon contractors, we’re told we simply must afford it — no questions asked.