Tanks and ships can’t save us from our greatest dangers, so let’s pay for the things that can.
Cut the Pentagon 10 Percent, Invest in Public Health
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Labor, Trade, & Finance
The UK Is Greenlighting Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia Again. That’s a Travesty.
Neither the law nor the facts support a conclusion that Saudi war crimes in Yemen are “isolated.”
A New Eco-Economic Paradigm
The coronavirus has exposed the failures of the global economic system. Here’s a post-pandemic alternative.
Small Island Countries Aren’t Waiting for Rich Countries to Act on Climate
Ambitious climate resilience plans like Dominica’s could be a life raft for the 65 million inhabitants of developing island countries.
The Camo Economy: How Military Contracting Hides Human Costs and Increases Inequality
Some 8,000 U.S. contractors have died abroad since 9/11, compared to 7,000 U.S. troops.
Will the New NAFTA Make the Pandemic Worse for Mexicans?
For Mexican workers, farmers, and the poor, the pandemic and the new treaty replacing NAFTA are a devastating one-two punch.
The World is in Crisis. We Need a Global Green New Deal.
The rules of the global economy have created climate change, inequality, and deep vulnerability. But rules can change.
The Police and the Pentagon Are Bringing Our Wars Home
We need to end systemic racism and the militarism that makes it even deadlier — from Kabul to Atlanta and Baghdad to Minneapolis.
Defund the Pentagon, Too
Over-funding police has terrorized people of color and left communities less secure. Can the same not be said of the Pentagon?
Cyclone Amphan Is a Warning for the United States
The storm ravaged India and Bangladesh all the worse because of social and economic inequality. The same, or worse, could happen here.