Tag: military spending
PeaceNotes Summer 2024 Issue
The summer PeaceNotes issue is out! We discuss the war in Gaza, the national student anti-war movement, gun buybacks, Ukraine, and more!
Tell Pres. Biden: Cut the Pentagon budget!
Sign the Petition! More weapons and war aren’t the way. Tell Pres. Biden: Cut the Pentagon budget!
Budget for Climate Action, Not War
Until the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act last year, the average taxpayer gave $2,375 each year to the military—and just $6 to renewable energy projects.
Peace Notes Summer 2023
The latest PEC newsletter is out! We discuss the current state of gun violence prevention laws, military spending, upcoming local events, and the too-dang high rent!
Hartung & Gledhill, Throwing More Money at the Pentagon
More than half of the taxpayer dollars that Congress appropriates every year now goes into what passes for “defense” in this country.
The Immorality of the U.S. Government’s Budget
April, the month tax filings are due, prompts us to ponder what our income taxes pay for. Are they used to provide all citizens sufficient resources and public goods for human security and well-being — the core of our national security?