Going Down the Military Drain
January 17, 2023 | America's costly, dysfunctional approach to security is making us ever less safe.
Articles by William D. Hartung
How to Cut $1 Trillion from the Pentagon
November 10, 2021 | A CBO report requested by Bernie Sanders lays out three options for a modest Pentagon trim over the next decade. Can we pull it off?
Biden’s $1.3 Trillion ‘National Security’ Budget Won’t Make Us Safer
June 30, 2021 | Pouring more money into endless wars, nuclear weapons, overseas bases, and boondoggle weapons programs won't protect anyone.
Moderators: Where Are the Military Spending Questions?
February 26, 2020 | It’s hard to overstate the cost — in dollars and security — of our many wars. What do the candidates say?
The Pentagon Is Pledging to Reform Itself. Again. It Won’t.
October 9, 2019 | The new secretary of defense, a former Raytheon lobbyist, won’t even pledge not to go back through the revolving door.
The American Way of War Is a Budget-Breaker
May 10, 2017 | The wars America is already fighting are going to cost trillions. The cost of the ones to come is almost incomprehensible.
The Pentagon Budget Is Shrinking. Invest in Transition!
June 20, 2014 | The House has voted to drastically cut programs that help military-dependent communities transition to a peace economy.
Obama’s Arms Sales Policy: Promotion or Restraint?
February 6, 2014 | The Obama administration’s pledge to restrain the global arms trade doesn't square with its aggressive promotion of U.S. arms exports.
Obama and the Permanent War Budget
December 22, 2009 | The Pentagon is insatiable. Here’s how to cut off its food supply.
Why Bush Was Good for Foreign Policy (Satirists)
December 30, 2008 | Say goodbye to eight years of rich material.