Our Nearly $1 Trillion Military Budget Won’t Make Us Safer
June 27, 2024 | Congress is spending on the military like it’s World War III. Diverting that money to jobs, health care, and the climate would make us far safer.
Articles by Lindsay Koshgarian
Last Year, You Spent More Than a Month’s Rent on Pentagon Contractors
April 10, 2024 | A dollar by dollar look at how our taxes enrich military contractors — at the expense of things that actually make us secure.
The Pentagon Just Can’t Pass an Audit
November 29, 2023 | Conservative lawmakers calling for cuts should start with the agency that can’t account for $1.9 trillion — not the programs Americans rely on.
Climate Is the Fight of Our Lifetime. Our Federal Budget Should Reflect That.
September 20, 2023 | More than half of discretionary spending goes to the military. Only a tiny fraction addresses the most urgent threat to our security.
Breaking Down Your Tax Bill
April 19, 2023 | Our tax dollars should make life better, not go to waste. But the average taxpayer had to shell out over $1,000 for military contractors alone last year.
We Need a Smaller Pentagon
December 7, 2022 | Sorry, but we have too many other needs in this country to spend $858 billion on a department that can’t even pass an audit.
Only in Top Gun Can the Military Solve All Our Problems
June 14, 2022 | In real life, plowing money into shiny fighter jets while Americans struggle and the climate burns makes us less safe.
About That $900 You Gave Pentagon Contractors
April 13, 2022 | This tax season, I’d rather fund green jobs and disease control than jets that spontaneously combust. Wouldn’t you?